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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:


PR Marathon

2:51:33 (St. George 2009)

3:01:00 (St. George 2008)

3:09:52 (St. George 2007)

3:24:48 (St. George 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve training. Get serious, lose weight.

Improve speed.


Long-Term Running Goals:

Lifetime fitness, including running.

 

Personal:

Married with 4 kids. I live in Riverton and work as an attorney downtown in Salt Lake City.

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Mon, Apr 27, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.003.108.10

1 mile warm up at 8:30.

5k in 18:46.  I was very pleasantly surprised with this effort as I felt at the end that I could have gone a bit faster.  My goal, however, was to not crash and burn so I did the first 1.5 miles at 6:07 pace then sped up a bit to finish.  This was especially encouraging because I have done NO speedwork at all.  Moreover, this is a 45 second improvement over my previous best timed 5k, which was last September 6 at 19:30 (in a ward race -- lame, I know) and my 19:51 solo test on August 8.

Followed with one hour Strike class.


Ended with 4 easy miles at between 8:30 and 8:00, though last .5 was at 6:00 on a -3% decline.


Comments
From Teena on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:57:28 from 67.177.20.13

Are you serious????

That is a HUGE improvement!!!

You must have been wearing your Superman Cape!

SO NICE!!!

From Teena on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:57:49 from 67.177.20.13

... and so stinkin' FAST!!!

From DonGardinero on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:09:39 from 75.162.102.234

You are one speedy dude!!!

From Kathie on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:41:05 from 207.155.176.10

So do the people in the gym stare at you at those speeds? I know I would.

From RivertonPaul on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:42:45 from 67.42.27.114

I get there early, and today ran off to the side to avoid distraction. Strike class starts at 5:30 so I had to be done with the time trial by then.

From Andy on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:48:15 from 199.190.170.29

Great job Paul. It's good to see that you can still run a fast 5k without speed work.

From Rhett on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 14:24:45 from 74.41.249.102

Nice Paul. You rocked that 5K. Looks like you are ready to give it a good go for the sub 3 at Ogden.

From RAD on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 14:45:21 from 67.166.99.8

I'm in awe... no speedwork? I need some of whatever you're taking.

From huans32 on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 15:00:20 from 138.64.2.76

Must be all those random inclines that you do. Great job on a PR in the gym. What is the goal at Ogden??

From Terry on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 15:28:35 from 64.244.102.218

Wow!!

From JeffC on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 15:50:35 from 167.207.128.101

you da man!

From mattk on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 18:52:00 from 69.27.13.147

RivertonSpeedyPaul, nice job! I look forward to seeing/running with you at Ogden.

From Smooth on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 18:52:55 from 71.36.87.147

I ditto what RAD said! and 18.46 WOW's to you!!!!

From Marce on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 23:28:02 from 206.225.68.52

I love the new GIF..it's hilarious!!! Where do you get this stuff!

Great speed workout. When are you going to run outside..on the road or a trail?

From Teena on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:34:00 from 67.177.20.13

Did you do your long run today?

(what's the interpretation of your GIF? Dissociative Identity Disorder?)

From RivertonPaul on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:05:28 from 67.42.27.114

Marc,

Ogden marathon is coming up, so I will run outside then.

Teena,

No long run today. Fancy way of calling me mentally ill.

From Bandit on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:14:32 from 66.133.117.3

thats a fast 5K. good job!

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From James on Sun, May 03, 2009 at 22:15:03 from 71.199.40.246

I like the animation!

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