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Location:

South Weber,UT,

Member Since:

May 09, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

800 Meters 1:50.14 (Track-BYU)

1500 Meters 3:42.07 (Track-Stanford) Likely the best race of my life; converts to a 3:59.85 Mile

5000 Meters 14:20 (Track-Stanford)

8000 Meters 23:53 (Cross Country-Pre Nationals Iowa)

10000 Meters 29:57 (Track-Stanford)

Half Marathon (Mesa-Phoenix Half) 1:05:11

Marathon (St George) 2:16:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

2017 Races:

Mesa-Phoenix Half - 3rd Place 1:05:11 PR

Ogden WRC 10-Miler - 1st Place 55:46

Provo City Half - 1st Place 1:06:33

Ogden Marathon - 2nd Place 2:25:46

Long-Term Running Goals:

My main goal is just to stay healthy. I was injured every year in my college career except for one. I would like to reverse that trend and always stay injury-free.

Personal:

I am a family man. I am married to my beautiful wife Amy (who also ran at Weber and is quite the runner). We have four beautiful daughters named Evelyn (6 years old), Hannah (4 year old), Nora (2 year old), and Iris (5 months).

Twitter handle: @RunnerRiley7

Instagram RunnerRiley7

I am supported by Brooks

I am a Generation Ucan elite athlete

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Salomon Pro Wings 2 Lifetime Miles:						161.10
Brooks PureCadence 5 Lifetime Miles:						101.85
Brooks Adrenaline 17 Lifetime Miles:						161.85
Brooks Transcend 4 Lifetime Miles:						219.45
Brooks Ravenna 8 Lifetime Miles:						225.10
Brooks PureCadence 6 Lifetime Miles:						188.10
Brooks Launch 4 Lifetime Miles:						107.50
Brooks Glycerin 14 Lifetime Miles:						101.47
Brooks Hyperion Lifetime Miles:						92.13
Brooks Caldera Lifetime Miles:						31.10

Tue, Nov 03, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.50	0.00	6.00	0.00	10.50

I did a workout on the Arc Trainer, simulating mile reps. I did 6 by 5-minutes hard with 2:30 easy in between. I hate cross training. Based on the pool of sweat under me, I must've lost 5-6 pounds.

Brooks Pure Cadence 4 Miles: 10.50

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RustyTF2 on Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 11:19:01 from 216.21.163.38

Is that knee still hurting from the 30 mile mountain day? Also, do you like the arc trainer better than a common elipticle?

From Fritz on Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 18:17:57 from 70.208.8.215

Not sure what is wrong with me but I like cross training at the gym. Sounds like you got in a good workout at least. I hope the knee is getting better.

From RileyCook on Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 09:51:13 from 172.56.16.136

I do prefer the Arc Trainer. Due to the motion it stresses your knees less. There's been days I couldn't run a step without knee pain, but I could arc train all day with nothing. The makers also claim it burns more calories than the elliptical but who knows whether that's true.

As for the knee, it was hurting last week before the trail run, calmed down a bit, and then flared up during the run. I'd say now it's back to pre-trail run pain levels. So progress, but not out of the woods. I think I can do uphill running without setting it back, but not flat or downhill yet.

Fritz, I don't know how you love cross training! But hey to each their own.

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