David Taylor Gonzales
running and other things
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8/14 Today was a much needed off day. Lane and I bought a whiteboard which we’re using as a training/family/meal calendar. We decided we need to share an off day so we can spend some time together. Thursdays are already scheduled for House Church every week so it was somewhat a no brainer. When we…
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8/8 I ran 4 miles with Travis this morning. It was my first early morning workout in awhile. My body has been craving a higher intensity aerobic workout for the last week so we did some interval training. 12 min warm up, then 5 x 2 minutes @ threshold pace with 2-3 minutes of recovery…
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8/1 Friday 5 mile run at marathon pace. This was a perfect weather day. Couldn’t believe how good I felt. This was my second run in a row with no chest pain which was encouraging. This is my last ramp up mileage week before a rest week (32 miles this week, 27 miles next week).…
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Defining the Easy Run 7/24 I did a sprint workout tonight. 15 minute warm up, 9 10 second intervals @ 4:20/mi pace. I’ve said it before but I have a really hard time keeping a consistent pace when I’m running that fast. My slowest interval was 5:16/mi and my fastest was 3:44/mi. It would be…
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7/17 Barefoot run yesterday (0.6 miles) and 3.7 miles in shoes. Tempo run 0.66 mile warm up, 2.33 miles at 7:50/mi, 0.74 mile cool down. I’ve been really enjoying the barefoot runs. This one was short and sweet but we were able to pick up the pace a bit because there were more running on…
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7/13 I’ve been reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. It’s been described by some as the barefoot runner’s manifesto. Basically it’s the story of McDougall’s personal running journey, injury issues and curiosity which eventually leads him to seek and spend time learning from a largely unknown native tribe in Mexico called the Tarahumara (or…
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7/7 I ran 10 miles on Saturday. We had a great 4th of July weekend with family and I was thankful for the time to run, despite the oppressive heat. The run was really challenging but I kept my nutrition dialed in for it so despite the exhaustion, the chia seed pouch gave me a…
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7/2 Last night I finished a 55 minute tempo workout. 10 min warm up, 2 x 15:00 @ 10k pace (7:35ish pace), 5 min recovery between, 10 min cool down. It felt great. I usually dread these speed workouts but I really enjoyed this one. Garmin wanted me to do a threshold workout (same structure…
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Back Home 6/20 I don’t talk about my work much on here but I think there are a lot of valuable lessons that I’ve taken from work and applied to my training. I work as a sales manager and recruiter for the Academy of Hair Design, a beauty industry trade school. I love my work.…
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Elevation Pain 6/13 We have a family reunion in Santa Fe, New Mexico this weekend. Elevation: 7,190 feet. I have never ran at elevation. On Saturday I’m going to give it a shot. I’ll let you know how it goes. I want to run long(ish) and see how my body holds up. Main fears: hydration…
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