Paul Hafen

Run for Recovery 10k

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Location:

Provo,UT,

Member Since:

Aug 14, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Recent Bests:

1500m - 4:25

5k - 16:32

10k - 36:08

1/2 Marathon - 1:19:18

Short-Term Running Goals:

- maintain 50-70 mpw

- Spring: dip under the U.S. masters all-american 1500m time - 4:20

- Fall: half-marathon under 1:17:00

Personal:

B.S. Exercise Science

M.S. Exercise Physiology

Doctoral Student: Exercise Sciences, Exercise Physiology

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
666.4062.0062.8528.85820.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.002.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.002.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.001.001.0014.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.003.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.001.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.501.000.002.508.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Comments
From Smooth on Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 09:26:06 from 65.130.110.24

Welcome to the blog, coach! Very impressive running accomplishments and awesome goals!!!

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 09:47:11 from 128.187.97.21

Thanks Smooth,

I am excited to be on here! Hopefully we can both hit our goals this year!

From MarkS on Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 19:03:04 from 98.202.129.174

Hobby Jogger,

Welcome to fast running!

I wish you good luck in your goal to gain all-american status as a masters athlete. I am doing the same. I am in the 55 to 59 age division, and run the 1500 and mile.

Your study at BYU sounds very interesting.

Good luck on your running.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.005.000.000.008.00

1.5 mile warm-up

5 miles @ HR 150 bpm

1.5 mile cool-down

Comments
From Kam on Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 09:40:12 from 68.66.163.179

If this blog becomes a place where you record a lot of your research related thoughts and findings, then watch out...you'll be much followed. Sound like you have synchronized your career with a proclivity.

From Luke Parks on Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 02:02:45 from 75.142.4.155

Do you usually do workouts based on HR? If so, do you think it works and do you recommend giving it a try?

From Bam on Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 08:59:53 from 89.126.28.24

Hey 'coach' - I was reading your profile and thought, this guy sounds great. Love the sobriquet, Hobby Jogger Elite.

Anyway, decided to check out your 'work' and was surprised when I saw your facebook page, especially when I saw your picture.

You seem to have shrunk and your hair has changed colour. Is this a result of your lab work? Also, you've lost your wedding ring - hopefully this doesn't mean you are having marital problems.

Of course, this then made me look closer at your profile. I notice you finished school in 2002 and yet you are hoping to run the '3000m race' as a 'Master track athlete'. Hmmm - you would be very young to run as a Masters athlete.

Busted! Leave these good people alone and stick to your running.

Nice try though.

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 07:17:45 from 128.187.97.21

Yeah Kam,

I sure hope I can get a good following. I still have so much to learn about the intricacies of physiology and endurance performance, but hopefully as I learn I can pass some of that good stuff on!

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 07:24:52 from 128.187.97.21

HAHA BAM,

1. Thanks for the compliment on the username ;)

2. The biggest I've been up to was 215 lbs a few years ago (and I benched 335 lbs). I got back into running shortly after that and the pounds came off rather quickly. I am about 170 lobs now, almost back to high school weight (160-165 lbs)

3. My profile pic was actually from before getting married, so nope, no marital problems here ( I happily have my ring on ;)

4. You seem to be a road racer, so you may not be aware of Master's classifications for track & field. Road racing starts at 40, but the track Master's classifications start at 30 yrs ( I will be 31 this year):

http://www.nationalmastersnews.com/aa_tf_m.htm

From Bam on Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 07:28:32 from 89.126.28.24

haha good man - ;)

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 07:38:27 from 128.187.97.21

Luke,

I do use HR to a certain extent. I try not to let it dictate all of my workouts... it could be as controlling as a stopwatch. Some days it's better to just listen to your body than to let a watch or monitor tell you what you are supposed to do. That being said, i use it for specific workouts (just like i use a stopwatch for track stuff). For me it helps me stay controlled and 'honest' on tempo or marathon paced runs. As a middle distance guy I remember being able to go for 10 or 12 mile run at 7:00 pace.... the endurance guys always recovered better and although I could complete the run just fine I was really worn out from runs like that for a few days. I realized i had probably been running too fast for what the purpose of the run was and I have used a HR monitor to help me rein it in a little on the longer runs.

I had a kid I coached in HS that was stuck around 10:20 for the 3200... I made him do some easier running at HR (he hated having to slow down to keep the HR in the zone) so that he could recover on the easy days and really work the hard days. After running 10:20 for a PR under his other coach as a freshman and sophomore, he got down to 9:40 and 9:01 (3000m) by his senior year. Of course, there is maturation and other training factors that went into it.... but i remember a marked difference in the quality of his workouts after using HR as a training tool.

From Luke Parks on Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 20:23:53 from 75.142.4.155

Wow, that's really cool. Maybe I'll try it out sometime.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.002.505.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.003.758.00

1 mile warm-up

6 x 800 @ 2:42 (1 lap recovery walk/jog between each @ 2:45)

6 x 200 @ 34 (100m walk recovery)

2 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.003.008.00

Moderate Day - Max type work, but with plenty of recovery

1 mile warm-up

4 x 400 @ 2mi pace recovery to HR under 120bpm

1 mile recovery run

4 x 400 @ 2mi pace recovery to HR under 120bpm

1 mile recovery run

4 x 400 @ 2mi pace recovery to HR under 120bpm

2 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.006.000.000.008.00

1 mile warm-up

6 miles @ HR 150 (6:46 pace)

