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Member Since:

Oct 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

-Distance running as of 2001 -11 total marathons -Boston Marathon (2006) -10k PR 33:55 -1/2 marathon PR 1:16:57 -Marathon PR (2006 St. George 2:45:09) -5k PR (Don't know, hate the distance)

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Compete in the Utah Half Triathlon!!

Did it, what a great challenge!!

Ramp up my weekly mileage.

PR at the St. George Marathon in 2009.  Didn't make the Lottery.  Doing the Top Of Utah instead.  It's a 4:30 minute tougher race.  I Still hope to PR!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Be a life time runner for the love of running.  Mix it up.  Try something new.  Do a full Iron Man. 

Personal:

Married for 11 years!!  I have 3 daughters.  My wife runs marathons as well.  I'm a park ranger.

 

 

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Franctic Lifetime Miles: 170.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.0026.200.000.0046.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy, smooth miles this morning. The body felt good. Just a few more easy runs before TOU!!!

 

Nice and cool this morning.  Ran in the rain.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy miles this morning.  Nice and cool.  It got me thinking that the TOU might actually be cold at the start.  I haven't had to think about cold weather in a long time.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles.  Nice and slow.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles kicked my butt this morning.  I thought I would never be done.  Just kidding.  I almost felt guilty only running two.  I never even broke a sweat. 

No more miles until the marathon!!!!  I've got a lot of mixed emotions and stratagies about the race going on inside my head right now.  Hopefully I get it all figured out before the race Saturday morning.

I'm headed up to SLC tonight to stay with my brother and Friday night I'll stay at a hotel in Logan. 

I can't believe it's finally here.  I've worked so hard for so long.  I hope it pays off.

I know my wife is going to be happy to see me back off for awhile on the miles.  She says I'm always tired. 

 

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Race: Logan Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:53:43, Place overall: 21, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Nice start.  Good weather and temperature thoughout.

At about 9 miles I figured out that I wasn't running the St. George Marathon and wasn't going to be able to PR. I backed off, which was probably a good thing.

I finished well and was kind of bumped about not PRing, but I guess the only way to judge how I did is by looking at overall place (21) and division place (5th).

The last 5 miles I had to back off about 30 to 45 seconds a mile.  I didn't have a lot left. I did finish the last half mile at a sub 6:00 pace and sprinted past at what I thought was a professional marathoner.  He was black, skinny and started with the leed pack.  I'm guessing he was hurt and that's the only reason I past him, but it's still my claim to fame.

I got a nice little award for my divison place and am glad to be done.

I'm happy.  I did decide that I don't need to run 15 miles a day anymore.  I run just as fast or faster with running 10 miles a day.

I felt the race was just a bit long.  My GPS said it was about 1 tenth of a mile long.

I'll back off a lot for the fall and winter and work more on weights and bike.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.0026.200.000.0046.20
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