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Top of Utah Half Marathon 2012

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Location:

North Ogden,UT,U.S.

Member Since:

May 23, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 14:58, 10K- 31:05, 1/2- 1:06:47 Marathon- 2:23:29

3rd- Park City Marathon 2008

3rd and 4th Ogden Marathon 2010; 12'

5th, 3rd, and 7th- Utah Valley Marathon 2011;14'; 16'

9th, 3rd,11th, 8th, 5th, 8th St. George Marathon 2010, 11',13',14',15'16'

2nd- Deseret News Marathon 2015

1st- SandHollow Marathon- 2016 (CR***)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 POTENTIAL RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

                                                                          -Helen Keller

              

 

Personal:

Married to Nikki we have 4 children. Jaerdan, Korver, Grady and Lyla McKell

Head XC/Track Coach at Weber High

Graduated from Weber State with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Athletic Therapy.

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 257.46
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
49.054.0013.120.7566.92
Nike Pegasus 28+ White Miles: 22.50Iso Transition Miles: 4.30LunarGlide II White Miles: 4.65Altra Instinct Miles: 9.05Nike Pegasus 28+ Miles: 7.00LunaRacer (black) Miles: 19.42
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.000.000.008.40

Easy run today.legs were pretty tender for about a mile, then once the juices got flowing I felt pretty good. Started out at 7:30 min miles and ended my run at 6:36 min/ miles.

Avg pace for run 7:04 pace

Nike Pegasus 28+ White Miles: 8.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.750.000.000.0013.75

Nice early morning run with Jon.

Started from my house and headed up to the canal rd and made a loop back to my place. Stomach wasn't feeling to well today. Last night my wife made this dinner called AFREAKADILLON. Anyways I told her that her dinner came out my FREAKINBUTT!! Never again.

7:30 min/ miles

P.M

4.30 miles on the TM. Legs feel like they are 100% from Saturdays run. Had some spring in them, stomach felt 10 times better on this run.

6:59 min/miles

Nike Pegasus 28+ White Miles: 9.45Iso Transition Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.954.000.000.7513.70

Early runs from Lee's with Cam and Jon.

Warmup was 2 miles with strides.

4 mile tempo @ goal marathon pace, roughly 5:30 to 5:35 pace

splits- 5:33;5:30;5:24;5:15.

1 mile cool and straight into 6X200 with 200 rest.

splits 38; 35; 33; 34; 33; 33.

.55 cool back to Lee's


4.65 miles before work Solid day so far. Even mowed the lawn.

LunarGlide II White Miles: 4.65Altra Instinct Miles: 9.05
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Cut today's run by 10 minutes today. Scaling back for this weeks top of Utah half. Shooting for that first sub 1:10. Hopefully I can snatch it, havent raced a half since April.

So this race might be interesting.

Avg pace today was 7:20 minute/miles

Nike Pegasus 28+ Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.650.000.000.004.65

Easy run on the TM.

avg pace 7:00 min/miles

Nike Pegasus 28+ White Miles: 4.65
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Race: Top of Utah Half Marathon 2012 (13.1 Miles) 01:08:55, Place overall: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.0013.120.0019.42

TOP OF UTAH HALF MARATHON 2012

Headed up to Logan the night before with Riley and met up with Janae and Kenneth Richardson, Janae's parents were nice enough to let us crash there for the night. Very grateful for them and there hospitality, very nice family.

Slept really good, and got in my breakfast immediately. Rockstar and a PowerBar(breakfast of Champions I know)

Got to the race and started my warmup with Riley, Ken, and Janae. Riley and I found the secret Bathroom to avoid lines at the beginning. This bathroom was really nice not going to lie!! Haha!!

Managed to sneak in 2 miles with some 2 strides. Ran into Clyde at the beginning, always good to catch up with him chit chat for a little bit. Saw tons of Bloggers up there. Adam, Jake, Steve, Walter and etc. Good showing and awesome races by the FRB team!!

Alright as the gun went off immediately the group was separated to 5 with in the first quarter mile. Jake, Riley, Ken, Jason Holt and Me. Pace was quick immediately which was fine with me I figure you have to go with it because either your going to run the best race of your life or you will slowly dig your own grave. But you will never know if you don't try.

Mile 1 was 5:01. I was right behind Riley and Jason. I was wondering how my body was going to respond due to our last Saturdays run. But as I got going my legs felt fine.

Mile 2- 5:11 past Jason and was in 4th and was pretty much where I stayed the entire race. Goal now was just to keep Ken and Riley in sight. I knew if I could see them then I would hit that Sub 1:10.

Mile 3-5:12

Mile 4-5:17

Mile 5-5:06

Mile 6-5:10

Mile 7-5:08

Mile 8-5:11

Mile 9-5:17

Mile 10-5:15

Mile 11-5:26 slight up hill towards the last half of this mile.

Mile 12-5:43 mostly up. Wish I could have this mile back, this is where

my weakness is, on the hills, need to start working on that

Mile 13-5:20- recovered nicely

.12-32 seconds, 4:44 pace.

Overall way happy with my race today. Goal was sub 1:10, and glad I succeeded that a little better then I thought I would. Jake, Ken and Riley ran awesome. PRs for Ken and Riley!!

STG Marathon is shaping up to be a good, fast, and competitive one. Way excited to see how everyone does!!

Cooled down with a solid group of FRB's. 4.30 miles

LunaRacer (black) Miles: 19.42
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
49.054.0013.120.7566.92
Nike Pegasus 28+ White Miles: 22.50Iso Transition Miles: 4.30LunarGlide II White Miles: 4.65Altra Instinct Miles: 9.05Nike Pegasus 28+ Miles: 7.00LunaRacer (black) Miles: 19.42
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