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Logan,UT,United States

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Apr 08, 2005

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Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

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2016 Race Schedule

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AM: Easy 6 on the Landfill Loop. The body was not wanting to go fast, so I didn't. I did throw in 4 20 second striders and it seemed to wake me up.

T-44:04 (7:21) 150

PM: 8.25 with Jon most of the .  He came and picked me up a half hour into his run.  We ran the Providence Hills Loop.  I dropped him off at his house on the way home so he could take care of some pressing matters.  Pretty comfortable pace most of the way.  I wore shorts as it was about 35 degrees outside.  Blistering heat.  Good chat, good pace, good way to unwind after another crazy day at work.   

T-58:45 (7:07) 156 

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AM: Easy 5 miles on Planet Walk 5'ver. Ran Na....errr without a watch.

PM: 8 Miles by myself on Providence River Heights Loop.  Legs felt better this evening than this morning. I wore shorts again since it was a whopping 36 degrees. It looks like snow tomorrow so I will be back to freezing. 

T-55:35 (6:57) 152

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AM: I was sure dragging today. 7 very easy miles. Probably close to 8 min pace, but I am not sure as I ran watchless again. Too many miles on Mon and Tues to go hard, so easy it was. (Landfill loop plus 1)

PM: Snow Storm kept me indoors tonight.  3 miles on the treadmill plus an hour of shoveling.

T-21:40 (7:13)  

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AM: 6.5 on the treadmill. Nothing to report

T-48:00 (7:23)

PM: 3.5 miles untimed to the end of Planet Walk and back.  It was mostly clear of snow, not too shabby.

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Easy run on the treadmill.  Still feeling pretty worn out, but did see some improvement  over yesterday.  Watched 2 episodes of The Office.

T- 51:30 (7:21)

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Race: Striders 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:00, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 2
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Striders Winter Racing Circuit 5K

Jon drove me down from Logan and we met up with Andy and ran the course. Slight change on the last mile over last year. More gradual downhill with two extra uphill sections (short). The finish was one of those. I would guess that the course is slightly faster over last year, but only by a few seconds max. As the race was getting started, I noticed all the big boys were not there this year like last so it would be a very different race. I started out with the lead pack about a step or two behind for the first mile. We dropped the first victim by mile one and the pack was down to 6. Chad, Jon, Walter, Tim, and Ben. 6:00 first mile. Net gain of ~100 feet. I felt good just cruising along up the first big hill, but couldn't get the turbo going on the downhill. Everyone slowly pulled away on the downhills. Second mile was 6:03. I had to do some math to figure out my splits after the race as for some crazy reason the Garmin was messed up. It showed me running 2 min miles at 30K feet. I was within 3-4 seconds of the leaders but couldn't close. The downhills in mile 3 were sure nice and that helped me drop Walter and then I got Tim on the final uphill to move into 4th. Mile 3 in 5:24. Nothing changed over the last icy .14 miles. 32 seconds and it was all over. I was shooting for breaking 18 mins and just did it. I got 17:59 on my watch but the official results show 18:00. I am happy with it as it is almost a minute faster than last year and I felt like I could hold the same pace for another 5K (as I will have to do in two weeks). I can tell that my strength is there as I felt good on the uphills, but was not able to get the turnover on the downhills. More striders are in order I suppose. Good ideas for next race.

Good blog turnout. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th,and 10th. Results are Posted HERE

T-17:59 (5:43) 177 ave max 186

I enjoyed a nice cooldown with Andy, Chad, Walter and Jon. After getting home, I wanted to get in a few more miles so rather than showering and running later, I immediately left and ran 6 more miles. I was out of fuel and dragging, but not sore. Good week of running (70 miles) despite a stressful week of work. Horray for the weekend.

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