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January 08, 2009

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

Top 10 finishes at Salt Lake City, Top of Utah and St. Louis marathons.
Ragnar Del Sol Relay-Course Record 17 hrs 4 min (leg 7/'08)
Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay-2nd overall 17hrs 54 min (leg 9/'08)

Personal Records
Marathon 2:39 (SLC '08)
1/2 Marathon 1:12.30 (Provo River, Aided '08)
10K 34:16 (Track sea level '00)
10K 33:15 (Des 10K, Aided '08)
5K 16:44 (Track sea level '00)
5K 16:08 (Magna Classic, Aided '08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Continue on the path to recovery. Refocus on how to maintain running as one of the many priorities in my life. Get into shape in '09 for a killer race in '10.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 2:30 without breaking myself.

Personal:

Married with two daughters. Wife thinks I'm crazy for doing marathons. And yes I am crazy I'm a scientist for a living...

Miles:	This week:	3.00	Month:	16.00	Year:	16.00
Asics DS-Trainer #3 Lifetime Miles:						180.00
Saucony Rides #1 Lifetime Miles:						445.00
Saucony Rides #2 Lifetime Miles:						451.50
Adidas Adistar (flats) #2 Lifetime Miles:						4.00
Saucony Rides #3 Lifetime Miles:						395.50

Tue, Apr 08, 2008

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Trainer 1 Miles Trainer 2 Miles Racer Miles Total Distance

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Against my better judgment I took the day off. I know my training phase is over but at the same time I don't want to over taper. However, my left foot was still sore this morning and my breathing was still labored. I did end up sleeping in an extra 2-hrs hours for nearly 9hrs of sleep... Hopefully tomorrow I can get back out there and stretch my legs a little...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From jtshad on Apr 09, 2008 at 10:34:53

Hope everything starts feeling better, not what you want to happen right before a race. Don't worry about this day, use it to get better and try to get some quality runs in the rest of this week and use the taper well next week to get as close to 100% as you can.

From steve ashbaker on Apr 09, 2008 at 10:37:29

I wouldn't worry too much. Just try to get healthy. That is going to be key. Listen to your Mom. Mom knows best.

From Adam RW on Apr 09, 2008 at 10:41:29

Thanks guys. It is just frustrating. But I know so many other people have been dealing with similar spring cold issues (Dave, James, Jon, you Jeff) so I know it won't last.

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