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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
281.0039.009.000.00329.00
Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 64.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 58.00Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 75.50Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 67.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Miles: 43.50Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Miles: 20.50
Night Sleep Time: 69.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 69.00Weight: 146.11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy miles from my house (Murdock) with Nate, Dan, Jeff, and Chad.

Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.008.000.000.0020.00

20 miles in Provo Canyon with Nate, Reed, and Jeff. 10 easy miles up the canyon, then 8-mile tempo down the canyon in 5:25 average. I had planned on going faster for the tempo portion, but my legs are still thrashed so I didn't force it.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

12.5 easy miles from Scott's house with Scott, Chad, Jeff, and Danny.

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 146.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

12.5 easy miles from my home (Thanksgiving Point loop).

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles along the Jordan River Trail.

Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.008.000.000.0020.00

4:00 am - 20 miler

Mike and Reed were kind enough to join me for an insanely early 20-miler.  Each of us is unable to do a long run on Saturday, so we decided to do it today. 10 easy miles up the canyon,  then 8 tempo miles in 5:25 average running down the canyon . Felt great. Kept it controlled and decided not to kill the pace (still recovering from recent workouts). Mike and I worked together.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles from my home with Jeff (on the Murdock).

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy miles on the Murdock in Lehi.

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

10.5 easy miles on the Murdock in Lehi with Mike.

Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 145.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.003.000.000.0010.00

10 miles from my home with Mike, Dan, Reed, Chris, and Jeff. In the middle, threw in a 3-mile gradual downhill tempo (5:25, 5:19, 5:08). Felt great.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 146.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

8.5 easy miles along the Jordan River Trail.  For some reason, my anterior calf (EHL & EDL region) was bothering me and progressively worsened during the run. (sorry for the medical terms; just being specific for my future reference)

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

No run today. Calf tweaked.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 easy miles from my home with Mike. Calf is now fine.

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Race: Hobble Creek Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:08:04, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.5013.000.000.0018.50

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: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles from Scott's home.

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy miles from my home (Mother loop).

Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM:  10 easy miles along the Jordan River Trail with Jeff and Chad.

PM:  6 easy miles from my home.

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM:  10 easy miles from Reed's home.

PM:  6 easy miles in Provo canyon.

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles from my home with Mike, Chad, Trevor, and Jeff.

Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
25.000.000.000.0025.00

25 miles on the Murdock (flat) at 5:57 average pace with Mike, Kotter, Iain Hunter, Witt (fast BYU runner, can't remember his first name), and "Swede" (another fast BYU runner; I think his name is Jacob Gustafson). The last ~ 8-10 miles were at about 5:50 average. Felt good. Legs are tired (not unexpected). Started in Orem, went north for 12.5 miles, than ran back.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Miles: 25.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM:  10 easy miles from Scott's home with Trevor, Toni, Chad, and Reed.

PM:  6 easy miles in Provo.

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 147.70
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

13.5 miles easy from my home (Thanksgiving Point loop) with Dan, Mike, Jacob, and Jeff.

Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 13.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 146.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.006.000.0018.50

AM:  TRACK WORKOUT -- LEHI HIGH SCHOOL

With Trevor, Mike, Reed, Chris, Chad, and Jeff. Mike, Trevor, and I worked together for most of the workout. Some wind, but it wasn't too bad.

Did 3 x 3200m repeats with 800m in ~ 3:15 between intervals. Splits:  10:24, 10:23, 10:19. Felt very good today. Mike and Trevor looked great.

PM:  6 easy miles from my home in Lehi.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 8.00Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.70
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

12.5 easy miles along the Jordan River Trail with Mike, Reed, Jeff, and Trevor.

Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 146.40
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.007.003.000.0021.00

21 miles on the Murdock (all flat) with Mike, Reed, and Jeff. Toni joined us for a few miles. Mike and I have talked about doing a 4:3:2:1 workout (miles) for awhile, but we haven't attempted it -- until today.

4 mile warm-up, then 4:3:2:1 with brisk easy running between intervals (1 mile after the 4, .75 mile after the 3, .5 mile after the 2).

Averaged 5:35 for 4 miles, 5:25 for 3 miles, 5:17 for 2 miles, and 5:07 for 1 mile. Mike and I hoped for slightly faster for each section, but the effort felt right, and we felt great about the workout. As always, Mike looked great! He's in for a killer race at St. George. Although Murdock is generally flat, there are many gradual rollers, which makes speed on the Murdock tough. But, that's a good thing.

Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Miles: 20.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 146.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
281.0039.009.000.00329.00
Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Miles: 64.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 58.00Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Miles: 75.50Asics 2000-2 Green Miles: 67.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Miles: 43.50Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Miles: 20.50
Night Sleep Time: 69.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 69.00Weight: 146.11
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