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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
83.406.400.004.5094.30
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18.000.000.000.0018.00

7am run with Rob up North Logan to the BS trail.  The first 3 miles almost did me in, just couldn't shake the legs out.  Just about needed Rob to push me in a stroller.  As we went onto the Logan River trail I finally started breathing and it was a great run from then on.  Lots of hills and softer trails to run on.  We must have hit a 20 mile an hour headwind entering Logan Canyon which of course died off on the way back down.  Just a beautiful run and good company.

Not too hard to skip church and let the families spend a few hours together at the hotel pool before the Murphy's had to go back.  Good start to a high mileage week.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.006.400.000.0016.40

10 miles easy pace, then 6.4 at marathon pace, 5:50.  Really hurt..

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10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 mile recovery run from the lake. Two days of camping with the kids and not much else going on.  I did teach two of Natalie's friends to waterski today.

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Off day

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

16 miles in Spokane this morning.  Just a beautiful day, not much purpose to this run.

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13.400.000.000.0013.40

Medium distance easy run in St. Louis.  Recovery run at about an 8 minute pace, real slow and nice to just enjoy the day.

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16.000.000.004.5020.50

3 miles easy along the lower BST above 27th street in Ogden for a warm up.  I wanted to give the Malan Peak run another try today and this time I was going to warm up right.  It was about 1pm when I got started but not bad at about 87 degrees.  No more trail shoes, this time I'm wearing my old Kayanos, my fat man shoes.  I started the GPS and began a little slower than last time.  Pretty quick it was evident that I was much fresher in my legs than I have been for a few weeks and I got right into a good rythm.  It was just a lot easier.  I was being held back by my "wind" and not the legs which is a good sign for where I want to be.  I crossed the peak at 30 minutes and 11 seconds and I knew Corbin's time was 47 and change so I had to fly down.  Like before, I just couldn't run as fast as I wanted to.  It was too hard to stay in control, but I could quick step the steep parts and accelerate on the gradual inclines.  Just a way better run for me.  Hit the start at 46:21, a good two minutes faster than last week and felt much better.  After 15 minutes of Mt. Dew and laying on the grass, I did my easy 13 mile scheduled run and turned in the GPS.

I found out that a few Weber cross country runners had ran the trail this week and one had taken the top position at 46:41, so I barely beat him.  I'm sure that they will tromp all over my time in the next two days. 

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