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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

Sat, Sep 20, 2008

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

10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00

Single: Two nights in a row with 8 hrs sleep, it is unheard of. Today was an easy paced day. Morning errands with family then a solo run during naptime. Followed by more family time. Now I'm at work finishing up for my talk next week... Longest run in a few weeks and though I didn't feel "back" I wasn't in pain the whole way either so that is good... Mi 10-R3

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 371 / / Asics DS-Trainer #3: 112 / / Saucony Rides #1: 445 / / Saucony Rides #2: 448 // Saucony Rides #3: 255 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 205 / / Adidas Adistar-2 (flats): 4 / /

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From Phoenix on Sep 20, 2008 at 22:34:15

I don't know if you feel a rust-buster on the track would be safe, but I'm thinking about Yasso 800s for my last hard workout on Wednesday. If you feel like testing yourself, I wouldn't mind the company. I'm guessing I'll be at 3:00 +/- 5 secs for 10 of them. It will be the first hard workout in several weeks for me that I'll go into without heavy legs.

From Adam RW on Sep 20, 2008 at 22:37:35

Very tempting. I was super close to calling you up last night to join you for your long run today but decided the sleep and family time was more important right now. The track sounds good, I need the confidence but the few surges I put in this week tell me not to push my luck. I want to be completely surprised or dissapointed at the line in two weeks... It is amazing how much blog time and e-mails you can get caught up with while in lab at 8:30 on a Saturday night... Ok back to the poster...

From Jon on Sep 20, 2008 at 22:40:07

8 hours of sleep? Lucky. I think I've had 10-11 hours in 2 nights, combined.

From Adam RW on Sep 20, 2008 at 22:41:22

How about I trade you some of my sleep for the great workouts you've done this week :)...

From MichelleL on Sep 20, 2008 at 22:45:07

intervals are probably the last kind of workout you should do when you're recovering from injury. good call.

From Phoenix on Sep 20, 2008 at 23:01:26

I just finished plating a bunch of transformants, but I'm home now and out of the lab. Good luck with the poster.

Since books came up a couple of weeks ago. I'll toss out a recommendation I purchased and am reading:

"I am a Strange Loop" by Douglas Hofstadter--incredibly stimulating.

From Adam RW on Sep 21, 2008 at 16:17:50

Eric, It does look interesting and fits in well with our discussion last run. If I ever finish Atlas Shrugged I'll have to look for a copy (or borrow yours :))...

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