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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, Aug 22, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.50	9.00	0.00	0.00	20.50

Met a large crew in Orem. Ran up and down Provo canyon. Most guys did 10 miles. Because I will be out of town this weekend, I decided I'd better get my long run in today. Brandon was kind enough to join me. 10 easy miles up the canyon. Then did a 9-mile tempo down the canyon at 5:28 average [5:26, 5:19, 5:29, 5:30, 5:24, 5:27, 5:31, 5:30, 5:37 (uphill)]. Just went by feel. Felt great, but I can still feel the race in my legs (no surprise). Brandon ran an excellent tempo. He is an animal, and is really improving!

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 20.50

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 144.90

Comments

From RileyCook on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:53:57 from 132.3.57.81

Solid work with nice weekly mileage going and a race last Saturday. It's good to see your legs can respond like this under these circumstances. You are heading for sub-2:25 at St. George my friend...believe it!

From Brandon on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 14:43:15 from 160.7.242.251

Thanks again Matt! It was a great morning as usual. Have a safe trip.

From Trevor Baker on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 15:19:09 from 174.27.208.22

Nicely done!!! I say 2:21 or faster the way you are running. Compare your fast half to other runners' fast halves going into St. George.. Your on pace for that, or even a little ahead. I don't know that anyone is going to catch Bryant Jensen, but I do think you'll be in the mix up front. It's awesome to see all the bloggers that are running so well right now. Going to be an amazing race! Keep the great preparation!

From RileyCook on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 16:04:11 from 132.3.57.80

Trevor may be right. I plugged your Hobble time into the race time predictor on the blog here (as you can tell, I'm quite bored today at work) and it spit out a 2:20:36 St George (2:25:42 TOU, 2:26:49 for Ogden and Des News...UVM has changed course I think since this predictor so you can't really put much stock in that one).

I didn't realize it projected such faster times for St George than other Utah marathons.

As far as other halves go:

The predictor spits out the same time for Bryce Canyon (1:06:02...these are the two fastest halves listed)

1:07:58 for TOU half

1:08:40 for Provo River

1:10:14 for Strider's half (but that one really depends on the weather a lot; I don't agree with this. I think 1:06 at Hobble is at least 1:09 at Strider's with no blizzard)

1:09:53 for a flat SLC half

So, there you go! 2:20 for Matt at St. George. I think you can do it; I mean you have been improving by leaps and bounds lately! I don't see that stopping.

As for Bryant, his Strider's half time predicts a 2:15 St George, while his Ogden marathon predicts a high 2:16. But he's getting married next month and we'll see how well he keeps up his training through wedding planning and a honeymoon.

I somewhat believe the calculator for "endurance" guys like Bryant and Fritz. For "speed" guys like me though, it overpredicts my marathon when basing it on my half times. Matt probably falls in closer to the endurance end of the spectrum than speed, so 2:20 is definitely possible. I mean compare Keate's Hobble last year and his 2:22 St George to your Hobble this year!

Sorry for the rambling...This was fun though.

From Brandon on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 16:28:15 from 160.7.242.251

Haha awesome! I was actually telling Matt about the predictor on the run this morning. Times were part of our conversation. Definitely fun stuff :).

From Trevor Baker on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 16:36:05 from 174.27.208.22

Haha, Riley, I love how you analyze stuff too.. It's like all I do in my spare time at work or school. I've played around with the predictor on here before, but I don't think it's necessarily always up to snuff. I like how you mentioned the difference between endurance guys and speed guys too. I wouldn't be surprised to see you run a crazy fast marathon time too. Unfortunately I don't think I have the time to get in shape in time for St. George this year, but I'll be giving it a real shot next year. Count me in on the madness. haha.

From Rachelle on Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 10:00:09 from 159.212.71.199

Awesome workout Matt! These type of LR with hard tempos in the middle are the bread and butter of marathon training. I'm stoked to watch you crush SGM!

From Matt Poulsen on Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 21:02:16 from 12.156.137.98

Thanks everyone! Very interesting analysis. I appreciate your encouragement. I'm excited for everyone on the blog's fall marathons.

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