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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

Thu, Sep 29, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
2.86	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	3.86

This was my final run today before the marathon Saturday. I felt more energetic than yesterday. I ran 1.5 miles at 8 min pace then did some fartlek. 2x1/4 at 6:09 then 6:02 pace each followed by 1/4 slow then 1/2 mile at 6:39 pace. after another slow 1/4 I started another faster 1/2 mile. Right after I speed up my left hamstring and glute started to get sore. I decided I better slow back down and it felt better than it did but after a ways it started to get sore running slow so I walked the rest of the way back and it was pretty sore even walking. 15 minuted after the run it felt fine like nothing had ever happened. I'm not sure what to think of this but not even being able to finish a 4 mile run 2 days before a marathon isn't a very good confidence builder. I'm not running tomorrow but plan on taking lots of Ibuprofen between now and the race. Once again I'll be lining up at the St George starting line not sure if I'll even be able to finish.

Comments

From I Just Run on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:07:45 from 67.79.11.242

Ah Dave...I'll be praying and hoping things will be fine for the race. I've been looking forward to seeing you do well in this race! Do you know it the race can be tracked by text? I've followed a few racers using that method before. If so, can you give my you number so I can recieve the text update messages?

From Dave S on Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 12:09:35 from 4.254.223.108

Thanks for the prayers and encouragement. Sorry I didn't get back to you about the texts. We left early Friday to head down. SGM did't offer tracking anyway as far as I know.

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