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Location:

Bountiful,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k 18:44 4 July 2012 C-ville
10K 38:22 24 July 2012 DesNews
Half 1:22:30 18 Aug 2012 Hobble
Full 3:00:35 29 Sep 2012 Huntsville

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sign up for a race > 5k, run well.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Trails Lifetime Miles:						551.40
Grass Lifetime Miles:						72.50
Pavement Lifetime Miles:						2225.20
Stroller Lifetime Miles:						438.80
Navy Crocs Lifetime Miles:						378.70
Nordic Track TM Lifetime Miles:						1015.77
Green Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles:						494.70
Orange Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						514.90
Glow In The Dark Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						461.25
Navy Blue Mirage Lifetime Miles:						216.90

Mon, Jan 02, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.70	7.00	9.70

Day off surrounded by sick kids. I waited till the temperature peaked, and left for an open ended run. I felt pretty good, running the first 2 miles around 7 min. pace. Then I walked enough to make an 8 min 3rd mile. The following 5 miles were 6:45-7:00 pace, including some good climbs.

I guess I was thinking about marathon training too much and got a bit carried away. I was talking with my wife last night about the race, and going big. I could go two ways on it; higher mileage or more speed stuff. I watched pretty closely the results Christi got with lower volume/high intensity training, and that seems to fit my schedule better. But I'm a wuss, and don't always want to work that hard. She's got game, too. I don't know if I have enough heart to show up and gut it out like that.

In any case, I've got to go beyond what I did for TOU. I have a solid base, I'm healthy, and not burned out at this time.

Grass Miles: 1.00	Pavement Miles: 8.70	Blue Crocs Miles: 9.70

Comments

From ACorn on Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 19:37:14 from 24.2.76.146

Nice run Kam! I've yet to run a marathon and I've never been able to get my mileage up without getting burned out or injured but I try to do quality(faster) miles and less running. It's all about what your body can handle and responds to. You should see if it works for you. Good luck this year.

From allie on Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 18:54:46 from 97.75.165.156

i tend to handle the lower intensity training better, but everyone is different. the trick is finding what works best for you.

i know you've got game -- whatever your strategy, go for it.

From Kam on Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 02:42:57 from 174.23.127.44

Thanks for the input. It's hard to balance every thing and stay on top of all the details. I'll probably end up playing it by ear and running 8-10 miles 4-5 times per week and longer on the weekend. Also, adding in faster miles a couple times per week instead of just grinding away slowly all the time.

From Tara on Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 21:13:47 from 75.169.148.182

An idea, and something I think I will do....high intensity with lower miles aside from your once a week long run. I am going to do an experiment this year and do my first marathon training one way in the spring, and the other the other way in the Fall. I guess if you've done it one way, might as well try the other to see if you get the result you want.

From Tara on Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 21:14:13 from 75.169.148.182

Oh, yeah, solid run for sure!

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