Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

May 2013

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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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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
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170.504.00174.50
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 98.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 34.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 33.50Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 9.00
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5:00 a.m. Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles to mouth of Middle Canyon and back.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  3x10x6 machines upper body weights +5 to 10 lbs.  20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles with Pickles, easy to mouth of Middle Canyon and back. 

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  4 miles easy on Skyline Drive with Pickles.  Liz and Roland out with J. Dog.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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8:30 a.m. 10 miles, Snow Canyon up and back to end of paved trail with my son, Rick. His first 10 miler. Way to go Rick!! 1:35:47.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles easy w/ Pickles to Middle Canyon and back via cemetery.

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5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon easy with Pickles. Overcast.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 4 TM miles progression run.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles on the Westland route with Pickles.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x10x6 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

5:30 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline Drive out and back. 47:52. Getting warmer.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles along Skyline Drive .

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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7:45 a.m. 14 mile run in 2:07:28. 5 miles with Tina. Getting pretty warm, should have gone out earlier. Felt like I was in St. George.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 14.00
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6:15 p.m. 6 miles in 57:15 up Settlement Canyon to the amphitheater and back direct. Quite warm.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00
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5:30 p.m. 5 miles in 45:45. With Pickles for 1/2 mile or less, but much too warm for him. Sharon met us and took him home in the truck. Skyline route to the gate and back via Upland/Loma Vista loops.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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6:00 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles to Middle Canyon and back.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles in Settlement Canyon.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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4 miles mostly on trails, easy with Pickles.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 4.00
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7:45 a.m. Ivins, Utah. 10 miles in 1:33:00. Snow Canyon State Park from our place to the end of the paved trail and back.

10:00 a.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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5:00 a.m. 4 miles TM at Gold's Gym in 35:44, progression.

6:00 p.m. 4 miles on 50 W. / 150 W. alley paths with Pickles. Slow in 38:21.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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5:00 a.m. Gym. Weights + recumbent cycle.

6:00 p.m. 6 miles in Settlement Canyon w/ Pickles.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00
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5:00 a.m. 4 miles on Skyline.

6:00 p.m. 5.5 to Middle Canyon, Canyon Rim to Skyline and home, with Pickles.

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6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 46:21 w/ Pickles. NW quadrant. Alley paths, 600 N., Coleman, home by way of 100 West.

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5:00 a.m. 3 miles easy w/ Pickles. Skyline, and loop on 7th St., Terrace Ln., Upland Dr. and back.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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7:00 a.m. 14 miles in 2:10:58, 12 miles with my son, Rick, in 1:53. Smelter Road hills to gate and back home, then 2 mile loop over to Coleman, down to 400 S. and home.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 14.00
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7:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. 8 miles up to Tuacahn and back along Snow Canyon Parkway and Center Street paved path around older part of Ivins to 200 West down to Unity Park and back home along 400 S. with Pickles for about 6 miles. Met Sharon, running 1 1/2 miles for the first time on her replaced knee. Never thought I'd see that again. Way to go, Sharon!!

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 8.00
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7:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 5 miles, Toe Trail loop at the base of the red cliffs and back via Tuacahn Rd., Painted Hills, and Padre Estates.

9:00 a.m. St. George Gold's Gym. 3x15x7 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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6:00 a.m. 6 miles in 55:53, Skyline + 1400 E. Out via SR36, back home by Upland Loop.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym Tooele. 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles with 1/2 of it on the double track trails behind Little Mountain and back by way of Upland and Skyline loop.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy on Skyline up and back direct.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 98.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 34.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 33.50Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 9.00
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