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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 26, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Placed 33 in the 2008 Spudman (1500 athletes), Sub 40 min in the Speedy Spaniard.  Sub 19 in several 5Ks.  18:26 on May 26, 2008, fastest 5k in the last 10 years.

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve swim from 16 min 800 meter to sub 15 min  (accomplished 1/29/08, need to replicate).  Now want a sub 30min  1600m swim.  Race at over a 23 MPH bike.  Run a sub 43 min 10k on a tri leg. Ran a 42:20 at 08 Spudman.  Run a 18:30 5k 18:26, 5/26/08 MVP run, run a 38: 59 in a 10 K.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Don't get injured.  Stay in the game!!  Train for old age.

Personal:

Married to Kelly.  Have three daughters.  Professionally, I am involved with health promotions, so it is great to see people active. Coached track and cross country many years on the Jr. high level.

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Lifted this morning for 30 minutes.  My back is still sore, but not as bad.  I actually think it is because of my neck . . . it is a long story.  I do better when I keep up on some strength training on my neck and back.

Listened to a good podcast (Tri-talk episode 60) on reasons distance runners should strengthen the medial glute muscle.  I will check that out some more.  They say that is important to keep strong to avoid IT band problems.

PM Got the motivation to get on my bike last thing.  I biked for 50 minutes of base workout.

Comments
From Tom on Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 13:41:08

Hey John do you have a link to these podcasts? Seems like they talk about alot of good stuff that would apply to all types of athletes not just tri-guys.

Good luck getting over the aches and pains.

From johnA on Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 18:15:38

http://www.tri-talk.com/

This is your Novell buddy, David Warden that podcasts. He likes the science of things.

He took third in our tri.

I subscribe on itunes, but the copy is on the tri-talk.

I have been much more informed about stuff since listening.

From Tom on Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 19:31:27

Thanks John. I'm not surprised David was talking about IT band since the last I talked to him he had been fighting ITB problems for a while. But if he got 3rd in the tri he must be doing pretty good as of late. If I remember correctly he's running Boston here in a couple weeks.

From JohnA on Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 20:21:35

In the podcast he talks about how he got the IT band problem--by over training and going away from his training plan by "racing" a race when he was only suppose to "train" in a race, but could not stand to get beat--so he won the race,--did not recover after and got his first IT band problem in 17 years. I would do the same in a race if I could win.

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