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Location:

Preston,Id,USA

Member Since:

Mar 09, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

2009 TOU Half Marathon 1:25:06

2010 St George Painter's Half Marathon 1:25:24

2011 Jan. St George [Painter's] Half Marathon different course 1:25:28

2011 Apr. Boston Marathon 3:03:24

2011 May Ogden 5K 18:18

2011 July 4th 15K Freedom Run 58:53

2011 July Deseret News 10K 37:12

2011 Oct St George Marathon 2:58:18

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 18 min. 5k

1:24 Half

Sub 3 at St George in Oct.

Get injury free and stay that way

Set new PRs at all distances now that I'm 50

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:30 5K

2:50 marathon

Personal:

I was born in 1960

I started running in 2006

I am married with a 16 year old son [that lives with my wife and I] and a 30 year old step son and 25 year old step daughter

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Fri, Jul 01, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.65	0.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	6.65

My legs just haven't had any pop this week so I haven't done any kind of a workout. Today I felt a little better so I decided to try a short workout. My hip has been bothering me a bit so I kept the workout minimal [just 3 faster miles] and the overall distance short at 6 1/2 miles. It was 75 degrees again when I got started. I warmed up for a little over 2 miles at 7:55 pace then went down the big highway hill 1 mile in 6:16. I took about a 2 min break and dipped my shirt in a ditch. 1 mile back up the hill in 7:50. The uphill was the harder effort. After a .3 mile recovery I ran 1/2 mile in 3:06 then 1/2 mile recovery. Then another 1/2 mile in 2:55. Then .61 cooldown. Overall pace was 7:27. I've got a 15K I'm running Monday so hopefully I can recover and get rid of some of this sluggish slow feeling by then.

Comments

From I Just Run on Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 15:18:56 from 166.137.141.78

I think our bodies just rebel when the hotter weather first hits. I felt so drained a few weeks ago that I thought there was something wrong. Finally the sluggish feeling has gone away pretty much.

From Dave S on Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 20:30:49 from 4.254.225.236

I think you're right. And not only running in the warmer weather but working out in it all day. Every year when I first start irrigating it seams to take me a few weeks to get used to it. It usually means walking 2 or 3 extra miles a day in hip boots and carrying 40 ft lengths of pipe.

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