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St. George,UT,U.S.A

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Apr 02, 2005

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Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

97th at Boston

1:09:40 Half Marathon

2:25:50 Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get healthy enough to enjoy a run again.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To be able to do it... long term. 

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"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift" -Steve Prefontaine

Live your life. Take chances. Be crazy. Don't wait. Because right now is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll be... ever again.

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Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 520.90
Kinvara2 Lifetime Miles: 350.20
Ghost Yellow Lifetime Miles: 374.25
Kestrel Bike Lifetime Miles: 1883.75
NB- Rainbow Lifetime Miles: 57.80
Red Cumulus Lifetime Miles: 594.95
Neon Launch Lifetime Miles: 533.40
DS Trainer Lifetime Miles: 467.77
Green Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 479.75
Lunerglide Lifetime Miles: 276.70
Blue Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 528.06
NoosTri Lifetime Miles: 283.07
BlueKinvara Lifetime Miles: 216.60
Innov Lifetime Miles: 58.50
Ride Lifetime Miles: 207.45
NavPeg Lifetime Miles: 162.50
Green K5's Lifetime Miles: 88.00
Total Distance
15.80

0 miles this morning. I woke up with an upset stomach. All I had for dinner last night was Key Lime Pie and a shrimp cocktail. In that order, and I think the shrimp was just a little too old. 

The legs are still trashed anyways so I'll give them the morning, or maybe the day off and maybe I'll be able to get going again. The crazy thing is that last year on this day after Bryce I was in SLC and ran the last 10 miles or so of the Des News Marathon with Sasha. It wouldn't even be an option today with these legs.

Can anyone give me a logical reason why everyone is so much more trashed this year than last? 

21.3 mile bike ride mid-morning. In 2:13:05 = 5.3 miles of easy running. Although in two hours and some change I could get more than 5.3 miles in. This ride was around the world and back. Well from the house up to new overpass and out Grapevine trail, around Church rocks, through the tunnel, up to the Coral Canyon Mesa park, back around Coral Canyon and home via Dogtown. I opted to ride the bike because of the stomach issues and it worked out. The jury is still out on how the legs will respond to it. Pretty good workout.  

10.5 painful miles on the treadmill this evening. It wasn't cooling off so I went out on the treadmill to try and get things taken care of for the day. When I got on there was a slim chance that I was going to say on for the entire time... somehow I managed. It was like 1:22 or something- that makes over three and a half hours of training today. A little much maybe? 

Comments
From MarcieJ on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:35:13

I think for me I have been avoiding alot of downhill running. Last year from jan on I was on the marathon course EVERY weekend and I think my legs were used to the downhill. So I think not training alot on downhill for me is what did me in. I would go see April to get everything loosened up.

From josse on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:38:09

I think they secretly made it steeper this year just to make us hurt more.

From Superfly on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 14:28:59

I have a few theories of my own but they all involve aliens taking over our bodies and eventually the planet.

Actually I think I may have been doing more downhill last year too. I guess I need to start working that part out to get ready for STG.

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