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Location:

Spanish Fork,

Member Since:

Apr 20, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k : 50:00 (Idaho Falls Turkey Run) My wife ran a 10 k that same day faster. lol.  

In High School I ran short distances. (1990-02) Made it to State several times running the 100, 200, 400, and relays.  

Short-Term Running Goals:

Running 1.5 miles for charity in May. I hope to build to a 5k (running the whole time) by the fall. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run a 10k with my wife. (Well we will start together and I will meet up with her after she finishes the race before me). 

Personal:

I work for the Utah County Sheriff's Office. I'm just finishing a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. I figure the counseling can come in handy on this site. (Some of you guys have some running issues). lol. My wife is a awesome runner who runs with many of the people on this site. She isn't a fan of blogging so she reads comments mostly. My wife ran a 3:24 marathon at The Mesa Falls Marathon last year and took 1st place overall for females. I hope one day she is recorded among the top finishers on this site. :)

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Total Distance
5.50
Weight: 232.33
Total Distance
1.25

Had a 1 hour workout with my wife at her bootcamp. Ran about 1/2 mile there. Later on in the day did another 3/4 of a mile leading a group of SWAT cadets in the Utah County Swat School. Twisted my ankle midway through. Ouch. A little tender but I plan to run tomorrow. My wife is so awesome for her support, her workouts are intense and I think the little running I've been doing is helping already with my endurance. 

 

Chocolate Turtle 

Weight: 232.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
1.00

1 mile on the treadmile. then 15 minutes on the stairclimber

 

I did about 25 minutes of plank, dips, pushups, leglifts, and pull ups. Lots of fun.

 

Chocolate Turtle

Weight: 230.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
2.00

Alright I had a few first this week:

1. My first 2 miler yeah. My wife push me through the whole thing (bless her heart). I felt pretty good throughout but started to lad towards the end.

 2. My 1st bathroom break while running: I always felt that if you have to use the bathroom when running you have been running for too long. lol. Anyway I stop by Carl's jr while running and the break was well needed.

 3. My weigh is now 235. I been using different scales so I decided to use the one at Gold's Gym. Despite being 235 my pants are fitting better than last year when I was 225. I really bulk up over the winter during workouts. I'm trying to shed a little but its not a huge concern. 

I finish the workout with a 30 min workout involving pushup, situps, and other core exercises my wife would gather from her head. Good day.

Did I mention that I did this on only 4 hours of sleep! 

Chocolate Turtle 

Weight: 235.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
1.25

I graduated today with my Master's in Mental Health Counseling. I went to spagetti factory and had a HUGE plate of spagetti. YUM YUM. It feels good to have finish a journey that took over 3 years to complete. My wife is awesome. I still stand in awe about how cool she has been as I have ran from work to school to internship for the past year. Now that I'm finished I'm excited about working a day or so a week as a therapist. 

 

Anyway  .5 warm-up

.75 intervals from light post to light post. A good solid sprint in between quick walking. Lots of fun my type of training.  

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Total Distance
5.50
Weight: 232.33
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