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St. George 1/2 Marathon

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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, Jan 18, 2014

Race: St. George 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:11:09, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	13.00	0.00	0.00	18.00

So-so race for me. Not good, not bad. Didn't feel great, but didn't feel horrible. I'ts all I had today, though. My fitness is not phenomenal right now. I've got work to do.

My splits: 5:22, 5:29, 5:19, 5:28, 5:27, 5:43, 5:36, 5:14, 5:20, 5:29, 5:38, 5:33, 5:10 (Dave Holt was within reach during the last mile, so I had to go for it).

Today showed me that I've lost more fitness (since my surgery 2 months ago) than I thought I had. Not surprising, though. The surgery itself put me out of commision for only about 2 weeks, but for some reason it's taken a lot longer than expected to get my body back in sync since then. My hamstring has been right on the the edge since then, which has certainly affected my training. And, I've had to keep my mileage low (and have not been able to train optimally) because of it.

But, that's Ok. My running has felt much better for the past 3-4 weeks, so that is reassuring. I thought I had a faster race in me today, but I was wrong. It's just the way it is. Next time....

Excellent performances today by many others: Mike, Ben, Steve, Clyde, Dave, Kassie, Bryant (course record), and others. Fun race. Perfect weather.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 13.00	Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 5.00

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

Comments

From Superfly on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 19:50:31 from 74.211.21.81

Good job yourself. Not bad for mid-winter race. Keep it up!

From Dustin on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 19:54:53 from 209.33.192.10

Nice job on the race. Glad to see you got to race against some of my St. George buddies Clyde, and Dave.

From Trevor Baker on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 20:47:25 from 65.130.168.6

I figured you were in good shape, but like you said, you're not in hobble creek shape right now, which is ok this early in the year. I think it's an incredible opener on an honest course for this year. You are going to be doing some damage this year!

From Steve on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 21:19:12 from 66.87.65.111

Awesome race. Wished I'd been down there.

From Holt on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 22:42:46 from 67.2.242.226

Good run Matt. Nice push at the end!

From SpencerSimpson on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 23:44:33 from 69.154.198.145

faster than last year. Can only mean good things. Take care of that hammy!

From Fritz on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 08:14:29 from 174.239.67.106

Nice job Matt. Still a great time and improvement over last year and you may not have been in as good of shape. I hope the hammy cooperates this week.

From RileyCook on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 11:58:06 from 172.56.15.209

Not a bad start to the year Matt. You can build from here and have a great year. Nice race!

From Brandon Dase on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:23:54 from 67.214.231.170

Great race Matt! A large improvement over last year and a great launch pad for a successful and fun year to come.

From scottkeate on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:40:13 from 98.202.116.66

A good race considering the bumpy build up. Hat's off for showing up, which is more than I've got to say :-) Looking forward to being part of a killer build up with you and a whole mess of new PRs this racing season.

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 16:57:09 from 174.23.170.216

Thanks, guys.

From Josh E on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 21:56:36 from 75.162.251.201

Nice work all things considered. I am hoping that hamstring settles down and you will have the year you deserve.

From Rachelle on Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:25:21 from 199.190.170.28

Definitely not a bad place to be for the first race of the year. The first race is always a little rusty and you are right where you need to be. Slowly build up that mileage/intensity and your in for a really great year Matt!

From Jake K on Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 14:58:42 from 199.190.170.28

Be patient w/ it - you're coming around... and the main thing you need to do is stay consistent and healthy through the winter.

From mike⇒nelson on Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 15:16:55 from 199.127.123.162

Good race Matt. "I've got work to do" sounds ominous for one of your training buddies :)

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