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Hobble Creek Half Marathon

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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 02, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Races:

2014 Running of the Leopards 5k: 15:11, 3rd overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 15k: 49:18, 4th overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:18, 4th overall
2014 Hale Freezes Over 10k: 31:57, 1st overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 5k: 15:48, 7th overall
2014 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:11:09, 6th overall
2013 Orem International Thanksgiving 4-Miler: 20:40, 4th overall
2013 Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:07:16, 1st overall
2013 St. George Marathon: 2:28:45, 16th overall
2013 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:06:02, 3rd overall
2013 Deseret News 10k: 31:47, 14th overall
2013 Hobbler 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:35, 2nd overall
2013 Provo Freedom 5k: 16:18, 6th overall
2013 AF Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:08:49, 4th overall
2013 Utah Valley 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:54, 5th overall
2013 Provo City 5k: 16:30, 2nd overall
2013 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:19, 3rd overall
2013 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:13:16, 7th overall
2012 St. George Marathon: 2:37:45, 20th overall
2012 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:14:28, 8th overall

Long-Term Running Goals:

Minimize injuries and do some serious damage on the running scene.

Personal:

I am married to Elaina and we have four children. I am an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine (knees, shoulders, fractures, etc.). After residency, I did a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Kentucky with their teams and physicians. My website: http://www.poulsenortho.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2000-2 Green Lifetime Miles:						335.50
Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Lifetime Miles:						324.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Lifetime Miles:						119.00
Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Lifetime Miles:						127.50
Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Lifetime Miles:						253.50
Nike Lunaracer 3 Green Lifetime Miles:						59.50

Sat, Aug 16, 2014

Race: Hobble Creek Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:08:04, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.50	13.00	0.00	0.00	18.50

Just a so-so race for me. I feel like I'm in better shape than last year, so I expected a better time today than I ran last year. It wasn't to be. I didn't feel great today. Still tried to hang in there, and ran Ok. I was with Brett Hales and Jason Holt for ~ 3 miles, and then I fell back. I ran the rest of the race solo, which is always difficult. Brett ran an incredible 1:03:33 for the win. He is a half-marathon monster. Jason took 2nd and ran a 1:06:40; he had a good race. Rounding out the top 5, Jacob Howell was 4th (1:08:32), and Mike Nelson took 5th (1:08:40). Other great performances by many!

I've had some good marathon-specific workouts lately. I still feel I'm getting in good marathon shape. But, apparently, these workouts haven't translated into half-marathon shape :) I'm not thrilled about that, but I'm Ok with it. I've got work to do.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Miles: 18.50

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

Comments

From Steve on Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 12:58:37 from 66.87.127.64

Part of it is that you are running with a group of the best half marathoners in the country every race. You'd be cleaning up at any race every weekend somewhere else. Good run!

From Josh E on Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 07:13:15 from 75.169.23.54

Nice race Matt. Maybe all those workouts/having marathon training legs had something to do with it. Was your calf still bothering you? Did it measure short again this year?

From Rachelle on Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 10:04:33 from 199.190.170.21

Great work Matt. Running solo is incredibly hard and you may have burnt yourself out a bit starting out with Brett and Jason? Regardless you still performed well and at the end of the day this is just a building block towards your goal race.

From Steve Shepherd on Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:58:30 from 168.180.136.164

3rd place in such a competitive field is pretty darn good. But, I do understand the desire to improve upon your time from last year. If you had to choose though between running faster at Hobble Creek and running faster at STG wouldn't you choose STG? It sounds like that is where your training is taking you so I'm sure you're right on track!

From Superfly on Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 13:30:40 from 64.255.89.100

Awesome job! 2:22 or faster coming for STG.

From Bam on Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 04:54:59 from 89.126.28.24

What's up Doc? Hope you are well.

Just thought I'd dive in with a cheeky little comment:

Trust your training. Your training is predominantly tuned into the marathon and because of that you shouldn't necessarily be running well over the half and shorter distances. Look how Paul was running (relatively speaking) before he ran 2:17.

Some people do run well over the shorter distances but they probably wouldn't be doing the marathon sessions you are doing. You are training your body to burn fuel in and around mp, which is bang on. The Half and shorter, as you well know, requires different energy systems.

Long story short, if I were you, I'd be very happy with your race: it bodes very well for the marathon. Just remember the taper stuff: antioxidants etc...

:) xx

From Jason D on Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 14:45:45 from 68.80.27.222

Tough when faced with a really fast time from last year, Matt. I liked what Coach Bam had to say (he's right of course).

From RileyCook on Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 13:54:20 from 73.52.134.194

Chalk it up to an off-day and keep it rolling to STG. You are in position to really do well down there.

From Fritz on Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 14:05:06 from 50.243.0.163

Nice job Matt. That's a stellar finish against some stiff competition. I can't wait to join you guys in the UC for some STG long runs.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 17:08:42 from 50.168.224.197

Thanks, guys. I appreciate your support.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 17:27:12 from 50.168.224.197

All: thanks for your pearls of wisdom. They are very helpful. Josh: my calf was fine (thankfully), and yes: the course still measured ~ .15 short :) Steve S.: my thoughts exactly! Thanks, guys.

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