Gary Horton

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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,USA

Member Since:

Jan 16, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2012 St. George Marathon - 3:09:24 (PR) (BQ)

2011 St. George Marathon - 3:29.24 (PR)

2011 Pocatello Half - 1:32:24 (PR)

2011 Ucon 5K - 19:52 (PR)

2010 SLC Half (First Race) - 1:54:45

Short-Term Running Goals:

If things go as planned...  I will be running Boston in 2015 and I want to break 3 hours.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to run till I die and qualify for the Boston Marathon, both events may occur simultaneously...  They didn't :)  I hit my BQ time in St. George 2012!

Personal:

In 1 1/2 year I went from 225 lbs. to now around 165-160 lbs.  In 2010, my first year running, I ran two half marathons, two 5ks and one 10k.  My wife and I started with the Salt Lake City Half Marathon and ran it together.  It was a great way to spend time together and kick off our new found pass time.  I'm now addicted to running and I plan on running for the rest of my life.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Zoom Flat Lifetime Miles: 8.10
Hoka Clifton Lifetime Miles: 8.00
Mon, Mar 07, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

It was a nice day but I still ran on the TM.  I forgot to bring a jacket to work so I was stuck inside wishing I was out.  My legs felt great even after 41 miles last week.  It's so cool to see how my endurance is building up.  The first time I ran 13 miles I couldn't walk normal for almost a week and now we're running much more than that every weekend and still running two day's later.

Comments
From jtshad on Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 10:43:59 from 204.134.132.225

The training really pays off!

From Gary Horton on Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 10:45:43 from 69.20.170.195

It's great... Now I just need to work on speed workouts. That's going to be my focus this summer.

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