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DNR Fun Run

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

I'm a geologist for my day job.
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Wed, May 12, 2010
Race: DNR Fun Run (3.1 Miles) 00:19:54, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.003.100.005.60

I'm lucky enough to work for an organization that has a lunchtime 5k for its employees.  This fun run is organized/put on by employees.  

There is one fast guy in the building.  Last spring he ran a 5k that was about 5 minutes faster than my PR (but not near his PR).  He did not take off at the start but went out slow and asked what pace I wanted.  He said he was pacing me for the race.  Thanks Fast Guy!!!! :)   I've twice run 20:00 but never broken the 20 minute mark so I hoped to go out at a 6:20 pace.  It was great fun to have my own personal pacer and a really good one at that.

Garmin data:

Mile 1- 6:17, 170 bpm

Mile 2- 6:27, 178 bpm

Mile 3- 6:31, 179 bpm

final 0.1- 6:32, 178 bpm

19:55, 3.11 miles, 175 bpm (200 bpm max)

Official time 19:54, a PR and my first sub 20 5k!

The course was on and around the Jordan River Parkway.  Flat as a pancake. Wind ~10 mph. 53 degrees.

Comments
From KP on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 17:42:45 from 65.208.22.26

congrats!!!! how awesome!

tell me how this 5k at work thing works... that sounds interesting! it might be fun to get something like that started here. hmmmmmm....

From Smooth on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 17:44:41 from 174.23.172.155

CONGRATULATIONS Mark on the sub-20 PR! :) WAY COOL of Fast Guy!

From Huans32 on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 17:56:17 from 138.64.8.52

Awesome race there Fly. New 5k PR WOOT WOOT WOOT!! That is great that the fast guy helped pace you doing it too. Got to love it.

From fly on the Wall on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 18:05:52 from 204.113.19.47

This 5k is about as simple as it can get. The course starts and ends in our parking lot. Most of the course is on paved trail and it only crosses two low-traffic streets. So no traffic control is needed. I'm not sure how the course was measured, maybe a wheel or survey grade gps? The course is marked with chalk and small traffic cones (one ended up in a tree; we get a lot of colorful people around here). A Google Earth based course map is also provided.

Timing is via stop watch and recorded by two employees at the finish line. No bibs, if they don't know your name they ask.

A jug of water, a jug of sports drink, cups, and some nut bars are on a table at the finish. I'm not sure how these were paid for.

The run is on our lunch hour, so that no work time is used. If anyone goes over their lunch time, they are supposed to use leave or flex their hours.

The run is 'advertised' via employee email and fliers on the bathroom doors.

No entry fee!

From DonGardinero on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 18:16:32 from 75.162.172.22

Very cool!!! Congrats on the sub 20:00

From Andy on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 18:54:22 from 198.60.114.178

Glad you finally got your sub 20 5k after being in sub 20 shape for so long. Great job on the race.

From Rhett on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 20:26:10 from 74.32.222.202

Congrats on the sub 20 5K. I guess all that speed work paid off. :) Now with some real speed work you are set to go sub 19.

From Burt on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:15:00 from 206.19.214.144

Huh? Did Not Run (DNR) Fun Run??? That don't make no sense. But great job on breaking 20.

From fly on the Wall on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 20:00:11 from 204.113.19.47

Burt, I could tell you what DNR really means but I'd have to kill you. ;)

From MrsFIT on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 20:45:59 from 98.202.0.57

New PR and no entry fee!?! Does it get any better than that :)

From Burt on Fri, May 14, 2010 at 00:48:34 from 98.177.220.145

Fly, it would be an honor to die at your hands.

From timp on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 13:14:38 from 144.189.100.25

I just saw this report. Big congrats on your first sub 20!!

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