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Location:

Sandy,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 23, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k: 18:34 American Fork 2014

Half Marathon: 1:30:30 Saltair 2013

Marathon: 3:44:22 St. George 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running. 

Personal:

I started running in April of 2013 and I think I'm addicted.  I'm 37, married and I have 3 daughters.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Air Pegasus+ 29 Lifetime Miles: 658.15
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 529.10
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 679.85
Saucony Peregrine 3 Lifetime Miles: 164.60
Saucony Type A5 Lifetime Miles: 310.35
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles: 233.10
Asics Cumulus 15 Lifetime Miles: 508.00
Saucony Ride 6 Lifetime Miles: 361.40
Brooks Ghost Lifetime Miles: 114.70
Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles: 61.00
Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 4.90
Thu, Dec 26, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.004.0010.00

My wife got me a Garmin FR620 for Christmas so I tried it out today.  I hardly had to read the manual before my run.  I just pushed go and the GPS connected and recorded the run.  It will be nice to leave my phone and armband at home.

I did a 4 mile tempo run at marathon pace after 2 warm-up miles.  6:59, 7:06, 6:55, 6:39.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 10.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 15:14:29 from 159.212.71.173

Nice tempo run... and that's a nice XMas present! :-)

From Tom Slick on Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 15:26:04 from 69.171.160.98

So JakeA, have you chosen a marathon to attack?

From Jake A on Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 15:50:29 from 174.23.129.150

I haven't chosen a marathon yet. Any recommendations? I'm probably going to do the Salt Lake Half in April and no plans after that.

From Tom Slick on Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 18:24:31 from 69.171.160.216

Being from Utah I would go for the St George marathon in Oct, and if you miss the lottery for St Geo, sign up for Top of Utah in Logan in September! I've run both of these marathons and I believe they are perfect for a first marathon. The St Geo lottery usually opens on April 1st and they announce the winners in early May.

From Jake A on Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 20:34:10 from 174.23.129.150

That sounds like a good plan. I'll definitely put in for the St. George. I've also heard from others that the Top of Utah is great course. Thanks for the recommendation.

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