Gary Horton

St. George Marathon 2011

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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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Sat, Oct 01, 2011
Race: St. George Marathon 2011 (26.2 Miles) 03:29:24, Place overall: 756, Place in age division: 125
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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It was 65 degrees at the start line and hotter along the way.  My training suffered due to other obligations so I'm happy with my time.  I need to push myself harder next year and get my time to BQ.  3:10:00...  Next year.

Asics Nimbus 12 Miles: 26.20
Comments
From shellberns on Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 14:16:15 from 174.126.40.66

Nice job Gary! Your time is impressive!

From Marlin on Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 14:24:14 from 174.27.104.131

Nice job Gary, it sounds like it was a warm run there. But you did great and any time we can get under a 3:30 marathon is awesome!!!!! Again nice run buddy and see ya around SRL or Greenbelt some time.

From allie on Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 14:34:07 from 24.10.191.18

nice job, gary. you ran great, especially in those hot conditions. you'll get your BQ -- just stay consistent and it will come.

From jtshad on Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 09:12:02 from 69.20.183.178

A hard day out there to start with, compounded with training and life balance issues...well that is just life!

Great job finish a tough race. There will be others, so keep your head up and running strong.

See you on the roads in IF!

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