Craig's Running Blog

Freedom Run 10k - Provo, UT

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

50K: 6:15 at Moab Red Hot 50k+ (ouch)

Marathon:

St George - 2:44 (2010), 2:47 (2004), 2:48 (2006), 2:50 (2010), 2:51 (2008, 2009), 2:53 (2007), 2:54 (2005, 2001)

Boston - 2:50 (2008)

1/2 Marathon:

Hobble Creek - 1:12 (2010), 1:15 (2009)

Provo River - 1:16 (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010)

Provo Halloween Half 1:14 (2011)

Moab - 1:18 (2008)

Ogden 1:17 (2010), 1:19 (2009)

Painters (St George): 1:18 (2011), 1:20 (2009, 2010)

10K: 34:22 (Des News 2009)

5K: 16:32 (2003), 16:33 (2004), 17:11 (2007), 16:32 (2008, aided), 17:29 (2008), 16:25 (2009, aided), 17:25 (2011), 16:06 (2011, aided)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2~~011: Complete my first Olympic and Half Ironman triathlons~~

2012: Break 2:40 at St George

Move into endurance mountain biking and trail triathlons (xterra, etc)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running. Move into triathlons and get stronger. Keep succeeding at half marathons and the occasional marathon.

Personal:

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Married to Teresa with 3 kids: Anders (4), Kristian (9), and Zoe (12).

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Fri, Jul 04, 2008

Race: Freedom Run 10k - Provo, UT (6.2 Miles) 00:37:18, Place overall: 16, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	6.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.20

This wasn't as easy of a race as I thought it would be. That's primarily because I hadn't run a 10k in something like 3 years and I wasn't anticipating the hills on this course. This is a loop course, so there is no net elevation loss either. It keeps you honest.

I got there early because my friends Jason and Johnny were both trying to get St George entry slots. They had to put in some volunteer hours at the race, and they ended up getting the 2 slots. Good job for them.

I spent the better part of 40 minutes warming up. I wasn't happy with the warm up. My ankles ached and I couldn't get them in running form. I would pay for this later.

I talked a little bit with Michelle and Josse at the start. I figured they would be right up there with the top finishers, and I was right.

I got off to a pretty fast start, and I was pretty happy with my push up the hill. At mile 1, the course peaks out and the next mile has a pretty good downhill stretch to it. I tried to relax as much as possible. By mile 3, we were in the middle of the parade route in Provo, and I was getting tired. If it was a 5k, I would have been in great shape, but I had to hold out for 3 more miles. The last 3 miles were insignificant, but it felt like I was getting progressively slower. There were a TON of 5k walkers to dodge on the course. That had to slow the 10k runners down. There were also a number of runners that signed up for the 10k but ran the 5k, so they had these unreal 10k times that were fake. They sorted out the top 10 after the race was over, and I moved up from 24 to 16 overall.

Comments

From Jasro on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 17:21:28

I could tell that you weren't feeling that great after the race. Thanks for coming down with us, and volunteering during the week. I'm really excited about doing St. George.

From Craig on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 17:31:17

Ya- I didn't feel great. I had a fever the next day. My ankles were killing me too. I got over it and feel good now, though. Just a bad day.

From josse on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 17:33:10

It was very nice to bump into you at the race. I don't think I would have known that was you if Michelle wouldn't have said something.

Good job on the race! Are you doing Provo river this year?

From Craig on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 17:34:09

Yes! I am doing Provo River. It will be interesting to see how that new course is.

From josse on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 17:37:24

Ya it should be good with the new road. It is still pretty downhill, with a couple little ups.

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