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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.0016.000.000.0056.00
Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 21.00Saucony Kinvara 4 Orange Miles: 10.00Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 12.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00Weight: 144.96
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles from Scott's house with Mike, Reed, and Scott.

Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.003.000.000.0010.00

10 miles from my home with Reed and Mike. 3 mile warm-up and warm down. Did 3-mile tempo in 5:26 average. Felt great. It was cold at the Lehi tempo loop this morning.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Orange Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy miles from my home (on the Murdock) with Reed and Chad.

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 143.60
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy miles with Mike. Cold but pleasant run.

Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 145.20
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles with Mike.

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 145.10
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Race: St. George 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:11:09, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.0013.000.000.0018.00

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: 13.00Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
Comments(15)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.0016.000.000.0056.00
Nike Air Pegasus 30 Miles: 21.00Saucony Kinvara 4 Orange Miles: 10.00Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 12.00Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00Weight: 144.96
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