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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 23, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon

St. Louis Marathon (2008) - 3:46:23

St. George Marathon (2009) - 3:30:16

St. George Marathon (2011) - 3:23:52

DesNews Marathon (2012) - 3:29:03

St. George Marathon (2012) - 3:03:43

St. George Marathon (2013) - 2:54:52

St. George Marathon (2014) - 2:51:48

Boston Marathon (2015) - 3:15:43

St. George Marathon (2016) - 2:57:36

Half Marathon

Utah Valley Half (2012) - 1:28:45

St. George Half (2013) - 1:25:45

Hurricane Half (2013) - 1:28:56

Timpanogos Half (2013) - 1:23:22

Utah Valley Half (2014) - 1:23:07

DesNews Half (2014) - 1:23:28

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:45 marathon 1:20 half marathon

Personal:

Married, 3 boys. Work as an anesthesiologist.

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Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Race: Deseret News Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:29:03, Place overall: 75, Place in age division: 12
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Ran the DesNews Marathon.  Was not sure if I was completely ready to run the pace I wanted but decided to run anyways.

 The race started out pretty good.  I had not run the first 6 miles of the course and had heard it could be pretty fast. I didn't want to start out to fast, but it was so downhill that I was going at a faster than normal pace for me and I didn't feel like I was exerting myself too much.  At mile 6 I was at a 6:33 pace.  Faster than expected and probably too quick for me.  The run up little mountain went well and I was at 6:55 pace here.  Coming down Emigration I did not ran as fast as I had expected.  My split at the half way point was just under 1:31, about where I wanted.  I got the the zoo at a pace of 7:00.  Not making up time in the canyon was my first clue that the race may not end well.  Once I started heading north on Foothill drive, the wheels come off.  I hit a wall and ended up walking a fair amount of the rest of the race.  Finished with a time of 3:29.  It was disappointing to crash at the end, but not totally unexpected.  My last 2 marathons have ended that way, crashing at about mile 18-20 and struggling to finish.  I obviously need to improve my endurance if I hope to qualify for Boston. 

Comments
From Kam on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 16:01:10 from 71.219.150.174

What is your weekly mileage like leading up to the marathons? What bq time do you need to hit? How are long and what pace are your long runs?

From Kam on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 16:01:51 from 71.219.150.174

3:29 is a solid time, but the slowdowns are frustrating, I know.

From Hille on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 16:57:46 from 24.10.218.6

Leading up to the marathon I was running about 40 miles a week. I did long runs of 18 and 20 miles, both at about 7:15 pace. My BQ time is 3:05.

From Kam on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 17:22:12 from 71.219.150.174

Based on what I've seen on the blog, with rare exceptions, nobody runs that fast of a marathon unless they are running 60+ miles per week. The blog is a fantastic tool for seeing case studies of what works. Check the race reports tab, then read up on marathon reports with times you covet. Then look at the training that runner did leading up to the marathon.

Christi is the only runner I've seen that ran under 3:05 with a peak week in the 40s. But she does tons of quality miles.

From Kam on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 17:23:07 from 71.219.150.174

Your marathon this week is very impressive for such a tough course and warm, muggy morning.

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