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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k 16:16 / 10k 33:12 / half marathon 1:12:28/ marathon 2:32:59/ 100 miles: 34 hours, nine minutes (Wasatch 100).


Short-Term Running Goals:

Compress six months of marathon training into six weeks.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay curious.

Personal:

I'm an attorney in Salt Lake City. Married to Heather. We have two little boys.


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.006.200.000.0013.70

Deseret News 10k. First few downhill miles were conservative for this course: 5:09/5:13/5:35. I thought this would help me to have something in the tank for the Alp d' 900 South at the end of the race, but it didn't. I was 5:32/5:40 for 4 &5, and then 7:12 for the final 1.2. I couldn't kick until I could clearly read the word FINISH right in front of me. I lacked courage today, but still finished with a PR of 34:29. After the race, I ran back to the start with Adam Wende and John Straley. Also had a mile and a half of warm up at the start.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 15:55:40

Good work, and welcome to the blog!

Downhill racing is a different type of animal. Takes practice. The biggest challenge perhaps is having the guts to go the right pace on the downhill section. It can be very scary. Being conservative can work in a partially downhill race as long as it does not translate into breaking on the downhill.

From Chad Derum on Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 18:41:41

Thanks for hosting the site, Sasha. I hope your Des News recovery goes well.

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