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Easy early morning run, south along the Jordan Parkway until the trails meets 700 W.  Legs are still feeling funny from the friday leg weight workout.  8:55 pace as compared to 9:09 yesterday. for the same distance. 

We all have our shoe stories, find those magic shoes that are just right for the marathon, these shoes feel like they don't have enough cushioning, these shoes feel like too much, these shoes are too tight, the story goes on.  Anyway, I have found my magic shoes, green, luck of the Irish.  I bought these shoes over ebay and they came with no insert.  I took an insert out of a pair of Asics and put in these Nike Air Zoom Elite, magic.  Anyway, I hope magic. 

May have a tough week running, on the road to Kansas City for a couple of days.

I had a thought today, based on a comment by Lybi that I could not be the only clumsy runner.  I will give you one my favorite stories of hitting the dust while running:

Hawaii, NikeTown Wednesday Night Run - I have been to Hawaii several times, each time we always make it a point to run the Wed. Nike Town Run with local runners.  It is more like a race for 7 or 8 miles.  This Wed. night, about 2 years ago, Gerry Lindgren was leading the fun run, I quickly got along side him and gave him the fan stuff about how great he was, yada, yada, yada, and I got his autograph at the Salt Lake Marathon.  This Wed. night run, the girls cross country team from Xavier was there for a meet.  Gerry was leading them in a fartlek workout.  Well, I decided that I would try and do the workout with them.  The first two pickups, about 6 min mile pace I hung with the group.  I then started to fade.  As I started to fade, a local runner (looked like he was 20 years older than me) passed me and said "I am slowing down at any time",  I took this as a smart"A" comment and that gave me motivation to take chase.  I was ten yards behind, chasing him along the sidewalk on Alomoana Bld, he was coming up on two ladies on the side walk and he yelled coming thru.  The two ladies split apart like the red sea, (I thought they would stay split apart and saw me also), the red sea came back together as fast as it came apart.  I had about two steps to make my move to the right off the sidewalk, I caught my left foot on a tree root, going a 6 min. pace, and did a dive that may have scored an 8.  A quickly got up almost without losing pace to chase the guy in front of me.  He beat me back to NikeTown, he did not even say good race or anything.  I was soom the center of attention with blood running down my leg from a would along the side of the knee.  (Good part of the story), two girls felt sorry for me and proceed to clean up the wound.  *Note, I am a crazy and clumsy runner at times.  Other stories to follow each week. 

Early morning run, 4100 South along the parkway and home.  Decided to make a few of the miles at marathon pace, 7:45.  (8:33 pace for entire run).  Legs felt good.  I sure think I am running faster than the Garmin says at times. 

Me and Sylvia got while a laugh from Lybi's comments on bowling pins. 

Run with Black Sheep today.  Chad led the workout.  Goal was to not get lapped. Did not get lapped today.  Did a 1 mile warmup around the area, East High.  2 laps with jog the curve and run just under 5K race pace for the straight.  We then did 3 x 1,000 with a 200 jog between each rep.  We then rested and did another 3 x 1,000 with a 200 jog between each rep.  1 mile cooldown run.

Each 1,000 was completed between a 4:15 to 4:20.  About a 6:50 pace.  The last 1,000 was a real gut check to hang on to the pace.   Consistent workout.  Happy with the Effort.

*Note, nice group of runners letting new comers workout with them.  I expect this will really help my pace over time.  My last 5K was completed at about a 7:15 pace.  I feel like I could beat that time. 

Business trip run, Kansas City,  early morning run in the hot and humid city, ran around a hilly park for five miles.  After work, ran on the treadmill in the hotel gym for 5 miles at 7:50 pace.

I not remember why I don't like the mid west, humid, humid, humid. 

Run around some city blocks, early in the morning, did not see Dorthy, Toto, the Tinman, the lion or the scare crow.  But, did see a few scary homeless people.  It is good to be back home in Utah. 

Run along the parkway to 4100 south and home.  Legs felt ok.  1/2 marathon on saturday. 

Where to start, on the way down to the race with my wife Sylvia, I decided to run the first 5K of the race hard, (hard for me).  This strategy was dangerous as I was a little out of my comfort zone.  I wanted to give myself a time cushion for the 1 mile (approx) pretty good uphill.  Also, I may have paid for the move later on.  But what the heck.  I turned out to be a good move,  I hooked up with a older runner, Andy, (61 who had won his division in St. George last year).  We were sizing each other up, were we in the same division?  I finally broke the ice and asked him what division he was in.  When we were both in different divisions we decided to work together to hold a 7 minute mile pace.  He was a great pacing partner, good conversation and motivation.  As we were going down the big hill, I commented that Kerry in my division, who usually beats me, was about 2 minutes behind coming up.  Andy said, he will never catch you, stay even.  Andy was right!

The Provo  River Half, the distance is always questionable.  I did not have my Garmin, I hope the course was 13.1.   My race time was exactly three minutes faster that the Bryce Canyon 1/2 marathon 3 weeks ago.  Sylvia was about 1 minute quicker.  If any fellow bloggers read this that ran the race and had a Garmin, what did the course measure?   Part of the hesitation to get too excited about my time, mile mark 5, we ran a 3 minute mile, another mile marker we ran an 11 minute mile.  I wish I had had the Garmin today. 

I was very happy with the 7:05 pace for the race and placing 57th overall (Well over 1,200 runners)  It is getting difficult to place in the top 100 at these larger races.  I am hoping to get into Hobblecreek, there has been a problem with the registration what was sent in plently of time.  If any of you bloggers have any pull with Hobblecreek, I could sure use help getting me and Sylvia in the race. 

Odd thing about my training:  my 5K race pace, last 5k was about 7:15.  (Murray 5K). 

Awards, Syvlia was 2nd and I was 3rd in my division.  It appears there we no awards.  Anyway, Curt is always unpredictable what he will do about awards.  For several years he gave nice wood plaques and other years prints of the Gaurdian of the Trail.  No matter, we have enough awards to fill the garage already. 

Last comments:  the last two tuesday workouts with the Black Sheep seem to be helping my ability to sustain the pace.  I am going to try and keep going.  If this turns out to be a 13.1 course, this is my fastest Provo River 1/2 and Half Marathon time in the last 5 years.