My Road to Success

Utah Valley Marathon

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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Mar 18, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Qualified for Boston at St. George in 2012 with a 3:04

Ran a PR for Half at Canyonlands in 2013 with a 1:24

Ran a new PR at AF Half in 2014 with a 1:23

Short-Term Running Goals:

Want to run a sub 2:50 at St. George in 2014.

Want to run a sub 1:20 half marathon.

Will run Boston in 2014 and and to run a PR.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to be able to run and run and run.

Personal:

Started running in 2010 to finish a Marathon and then actually started running seriously in 2012 wanting to get faster.

Family of 5, Me, Sabrina (my wife), Hannah (5), Abby (4), Ethan (2.5).

Started school in 2013 to go in the Exercise Science and then on to Physical Therapy. Been fun trying to juggle everything all at once.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles:						537.70
Altra Instincts 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						430.15
Brooks Cascadia 6 Lifetime Miles:						281.65
Saucony Virrata Lifetime Miles:						172.70
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles:						132.00

Sat, Jun 08, 2013

Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:12:10, Place overall: 82, Place in age division: 14

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Some days you have it, and some days you don't. Today was one of those days I just didn't have it. At mile 3 I could tell it was going to be a tough run. I felt ok, but my legs were heavy and I just wasn't feeling it. I had the goals that I wanted to hit and was doing really well. I reached the half way right on time at 1:27. It all fell apart from then on. I felt ok for a few miles then I started to feel the blisters and the cramps. The last few miles any time I tried to go faster than an 8:30 I would start to seize up and cramp in both legs. It was very discouraging. Curtis Eppley ran the last couple miles with me encouraging me the whole time, and I was grateful for that. It was not what I wanted but I did finish at a 3:12:10. 82nd overall and 14th in my division.

Saucony Virrata Miles: 26.20

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Rachelle on Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:47:37 from 159.212.71.17

I am sorry it was not your day Jacob. But you have to look at the positives that come from a race like this. You managed to hold it together and there is a lot that can be gained from that. Use this race as motivation moving forward.

From Fritzelac on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 19:28:20 from 71.56.127.243

Good run,

I wish i could run that fast.

I have a quick question. How were you feeling in those Virrata? They are very minimal shoes. Do you think your performance has something to do with the shoes?

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