The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

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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Off day today and looking forward to a simple day arguing politics and watching football with my family.  No soreness at all from the running yesterday which is a pleasant surprise.  Good sign that its time for some training intensity.  Its good to feel on schedule with training for a change.  But Friday I just got an invite from the Lost Dutchman Marathon in two weeks and the girls really want to go to Phoenix for a few days.  Also I'd love  to take a shot at cracking the masters record on the course.  It's 2:40, but a pretty hard course.  So do I train through it or taper for two weeks?

 

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I really wanted to run an easy 30 miler today along the beaches of LA but I know that I have to eventually do something more productive than the long, fun slow runs.  I had on schedule a 20 mile progression run, 10 easy then 10 at MP.  I ran the first 10 at 7:50 pace and then increased to 5:45 pace.  Way harder than I thought to pace.  First mile at 5:53 so I picked it up, 2nd at 5:33 so I let it off a little, 3rd at 6:11.  I finally hit a groove for 4 and 5 at 5:46 but now I was dying so I backed off and jogged a mile to catch my breath and then ran the last 5 averaging 5:53.  This kind of run will obviously take some work for me to run right. 

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10 miles easy before work.  5 miles easy along the strip in Vegas at 10pm.  Cool run!

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Nice run west of Vegas.

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4 mile warm up, 8X800 meter hill repeats on Cliffside Hill, jog in between

Ran the kids to school again today but not counting it since it was around 11 minute miles, lol!

Heading out now for an hour of hard racquetball

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Up all night with a real bad cold, first in a long time.  No way I could run today but I took the kids to the pool and got in a mile swim.  Took 40 minutes..

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As sick as I can ever remember today.  Looks like the flu.  Stayed in bed all morning and then tried to go out for a run to burn it off.  I made it one mile and had to lay down on the grass and then trudge back home.  I had promised the kids a day at the pool so I ended up sitting by the side all afternoon while they swam. 

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