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Location:

Draper,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Oct 27, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I was a decent runner when I was younger, now just loving the second wind in life...

Short-Term Running Goals:

Boston Marathon - 3:04:21 3112th/1978thAG

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running with the Kenyans again...

Personal:

Work Hard, Play Harder and Have Fun! Make It Happen...

This is my mantra... 

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Total Distance
18.76

Aerobic Builder:

AM:  Good crew again with Toni, Matt, Karl, Zak, Steve T., Chris P., and Chad all meeting at Karl's house in Orem.  The plan was to go out to Geneva Rd. and run on pretty much flat surfaces to do some speed.  We started out by running a couple miles wu with 3-4 strides at pace.  Once everyone was set we started into the workout.  4X2000's with 3-3.5 minutes AR.  I guess some of the guys did 1/2 mile AR.  I missed that part of the conversation but oh well.  I felt very comfortable the entire workout.  In fact, the first split was the most uncomfortable.  I probably could have used some more wu mile(s).  My legs just didn't feel like they were in a good spirits.  The pace felt a little forced.  I started into the second one and about half way through I felt good.  The last .3 of the 4th interval was tough.  The The 4th split was a little incline.  I averaged 5:46 for the splits.  I am very pleased with this workout.  My goal was to do HMP for the splits and simulate the same kind of feel and pace for Hobble Creek Half coming up.  I feel confident I can do my goal there with a good workout on Sat. and another track session tune up next Tuesday I should be good going into HCH.  After another few miles cd, we talked for a bit and then I headed to the Provo River for a 10 minute ice bath.  Cold!  I am tired...

PM:  Ran from my office down to Karl's house and met him and Toni there.  The wind was crazy.  Enjoyed running some more miles with them again. 7.76(7:25AP)

Comments
From Andrea on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 08:56:39 from 70.208.7.0

Nice workout! I have often felt flat on the first rep of workouts and would sometimes run 1-2 200s before the workout...seemed to help warm-up and avoid that feeling.

From mike⇒nelson on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:15:39 from 199.127.123.162

Nice work Spencer. I'm sorry I missed it!

From Rachelle on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:32:16 from 199.190.170.28

Great workout today Spence and awesome mileage this week.

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 13:26:53 from 67.177.11.154

Longer "tempo reps" like this are a great alternative to just doing 4-5 miles straight sometimes. Keeps you just fresh enough to not let the pace slip. Nice workout.

From Josh E on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 22:39:36 from 71.213.12.84

Great job Spencer. Were you running alone on the intervals? I might replicate that one. That down south group is producing a great crew of runners.

From RileyCook on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 09:26:00 from 132.3.57.80

Nicely done Spencer! Keep on keeping on!

From SpencerSimpson on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 09:59:17 from 63.82.19.2

@Josh I ended up on the first interval being behind everyone and then got lost on the second interval so this left me pretty much on my own. Not the greatest thing to have happen when your trying to do a workout but it happens. Just need to get speed back to the low 5's to where I don't get lost. :)

From Josh E on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 10:30:26 from 205.235.104.4

If only there was a switch we could flip. Just wondering since it's a tougher workout to do more or less solo.

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