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97th at Boston

1:09:40 Half Marathon

2:25:50 Marathon

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To be able to do it... long term.

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Sat, Aug 04, 2007

Total Distance

20.50

Saturday morning club run. We started 3 miles from the start of the STGM and we finished about 3 miles from the finish. So pretty much the middle 20 miles- the heart and soul of the STGM. I wanted to run the first 10 miles nice and easy and then try and push the last 10 around marathon pace. Here’s how it shakes down.

First 10 miles 1:06:25 6:38 min/mile pace

1. 6:58

2. 6:47

3. 6:20

4. 6:29

5. 7:20 (Up Veyo hill) still just running easy and not pushing things

6. 6:56

7. 6:40

8. 6:34

9. 6:19 (Finally crest the long climb in this mile)

10. 6:02

I picked up the second 10 really close to the halfway mark of the marathon. I grabbed some cytomax and then started again. I totally forgot a GU today and I could feel my reserves needing the boost it would have given me. Oh well just don’t want to do that on race day. Time to see what we can do on the downhill.

Second 10 miles 57:06 5:42 min/mile pace

1. 5:57

2. 5:29

3. 5:34

4. 5:40

5. 5:48

6. 5:49

7. 5:42

8. 5:38

9. 5:45

10. 5:37

Finished the second 10 miles under an hour. That was the goal for the day. Pretty much right around marathon pace on this section. Not too bad considering it was at the end of a 100 miles week. My body is coming around and starting to feel better everyday. With a couple more months of good training we should be good to go.

The course we ran today was just around .5 miles long but I didn't clock it. Just part of the cool down.

Comments

From Dave Holt on Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 20:10:53

I wish I would have known you were doing that section of the course, I would have joined you for the last 15. I figured you guys were doing one of the other runs and I didn't want to get delayed like often happens when we run some strange place. Oh well... Nice workout!

From James on Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 17:29:45

That is one heck of a good training run!When you do those club runs do you leave everyone when you start into your tempo?

From Superfly on Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 21:13:28

James it just depends on how hard the other guys want to push it. Those guys didn't want to hit it that hard on Saturday so I just went alone on the tempo part. Sometimes we do tempo's together.

From Cody on Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 22:44:08

That is a perfect training run for St George. Man, I wish I could get down there and do a run like that on the course. I am impressed.

From James on Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 01:09:41

That is what I figured. I could see Dave going that pace with you but not the other guys. Paul always ends up doing his Tempo run on his own too.

Are you still doing Hobble Creek? I know that Dave is doing Provo Canyon next week and I will be there too. You aren't doing that one are you?

From Superfly on Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 08:53:43

James-

Yes I'm doing Hobble and that will be my next and last race until STGM. I kind of wish I was doing Provo River or even the TOU half... but oh well, Hobble it is.

Good luck this weekend in the Provo River half. This race should give you a good idea where your at and what your looking at for STGM give or take a few. I'm guessing you should be around 1:13ish- I'm not really sure about that course so that could be way off.

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