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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, Jul 12, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	12.50	0.00	0.00	20.50

Great workout with Nate, Mike, Kyle, Reed, and Chris (20-mile loop from Nate's home). Flat, honest loop through American Fork and Lehi. After 10k warm-up, Nate, Mike, and I did a 20k workout (1k at marathon pace, 1k at 20-25 seconds slower than marathon pace.... repeat for 20k). Average pace for the fast 1k's was 3:22 (5:25 min/mile pace), but these ranged from 3:19-3:26. Average pace for the slower 1k's was 3:42 (5:57 min/mile pace), and these ranged from 3:38-3:50.

Big workout. Felt strong. Great to work together with Mike and Nate, who are in great shape.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 20.50

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 147.20

Comments

From Jake K on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:01:06 from 98.202.128.218

Nice work. Who is the mastermind behind these sessions? You've been doing some very Canova-esque Kenyan style marathon workouts. I like it!

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:32:23 from 50.168.224.197

Thanks, Jake. Mike, Nate, and I have put our minds together and decided on certain workouts. Canova has been the inspiration for several of them, including the one today. Nate Clayson is quite the student of Canova's methods. He proposed the workout for today, and I thought it was a great idea. These workouts are not too taxing, but I'm definitely tired when they are done. I can sure feel the right marathon-specific systems being worked with these workouts.

Nate Clayson is a great guy. He just took 4th at the UV marathon. We learned he lives in American Fork, so he's joined us the past few weeks. Excellent and fit runner. He will turn a lot of heads this year.

From Jake K on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:35:08 from 98.202.128.218

They're great sessions. Very similar to what I have planned for when I'm ready to start workouts again - 1K up to 5/6K reps. The magic is really in that fast recovery portion - that's where you are learning to keep burning fat instead of glycogen. Keep it up. You got a good thing going.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:43:24 from 50.168.224.197

Thanks, Jake. Yeah, the fast recoveries are something I'm not used to. I'm liking it; you can tell it's probably the most important part of the workout. When you are ready, we'll have to hook-up for some of these workouts.

From Trevor Baker on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 22:12:54 from 216.83.66.20

I was about to say canovaesque... but that has been identified. haha. Excellent run!

From SpencerSimpson on Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:34:32 from 50.192.204.185

fantastic workout Matt. Look forward to the rewards on this one. Good place. Nice profile pic ;)MIH

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