Terminator

May 04, 2024

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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, Apr 26, 2014

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

20 miles with Mike (in pouring rain) on the Jordan River Trail: 1 mile jog, 18 miles at 6-min pace, 1 mile jog. Good workout. Felt good: legs are now tired, but the run was not hard cardio-wise. I think sub-threshold runs like these are a good idea every once in awhile. Could not have been more wet during the run. My nipples are raw and bleeding :) Vaseline, bandaids, and tape don't work for me, so I just have to deal with it :)

I consider it a small victory that I was able to run every day this week. I got a significant upper respiratory illness soon after the SLC 1/2, and it was especially bad Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm finally on the mend. Through it all, my energy level was generally Ok, so I just kept running (just easy miles). Looking back, I think my GI issues last Saturday were the beginning of this illness. Poor timing, but nothing I could do about it.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Orange Miles: 20.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 144.90

Comments

From jtshad on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 09:56:35 from 69.20.183.178

Wow, another great training run! You amaze me!

From Jake K on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 10:07:05 from 98.202.128.218

I think these steady, not quite MP but definitely not easy, long runs are the best way to get your body used to burning energy the right way for the marathon. I'd toss a few more of these in during the rest of the buildup. Nice work.

From Jason D on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 10:31:33 from 24.1.80.94

Great run, Matt. ~88-92% of marathon effort. It seems like an important effort to hit given that we spend time running easy and marathon effort or faster and not much in between.

As for your chaffing issues, do you really need nipples? Surely, they are far less complicated than the knee :-)

From Derek D on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 10:51:47 from 68.109.132.154

Great long run. Very smart choice. Getting the body more efficient at burning fat. I like this one a lot!

From Jake K on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 12:43:44 from 98.202.128.218

My plan for the 3 months leading up to Chicago is to alternate these kinds of steady runs (20-25 miles ~6:00-6:30 pace) with the more traditional easy going into MP tempo for varying durations. Both are important but like Derek said, these are the ones where you get that metabolic efficiency dialed in.

From Trevor Baker on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 12:58:52 from 161.28.243.9

The staple workout! We'll have to do some more when I'm in the shape to hang with ya! Great to hear you're on the mend. Sorry I missed running with you guys this week.

From Fritz on Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 13:55:03 from 50.168.255.218

great run Matt. I also have a serious nipple chaffing problem after this morning's run :)

I am a big fan of these slightly sub marathon pace runs too.

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 15:38:57 from 50.168.224.197

Thanks guys. We'll have to join up for some of these kinds of runs together. No, Jason, no need for nipples here :) But, I'd better stop talking before this discussion goes to the next level :)

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