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Firecracker 5K

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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,USA

Member Since:

Feb 22, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

My 10K PR is 32:40, set in 1988 at Fort Lewis, WA.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Short term goal is a sub 40 minute 10K, would also like to have a respectable time for a 1/2 marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I hope to have the pleasure of racing with my kids as they get older.

Personal:

I was a fairly fast 10Ker approximately 20 years ago.  Although I have been running, at various levels, since that time, I haven't been focused solely on running (done a lot of biking, and triathlons....even powerlifting for a few years!).

 

I am married and have 2 kids, a boy (10) and a girl (8).  My wife is an avid cyclist and races in Idaho and Utah.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Lifetime Miles: 267.80
Old Brooks Lifetime Miles: 205.50
Bike Lifetime Miles: 82.00
Ride 4 Lifetime Miles: 21.78
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
43.470.006.124.7854.37
Brooks Miles: 32.60Bike Miles: 28.00Ride 4 Miles: 21.78
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Neighborhood run, out to Holmes, and back through the neighborhood.  Ran a little way with Jeff S.  Was feeling a tad bit asthmatic this morning.

Brooks Miles: 4.00
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Race: Firecracker 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:40:30, Place overall: 800
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

Ran the Idaho Falls Firecracker 5K with my 8 and 10 year olds.  What a great day, my 10 yr old got bored because his sister was going too slow, so he left us before mile 1, and I did a bit of run/walk with my daughter.  They were both troopers, but it was tough for me not to race it.  I think next race the kids can handle running on their own.

Brooks Miles: 3.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

Bucks and back loop from home.  Very nice morning, probably 60 with a light breeze and overcast.  No goal for this AM, getting out of bed after a late night of fireworks was a success!  Ave 7:45

Brooks Miles: 5.25
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Easy bike loop with Anna.  She had already ridden 80 and so I pulled her another 20 to giver her a century for the day.

Bike Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Out and back form home to SRL.  Went late morning, it felt hot!  Ave 8:20

Brooks Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

catching up on my log.  Out and back to Bucks

Brooks Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Brooks Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

Tooling around neighborhood with kids

Brooks Miles: 5.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.120.004.120.008.24

Sunnyside 4mi up and back, into a pretty good headwind.  Felt hard but good.

 Wore a new pair of Ride 4's, they felt awesome.  Didn't realize how worn out my previous shoes were. Wow!

 

Rode the bike 8 miles afterwards (looking to hook up with Anna),  but we missed each other.

Bike Miles: 8.00Ride 4 Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

Bucks and Back from home, light rain and cool.  Legs felt heavy from running Sunnyside on Sunday, but where much better by the time I got home.  Ran a little way with Elana.  

Ave 8:15 overall 

Ride 4 Miles: 5.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.002.000.003.50

Started out as a tempo run, ended up as intervals.  Got to be too fast at the peak and had to recovery, so I just did intervals all the way home, which felt good for a change.  Ave 7:25, not including the recovery periods in between.

Ride 4 Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.004.784.78

In SLC, ran from my hotel to the top of the mountain/hill above the University of Utah.  Had to walk/run the steepest parts.  Really enjoyed the trail running, it has been a long time since I enjoyed a run as much!  Total elevation gain 1850 ft over 2.2 miles.

 

Ride 4 Miles: 4.78
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
43.470.006.124.7854.37
Brooks Miles: 32.60Bike Miles: 28.00Ride 4 Miles: 21.78
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