Starting to think more about the Ogden Marathon. My 18 week build up has been about the same as my 18 weeks last year leading up to St. George. Overall mileage has been similar, I think some of my workouts have been a little better this spring, but the longer runs have not been as good. Ogden will be my 6th marathon, so I've still got lots to learn about racing a marathon and training for one. The main reason I wanted to do Ogden was to try a different marathon and one in the spring, which would help me build a good base of miles heading into the summer. I am going to have a very busy summer, but I would really like to train harder for St. George this fall. Looking back here are my different marathons 1st- St. George 2004- 3:07:30 Didn't really train for this marathon, longest training run was 13 miles, and I basically just ran for the experience. Ran with the clif bar pacers the first 22 miles. 2nd- Boston 2006- 3:06:45 4 months of training and coming off ankle surgery. This was more about having a good time and experience. This is when I was just getting into running again and had joined the St. George Running Club 3rd- St. George 2006- 2:46:11 Big Breakthrough Race, this was after a good summer of training. 4th- St. George 2007- 2:44:59 A good race and my PR, but struggled with hip pain for much of the race. 5th- St. George 2008- 3:07:27 This is the one nobody wants to remember, cold, wind, rain, cramping, walking, and a big BUMMER race. So I guess looking back on these marathons, I would expect to be anywhere between 2:40 to 3:10 come next Saturday. Hopefully, closer to 2:40 than 3:10. Easy 4.5 miles, it is back to being busy. I just got called to be in the young men's again. This time I'll be working with the 16 and 17 year olds.
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