1 mile cool-down

I've been reading up a little on Renato Canova's training principles and I was interested to see how my HR run compares to what his training recommendation for 'aerobic strength' would be. Based off of his percentages from what my 10k pace is, my pace should have been between 6:36 and 6:45 per mile. Looks like my pace was pretty close to that. He also recommends going for about 45 minutes at the pace and my run was 40.5 minutes. I will continue to run these types of runs every other week and increase the time spent to average 45 minutes per run. This will increase the distance just by increasing the time from 40.5 to 45 minutes per run and hopefully increase the distance as my pace improves.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.003.108.00

4 mile warm-up

5k on Kiwanis xc course (18:00)

1 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Still sluggish from the xc run Tuesday. I'll go easy today, do a moderate workout tomorrow and still get a long run this weekend

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.005.000.006.00

5 miles at an honest pace, 6:30/mile

1 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

Gradually increased the pace on this one:

@ mile 8 my average pace was 7:26

@ mile 16 my average pace was 7:12 (2nd half average 6:58)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

Moderate Day

1 mile warm-up

Good pacing day - 4 x 1600 w/800 recoveries

1.5 mile cool-down

I wanted to get in some pace work today, but am still feeling it from a long run saturday and an easy 12 yesterday. I decided to stick with some pace work and keep the recovery a little longer! It worked out well, my pace goal was to get the 4 in around 6 flat, which would be an honest pace but not make me work too hard. I hit 5:56, 5:57, 5:55, 5:53.... with great control. I felt better after the run than I did before, so that is always a good sign of a controlled workout! My goal is to maintain this type of workout and follow a Canova approach that would gradually increase the distance of each interval (and thus total work done) while maintaining the same 6 flat pace.

 

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.001.501.008.00

am: VO2max/LT testing in the lab

pm: easy 4 miles

Race: Run for Recovery 10k (6.25 Miles) 00:36:08, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.006.250.0011.00

.75 mile warm-up (really cold outside this morning, so I stayed in the car as long as possible)

6.25 mile race (pretty good course down provo canyon and then up 800 N. The hill up was brutal and the last mile or so also had a pretty nice headwind)

4 mile cool-down

*pretty small run, low-key. They did a great job marking the course and gave awesome awards and a little money too... so i recommend this run to anyone in the area next yeat! It supports a great cause in addiction recovery and is a fun/supportive atmosphere!
 

Comments
From josse on Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 18:50:04 from 71.199.39.138

Awesome job, I saw the busses this morning and the markings. Wish I could have done it!

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 08:55:39 from 128.187.97.26

It would have been great to have you there! I'm sure you would have dominated that 10k!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.004.000.005.00

.5 mile warm-up

4 mile MLSS run

.5 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

.5 mile warm-up

4 mile MLSS

3.5 easy/cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

Gradually increased the pace on this one:

@ mile 8 my average pace was 7:26

@ mile 16 my average pace was 7:14 (2nd half average 7:02)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0012.000.000.0012.00

am - 5.5 miles

pm - 6.5 miles

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.505.000.001.508.00

.75 warm-up

1.5 mile max (near RER1 run)

.75 cool-down

5 mile easy

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0012.000.000.0012.00

12 miles TTE in the lab

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.008.004.000.0016.00

Giving some specific marathon training a try!

2 miles warm-up

8 miles on roads (HR 150-160bpm; 6:50 pace)

2 miles (12:27; HR 168)

2min recovery (active; walking)

2 miles (12:23; HR 171)

2 miles cool-down

*I'm not used to the 'longer' workouts like this (16 miles!) but I think I can learn to embrace them. It is definately an aspect of my fitness that I need to improve upon!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.001.506.00

.5 mile warm-up

1.5 mile @ RER1.0

4 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.000.000.000.0023.00

Good long run, focus was on taking it easy and just running part of the Howloween Half course. Paced right at 7:28 which is near my R&R pace group speed.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.007.003.000.0015.00

Tried another long workout, but I think I left my mono somewhere on that 23 miler and I had to cut it a mile short

2 mile warm-up

7 miles at mp HR 150-160

2 miles at 12:27

2 min recovery

1 mile at 6:18

3 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy run for Danny's study

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Off to swacsm today!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy run in cali before swacsm. Saving some strength for a longer run tomorrow

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.000.000.000.0022.00

16 miles A.M.

6 miles P.M.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Race: howloween half (13.1 Miles) 01:21:22, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.0013.100.0013.10

Legs have been heavy prepping for the lv marathon, so this was a recovery week. Took the opportunity to run an evening race to figure out my nutrition for lv. Good inaugural race... was surprised to break away from the small group so early. Held the pace the entire race. It was refreshing to run a good flat course in Utah!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.005.000.0015.00

5 mile warm-up

5 miles MLSS (HR 150-160) - 6:33 pace

5 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.003.006.00

Continuous Workout

1 mile warm-up

6 x 800 w/ 400 jog (2:43, 2:42, 2:43, 2:44, 2:42, 2:41)

1 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.000.000.000.0021.00

moved the long run from yesterday (Saturday) to today because of the weather. Felt great out this morning, glad I made the switch!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 14:16:31 from 192.168.1.1

Paul:

What are some of your recent research topics/studies?

From Hobby Jogger Elite on Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 19:52:27 from 128.187.97.21

Sasha,

We are currently investigating metabolic estimations of exercise intensity/running performance and associated sex-related differences involving maximal lactate steady state (MLSS)as a training intensity and performance indicator!

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 20:08:21 from 192.168.1.1

Could you use a subject or two?

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.005.000.0015.00

5 mile-warmup

5 mile @ MLSS (6:30, couldn't find HR strap)

5 mile cool-down

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
666.4062.0062.8528.85820.10
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