Cliff Nielson's Brief Training Log

May 17, 2024

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Member Since:

Jan 05, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

My running accomplishments are very underwhelming but here are my PRs:

800m: 1:54

1500m: 3:48

Mile: 4:06

3000m: 8:13

5000m: 14:35

8k XC: 23:59

10k XC: 30:31 (altitude)

 

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Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 4 minutes in the mile. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I expect to completely retire from running within the next couple years.

Personal:

Currently super injured and recovering from a ruptured plantar fascia injury from two years ago. Can't run much more than 15-20 miles/week. 

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10 minute warmup @6:27/mi

2xmile w/1  min rest 

  • 4:58.87
  • 5:05.48

5x200m w/1 min rest

  • 30.33
  • 30.93
  • 31.06
  • 31.37
  • 32.35 (had to full stop mid-interval)

THIS IS NOT THE WORKOUT THAT I HAD PLANNED
Got to the BYU indoor track and it was absolute madness. It was like everyone decided to show up to the track and start doing random things, all at the same time. Just off the top of my head, I saw: 2 dodgeball games, 1 karate class, 3 intramural workout classes, lots of kids sitting in lane 1, probably 50 hobby jogger/walkers, cleaners cleaning different parts of the track and on top of that you have all of the people crossing the track to get to the intramural games on the interior court. I spent the entire workout weaving between people, stopping, slowing down and dodging little kids (they are suprisingly unpredictable). I was going to do 5x1mile and I felt fine, it was just too aggravating for me to want to dodge people for that workout and it was kind of toasty in there. I have a good workout planned for Saturday, so having an easy workout isn't really a big deal for me. 

Did a 10 minute cool down at 6:30/mi and then some conditioning:

  • 4x
    • 10 max vertical squat jumps (superset)
    • 20 bodyweight squats

 

 

Workouts like these have helped me practice my cross country racing tactics and strategies.  

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