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Location:

AZ,

Member Since:

Mar 10, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

5k: 15:38 2014 Carlsbad 5000

10k: 33:06 2012 Mesa Turkey Trot

Half Marathon: 1:11:40 2013 Eugene Half Marathon

Marathon 2:32:14 2012 Tucson Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Eugene Half Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 15:30 5k

Sub 1:10 Half Marathon 

Sub 2:30 Marathon

Personal:

Husband to speedy wife Allison and father to Camryn (7) and Brandon (5).  Graduate of Weber State University where I played on the tennis team.  I love to run, help others get faster, and always learn about the sport I love.  My wife Allison and I have a blog called AZ Parents on the Run about our running lives with kids.

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Sat, May 24, 2014
Total Distance
16.00

16 mile long run: really nice morning for running. I ran 8 mile at around 6:45 pace then went straight into 6 x 1 mile repeats on the road with 1 min jogs. Splits on those were 5:37 5:34 5:33 5:32 5:29 5:21. Felt pretty good today. Pushed the last half of the last one. 6:22 avg

Comments
From Jason D on Sat, May 24, 2014 at 09:31:17 from 24.1.80.94

Looking good, Derek. I like the long "warm up." We do hard, race-paced efforts in marathon training, why don't we for half marathon training? Honestly, it never occurred to me until now and I've been watching you do these workouts for a while. Good stuff.

From Derek D on Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:31:35 from 68.109.132.154

Thanks Jason. In Boston I felt weak when things got tough so I figured I'd practice running fast off a faster pace so I could practice. I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing but I'm trying it out. In general I think it's a good idea to put quality portions in your long runs and to push them to the back half of the run.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:43:23 from 50.168.224.197

Excellent workout! I think you are spot on with your training! Doing workouts such as this will definitely pay big dividends.

From Jake K on Sat, May 24, 2014 at 14:47:31 from 98.202.128.218

Solid as usual - you make a good habit of making your weekend longer runs really count.

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