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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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Thu, Oct 04, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
2.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.50

Fast Running Blog T-Shirts are Ready to Roll, just in time for St. George: check out the thread on the Discussion Board for more info: http://fastrunningblog.com/forum/index.php/topic,47.0.html

And now the details of my run:

AM--I went out to Radda to run a few easy miles with the gang. My Garmin died (was not plugged in last night like I thought it was) and I really have no idea how far I ran. My guess is 2.5. I did a few pickups to test the legs. Seemed fine. I never feel all that great in the days before a marathon so I don't expect to have that hummingbird feeling.

The bigger issue is my throat. Still hurts upon waking up. It loosens up after a while, but it's not comfortable. It doesn't feel like a cold; more like an infection, but the doc said it's not strep. I think it is getting slightly better. But I am definitely thinking I will feel pretty much the same way on marathon morning. It's just not healing that fast. However, my energy is generally ok, and I don't have much head or chest congestion.

It would be great to be going into the marathon feeling 1000%, but you come race day there are some factors that are beyond control. In all events, I plan to run as fast as I am able on Saturday.

Comments

From Dave Holt on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 13:09:04

The MAGIC will get you through it. Drive down safe. Oh... ? - are the shirt cotton?

From Chad on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 13:12:38

Yes, the shirts are 100% cotton, manufactured by American Apparel (sweatshop free, made in USA), and of much higher quality than most everything out there.

Next up, we need to do a training shirt in coolmax or other performance material, plus a racing singlet. Assuming Sasha agrees, of course.

From Maria on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 15:14:24

Chad, great job on the shirt! I want one too! Check my post on the forum regarding ordering technical shirts through RunningBanana. I have one, and it's fine, except it runs small.

Good luck on Saturday, I hope your throat feels a lot better. That's the thing with marathons, you do all you can, and then at the last minute, something completely out of your control may dictate the outcome. I had that happen in April in Rotterdam - 85F and bright sun the entire race. What can you do - just do the best you can on the day!

From I want that SHIRT! on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:10:45

Wow great shirt! Can we get them at the Party? Hope there is a feminine fitting kind, like a Bella T-shirt, or whatever.

Hope you feel completely well on Sat.! Good luck!

From Chad on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:18:39

Dear I want that SHIRT,

Yep, you can get the shirt at the party. unfortunately, there are no girls t's in this batch. But with a bit of creative tailoring, I'm sure you can come up with something good.

Maria,

Check my post on the discussion board re payment via PayPal and int'l shiping.

thanks for the thoughts on the race.

From I want that SHIRT! on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:24:10

Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can sew! Oops, I think I just identified myself. I probably AM the only girl who can't sew on this blog. Hmph. Hey, could you put a link to the payment on your blog. Or better yet, there should be a blog just for the gear--people can put in requests and stuff. I looked around for awhile on the discussion board and I didn't find your comment.

From Chad on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:43:36

I'm not implying you can sew. You could always use the safety pins from a race bib to do the job!

The thread on the Discussion Forum is titled:

FASTRUNNINGBLOG T-SHIRTS TO BE SOLD AT ST GEORGE!! OH YEAH!!

So, check that out, or see my revised profile for more information.

From Jim on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:53:26

Hey Chad,

I see that you're one of the lunatics that's run the Wasatch 100. Congrats on finishing. I managed to finish last year and am going to try and get in for 2008. Have you run any other ultras?

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