Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

April 2014

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Location:

Tooele & Ivins,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 20-year Club (completed 26)

Boston Marathon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 (+DNF 2011)

Running for 39 years, logged 58,000 miles since 1982. 38 marathons.

Old Man PR's:

5K = 19:58 - July 4th Freedom Run 7/4/08

6K = 26:38 - Cold Turkey Rrrun, 11/23/06

10K = 43:00 - Deseret News, 7/24/08

1/2 Marathon = 1:32:54 - Hobble Creek, 8/23/08

Marathon = 3:23:13 - St. George, 10/4/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Best: 3:35:07, 4/21/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Worst:  DNF, 4/18/11 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for another 20 years.

Personal:

Married for 44 years to a wonderful and supportive wife. She's run 2 marathons herself in our earlier years so that helps.  4 boys, all married, and 10 grandchildren.  2 sons are runners. I celebrated 39 years of running madness, insanity, or at least OCD, on August 23rd, 2021. 

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Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 22.50
Saucony Peregrine Trail Lifetime Miles: 318.15
Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
87.0038.00125.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 15.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 83.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 12.00Saucony Pro Gide 7 Miles: 4.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.002.006.00

5:00 AM. Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights plus 20 minutes upright cycling, 5+ miles.

6:15 PM. 6 miles. Yasso 800's at the track. 4x800 in 3:28, 3:27, 3:24, 3:23 w/ 400 recovery after each.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5.008.0013.00

5:00 AM. 5 miles easy on the Skyline route.

6:15 PM. 8 miles in 1:09:47, 8:43 AP. Westland route.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 13.00
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3.002.005.00

5:15 AM Gold's Gym:  3x12x6 machines upper body plus 20 minutes upright cycling for 5 miles.

Noon:  5 miles in City Creek Canyon, Bonneville Loop and 11tth Ave. going out and Memory Grove coming back.  43:36.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5 AM  4 easy miles on the Skyline route.  Last block with Sharon and Pickles.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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2.0016.0018.00

8:45 AM. 18 miles with Ashlee. 2:34:54, 8:36 AP. first 2 mikes with Rick Spence and Johnny Ahn. Ogden Marathon course from start to top of dam.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 18.00
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11.000.0011.00

5:00 AM  5 miles easy with Rick on Skyline.  46:00.

6:00 PM.  6 miles over to Middle Canyon and up to underground tank and back via cemetery.  54:14.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 6.00
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5.001.006.00

5:00 AM.  Gym:  Weights, 3x15x6 machines, upper body.  21 minutes cycling.  5 miles.

6:30 PM. 6 miles total. Aborted Yasso workout. Slightly tweaked my right hamstring on the 3rd 800, last turn if first lap. Ran easy after, but could tell I better not push it.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

5:00 AM  5 miles easy running.  Skyline route.  Much warmer this AM.

6:30 PM. 4 miles with Pickles easy on the Little Mountain double track back trail.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 9.00
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6.000.006.00

6:30 PM. Serengeti Trail run 6 miles. Nice run. Beautiful evening.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00
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5.000.005.00

7:00 AM.  Gym: 3x15x6 machines, upper body.  20 min. recumbent cycling.

8:00 AM.  5 mile run, easy at 47:00.  Skyline route.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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3.009.0012.00

8:00 AM. 12 miles from SW Tooele to Stansbury, Benson Mill with Rick and Tina. 1:22 for 10 miles. Tweaked hamstring hurting at 3 then again at 8. Decent run otherwise.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 12.00
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Resting right hip or S.I. Joint issue, along with strained hamstring.

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5:00 AM. Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights.

2nd day no running or cycling.

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5:45 PM. 6+ miles trail run on the Serengeti North Loop Double Track. Sunny and nice. Hip feeling fair on the softer surface. See how I feel tomorrow.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00
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4.000.004.00

Ivins,UT. 4 miles on 400 S. to 400 w. up to Center back via Puerto. 36:04.

SG Gold's Gym: 3x15x7 machines upper body weights, plus 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Saucony Pro Gide 7 Miles: 4.00
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20.000.0020.00

Ivins, UT. 7:30 AM. 20 miles in Snow Canyon pathway, Snow Canyon Parkway pathway to Halfway Wash and back, plus loop to Unity Park and home. 3:07:13. Severe back or SI joint issues afterwards.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 20.00
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Resting.  Right hip or SI joint still hurting.  Much improved but not good enough to run.  2 laps walking at the Tooele Running Club Boston Marathon Memorial social activity at England Acres.  Great day at Boston.  Meb wins in 2:08:36!  Finally, after 31 years we have an American win this thing!

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5 AM.  Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights.  20 minutes recumbent cycling very easy.

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Gold's Gym: No running. Upright stationary cycling for 11.1 miles in 40 minutes. Felt okay afterwards.

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Out for a while with a right hip injury.  Hope to see the doctor this week.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
87.0038.00125.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 15.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 83.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 12.00Saucony Pro Gide 7 Miles: 4.00
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