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Location:

Woods Cross,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

Personal:

Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Grid A2 Lifetime Miles: 125.40
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles: 53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
Race: Sweetheart 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:20:35, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.003.103.10

I haven't raced a race in a very long time.  On the way to the race I decided that I would use this as a fitness test.  I devised a pacing plan but forgot my watch so had to just run by feel.  This is a fairly non-competitive race so as we started I was up towards the front.  The lead pack was within sight the entire time.  I tried to maintain a comfortably hard pace throughout the race.  At 2 mile mark, I started to push a little harder and had a small taste of what 5k's are supposed to feel like.  Didn't really push as hard as I could but it wasn't comfortable.  Finished in 20:35 which is my slowest 5k.  Winner was 19:40 so this was a very winnable race.  I was 2 minutes slower than I usually run this course.  I am 15 pounds over my ideal race weight which accounts for 1:30 and the other 0:30 is from not being in race mode.  The time is exactly where I thought it would be - just not where I wanted it to be. 

Adrenaline 2013 14 Miles: 3.10
Comments
From timp on Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 20:09:43 from 99.110.188.230

nice job getting out for race mode- it has been a very long time for me racing a 5k too. I need to sign up for one. I'd hate to see what my time would be....

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