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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

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00

3:30 am, 20 miles.

I'm sure glad this one is done. I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend at a conference, so I decided to do my long run today, since I won't be able to the rest of the week. Did 10 easy miles on the Murdock Canal Trail in Orem. Then met Brandon, Reed, Toni, and Karl, and run up and down Provo Canyon (10 miles). Did 2.5 mile warm-up (so I was at 12.5 miles for the day), then ran 7 miles at tempo effort, but my times were certainly nothing to write home about. I ran between 5:45-6:10 pace (2.5 miles were up Provo Canyon, the rest were down; the miles above 6 min pace were going up the canyon). I had hoped to run faster, and I felt great cardiovascular-wise, but I felt depleted (energy-wise), dehydrated, and hot (it was warm for this early in the morning). I know, no excuses. I'm actually very pleased with the run. Good effort, and I got my long run done. Thanks to the crew for helping me get it done. Brandon, Reed, Toni, and Karl all looked great as they picked up the pace.

Asics DS-Trainer 17 Miles: 20.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.50	Weight: 148.80

Comments

From mike⇒nelson on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 08:28:53 from 98.202.247.25

3:30 am. Nuff said.

From RileyCook on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 08:58:30 from 132.3.57.82

Great effort this morning Matt. You have a very good week going.

From Rachelle on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 09:28:44 from 159.212.71.69

You completely insane and I love it. Great run Matt.

From Trevor Baker on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 09:36:20 from 174.27.209.239

Nice work! sometimes 330 is what you gotta do.

From Jake K on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:23:04 from 67.177.11.154

I wouldn't worry about the splits on the tempo - even if you are used to running at 5am everyday, 20 miles at 3:30 is a different world. The body just isn't used to going hard that early.

Enjoy sea-level this weekend!

From SpencerSimpson on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 13:05:29 from 63.82.19.2

Yoda, I have a Dr's appointment scheduled for you on Monday to do a CT scan on your head. This means you woke up @2:30am to get ready and then decided to do a 20 mile run 1/2 on your own. You have serious guts my man! Love it! Great example for determination and will power. You are going to do some fun PR's here on out.

From bdase on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 14:14:18 from 160.7.242.251

It was fun to run with you before you decided to smoke us all back to the park :). I love this! I seriously started laughing this morning when i pulled in at 4:50 and your car was sitting there empty. Animal.

From scottkeate on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 18:23:47 from 192.150.9.200

Hat's off to the Doctor! This one doesn't quite match your 20 mile run in the inversion at 3:30 AM before hunting all day with your family, but it's close. Thanks for continuing to raise the bar for us. Nicely done!

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 18:43:27 from 98.202.242.213

Thanks friends. I fully admit that I'm crazy. But I'm Ok with it :) But with my job, sometimes this is my only option. And, as you all know, if you want to run at a certain level, you have to pay the price.

Yeah, I definitely was not feeling it during the tempo. It was a bit frustrating, but it just wasn't there. However, I know it was just the circumstances of the morning. Good point, Jake -- systems aren't ready to kill it in the middle of the night (I hadn't thought of that). Also, I felt really good the first 10 miles, so my easy pace naturally went to 6:50 pace. That probably just contributed to my energy depletion later. Also, one obvious factor is lack of sleep. I haven't had much lately; I certainly need more.

From Fritz on Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 22:11:45 from 67.177.4.64

gettin' it done! Love it. Have fun in Chicago.

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