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December 2009

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Oct 23, 2009

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PR's:

5K 27:09 2010

8K 43:25 2002

10K 52:41 2006

Half Marathon 2:00:54 2010 

Marathon 5:18 1998

 

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Married with 2 Children.

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Nice intervals at aqt center.Wasn't to motivated when I began, but felt great after.

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Didn't get started until 11:30pm due to late meetings. Changed at the church and ran around memorial back to to hill. Clear, cold skies and very little traffic. Sad to hear of the good guys (Beavers) losing to the bad guys (Ducks) would be kind of like seeing Utah beat BYU. Nice run but didn't get to sleep until 2am. Oh well, I can nap at lunch.

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I set out this morning to do a ten mile run. It was cold and the roads were icy and I didn't feel very motivated so I decided to do it on the treadmill. I put in the 1995 Orange Bowl ( A great game where Nebraska beats Miami in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to win the national championship). The game was so good that I just kept running and running. Ended up doing 13.1 miles. I tacked on the 0.1 just to make it an official half marathon.

I have lately been doing a lot of TM running while watching football. It has been a lot of fun, but I think I need to get some of these long runs in on the road so I will be obeying the training principle of specificity. I need to be prepared for Painters next month. 

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On the Tm at the aqt center during my lunch hour. Tempo run starting at 5 going up by one every minute to 6 then held for 7 min at 6, then back down to 5.3 by 1's on the one minute.

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Ran at about11pm after the hc party at Alan and Judy's. It was a beautiful clear sky with a ton of stars. Frigid cold but I was dressed just right. Ran from our house to BCreek and back. Didn't see a single car. The only sign of life was Mrs Whitrocks dobermans who barked up a storm as I went by her house. I had my pepper spray but I don't think I would have been any match for them if they came in a group. I prayed mightly that they were properly secured in their kennel.

I have got to find a way to quit these Thursday late nighters. They feel great at the time but man am I tired at work on Fridays. Four hours of sleep just doesn't cut it for me.

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Ran at about 5 pm. Approx 10 min pace on TM. Very difficult run. I think I didn't stay hydrated enough and probably need a step back week this coming week.

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20 Min Cross Training (10 min on rower repeats 2 easy one hard) plus 10 min on cycle (L3 Random). Lifted weights- a few light sets of chest arms and some crunches.

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Ran at the aquatic center during lunch. TM intervals. Max of 6.0 and 1%, Min of 5.0

Pouring rain outside made it feel nice to be inside on the TM. Spent my time alternating between watching ESPN and pondering on Romans 5:3-5.

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30 Min Cross training during lunch hour. 10 min on rowing machine. 20 min on Bike. Both were same intensity as Monday.

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Tempo run on TM. Listened to BYU cognitive psychology lecture (from 2008) on my mp3. The run was great. The lecture was good but not great.

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My wife dropped me off in YHill near the new subdivisions. I ran back home on the very hilly back roads. Had to walk the top half of some of the really big hills but still managed to avg 9:30 pace which is pretty fast for me. Weather was foggy and a little warm for this time of year. 

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30 Min Cross Training. (10 min on CII Rower and 20 min on Bike @ L4)

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Strangely, my calves are still slightly sore from Saturday's hilly run so I opted for more cross training today.

45 Min total. 15 on bike, 15 on rower and 15 on elliptical. No rest in between. Then some moderate weights: arms, chest, abs.

This was a great work out and left me feeling exhilirated. A much needed feeling after all of the crud I ate yesterday. The sequence of the bike first then the rower felt much better than the other way around. Something about being warmed up already that made the rower feel much better than usual.

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TM run in the morning while watching a football game. Felt good. 

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Ran from the top of B Creek down past the church, Grandhaven, the steel mill, the Egans, and ended on 13th street just over Lafayette by the train tracks.The weather was blue sky and very chilly with a fair bit of wind. Mercifully the wind was only in my face for about a quarter of a mile.

I am ashamed to admit it has taken me this long to become a Garmin owner, but it's true. Today was the first time I have ever run with a Garmin. My wife bought me a 205 for Christmas. I am amazed at how light and comfortable it is. When I have seen others wearing them I have assumed they were heavy to lug around.

My average pace on this run was 9:31 which is smokin' for me. When I run Painters next month I will be in the best shape of my life. I know I have a long way to go to Boston, but I'm heading in the right direction and I WILL get there. Life is very good!

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45 min cross training. 25 min cycle and 20 min rowing.

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45 min cross training. 25 min bike and 20 min rowing.

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Nice TM run at the aqt center. Watched Navy beat missouri in the texas bowl. 

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