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Location:

Las Vegas,NV,USA

Member Since:

Jan 13, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1600M - 5:51 (Corp Challenge 2009)

5K - 19:38 (Tule Springs Stake 2009)

10K - 42:30 (Spectrum 2008)

Half-Marathon - 1:28:23 (Fontana 2009)

Marathon - 3:29:28 (St. George 2008, Monsoon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train well enough to run a BQ 3:15 marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to train well stay healthy and enjoy running for many years to come.

Personal:

Married with 4 children ages 8-14.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2170 Grey/Green Lifetime Miles:						448.80
Asics 2170 Grey/Green 2 Lifetime Miles:						25.10

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.00	0.00	9.00

Decided to scrap the marathon pace run today and stick to some less intense running. My left knee started acting up a bit yesterday so I didn't want to push it today and risk making it worse. It didin't bother me during the run today at all so that is a good sign. I will keep it simple again tomorrow in hopes of getting enough recovery to finish off the last 20 miler on Saturday. The temp said 58 today when we started our run but it felt a bit colder with the wind blowing pretty hard from the north.

Time: 1:16:57 8:33/mile

NB 768 Old Miles: 9.00

Comments

From DonGardinero on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 13:01:10

Jeff...

Glad your knee is feeling ok. You've been putting in a lot of miles. I can't remember if I asked this before, but what time are you hoping for at LVM?

Dale

From JeffC on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 13:20:02

Dale..I think you are right about putting in too many miles. I think my knees are just screaming for a break. Can't wait to cut back the miles a little in the taper. My plan for LVM is around 3:29 which would be a small PR and would just beat my SGM time, we'll see what happens.

From huans32 on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 13:25:54

Ya I think your getting wiser and smarter as a runner this yr Jeff. This week is going to end up being a really big milage one. But it should pay off with some great results for sure for LVM. I wish you the best and good to hear your knee is feeling better.

From Mark on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 14:16:28

You had me very worried for a second. Out of the corner of my eye all that I saw was:

"Decided to scrap the marathon"

I'm glad that is not the case. Wise choice to slow down for now.

From Teena on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 21:13:43

WOW JEFF!!! Just looked at your mileage this week. You are unbelievably tough!! Shnikeys!!

Yes, get your run in tomorrow, your 20 miler in Saturday and then taper good!!! Man Alive!! Very impressive. (So glad the knee is holding up.) Seriously ... AWESOME JOB!!

From Rhett on Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:55:58

58 is down right cold when your used to running in the desert. I am such a wimp when it comes to cold weather running. Good thing I live in the desert too. We are a bit warmer than you guys though. Our lows are in the mid to upper 60s still.

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