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Grandmas Marathon

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Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Race: Grandmas Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:39:16, Place overall: 81, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.5026.200.000.0027.70

Pretty strange race today.  Fourth marathon for me this year in six weeks and even though I felt I was recovering quick enough, I just couldn't get the legs to work as well as I wanted to today.  Overall I was way excited crossing the finish line since it was my best effort run this year.  I had talked to Rob yesterday about how to pace.  I felt that a 2:30 was a remote possibility but that a 2:35 was realistic.  So I decided to pace a 1:17 half and then drop some minutes on the second half.  The pace felt very nice but reaching 7 miles I could really feel the lack of leg strength.  I didn't seem that tired, but just could not get those suckers to work!  I came through the half at 1:17:23, pretty much right on pace and still feeling good except I could not increase speed.  I would increase the pace to 5:40 and hold it for half a mile and then my legs would just be dead and  would have to drop back to 6.  Then I would glance at the GPS when it would beep splits and they were slowing further into the sixes.  As the seconds kept adding up I knew it wasn't my race day but no way was I going to drop out since I got injured last year on this course and DNFd. 

This is the only marathon  have ever run that I finished after feeling dead legs at an early7 miles.  I crossed the finish line pretty happy with the run.  It is my best effort this year, just a crappy time.  I was pretty stoked about holding on for the whole thing and since I felt that I have not been a good mental runner, I am ready to get some rest and start getting in shape for Twin in October.

Aside from the race this has been the most incredible race treatment yet.  Three days at an amazing host family with my kids.  All the food you can eat and right on a sweet lake.  Elite lunches, packets, tour buses, and coaches for race morning.  I could get used to this!

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Comments
From James on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 15:26:16 from 97.117.81.216

Nice race and way to hang in there at the end!

From Fritz on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 16:54:48 from 65.100.192.74

Way to tough it out. You are definitely deserving of some rest.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 18:33:55 from 71.83.42.1

Nice race Steve. See you bright and early - but not too early - tomorrow morning.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 18:40:34 from 67.2.101.26

4 marathons in 6 weeks???? I won't even ask!!! :)

Nice job honing those mental skills! :) :) :)

A huge congrats!

(Moonpies? Peeps? Waffles drenched in delicacies?)

From Paul on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 18:54:50 from 24.10.141.104

Great job. That sounds like a great race to do.

From jtshad on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 21:24:40 from 69.20.183.178

Nice race, Steve! That is a great time, there is nothing to be disappointed in with that!

Have a great vacation.

From Steve on Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 08:43:31 from 71.214.157.210

Paul, it's amazing hospitality. Pretty embarrassing to get all that and then run so slow!

Jeff, Thanks. I know we have both had races like this. It's still alot of fun. I'm a bit addicted to the challenge of this stuff. I am three summers into this running now and each June is my slowest month. I just get a bit burned out every year about this time.

Teena, no moonpies in Minnesota. Whats up with that? Just a Dairy Queen on every corner. Your running going good this summer?

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