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Location:

Sandy,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 23, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k: 18:34 American Fork 2014

Half Marathon: 1:30:30 Saltair 2013

Marathon: 3:44:22 St. George 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running. 

Personal:

I started running in April of 2013 and I think I'm addicted.  I'm 37, married and I have 3 daughters.

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Wed, Jan 15, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.204.006.20

I did 4 miles on a gradual incline (2.5%) and tried to keep a consistent effort level.  My heart rate fluctuated between 165 and 179 bpm and here are my splits: 6:56, 6:57, 7:01, 5:54.  The last half a mile was a steep downhill so I sped up to keep my heart rate consistent.  I have to say I'm a little disappointed in my splits on such a gradual incline.  I was hoping I'd be able to sustain a 6:45 pace.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 6.20
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:45:17 from 199.190.170.21

Sustained uphill like that is pretty tough. You were close enough to the goal time, and it sounds like you were working at a hard enough effort level to get a nice fitness gain out of this.

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