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Location:

Lehi,UT,United States

Member Since:

Dec 03, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

Aided

  • 5k - 14:58 (Big Cottonwood 5k 2013)
  • 10k - 32:14 (Deseret News 10k 2013)
  • Half - 1:09:07 (AF Canyon Half 2013)
  • Marathon - 2:25:22 (St. George Marathon 2013)

Unaided

  • 400m - 48s
  • 800m - 1:52.1s
  • 5k - 15:59 (Solo Track Race 2013)
  • 4M - 20:06 (Earn your turkey race 2013)
  • Half - 1:14:11 (St. George Half 2013)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find my limits

Personal:

Married to Ashley and we have 6 children.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Universe Lifetime Miles: 118.80
Bare Foot Lifetime Miles: 8.80
Minimus Green Lifetime Miles: 67.80
Hoka Lifetime Miles: 521.60
Type A6 Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Lunar Racer 3 Lifetime Miles: 247.30
Kinvara 4 - Blue Lifetime Miles: 344.90
Provision 2 - Green Lifetime Miles: 426.15
NB 1400v2 Lifetime Miles: 130.00
Hoka Contact 2 Lifetime Miles: 243.46
Asics Clod Hoppers Lifetime Miles: 157.55
Sat, Jul 13, 2013
Race: Hobbler Half (13.1 Miles) 01:15:25, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.0013.100.0018.10

Ugh.

Everything about this day, excepting the race part, were great. Matt and I drove to Springville at 4:20 am. Hopped the bus. Ran into Dave, Bill and Justin at the start. 1.5m warm up.

I was feeling a little tight and my stomach was slightly unsettled but I still thought I could run well. The first 5 went well enough. Rolling hills, mostly down. Averaged 5:20s. I could tell after the 2nd mile that it was not going to end well.

The wheels started to come off around 7. Legs were dead, stomach was raging. I took a 50 sec potty break at 8. Couldn't get back on pace. Mentally threw in the towel and cruised in at 6:00-ish. By the time I saw Spencer I was really hoping he had my roller skates ready but he didn't come through for me.

I'm not sure what happened. My legs feel like I ran a marathon.

Kinvara 3 - Green Miles: 18.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Matt Poulsen on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 18:28:49 from 98.202.242.213

Blow it off, Mike. (I know -- much easier said than done). I also know this provides no current comfort, but you'll bounce back very quickly. As you know, your fitness is excellent right now!

I had a blast hanging out with you.

From bdase on Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 08:11:08 from 67.214.231.170

That was a lot of travel throughout the week Mike, and it may not seem like it but it's very taxing. I agree with Matt; treat it as a little speed bump, put it in your rearview, and see the upcoming goodness ;).

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