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Naperville Turkey Trot

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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Eden 10-miler 65:47

Half Marathon 1:26:17

5K 18:01

 I rank somewhere between the competitive recreational runner and the competitive highschool runner. Here's the scale:

10 - World record holder; 9 - Olympic Athlete; 8 - National elite; 7 - Professional runner; 6 - College All-american; 5 - College runner; 4 - Local elite; 3 - Competitive runner; 2 - Recreational runner; 1 - Jogger

It's a tough scale.

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

  • Run for fun and health, be fit in my 40s
  • Run a strong half marathon, under 1:25, good, under 1:20, great.

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Be a disciplined runner, to be competitive in my age category, and feel strong while racing.
  •  Somehow actually put together a full year of running: increased discipline and decreased distraction and injuries
  • Be a 17/36 guy for 5K/10K (not realistic now)
  • Be a competitive Master's runner

Personal:

Spoken for, Christian, piano player, soli deo gloria, at least that's the ideal. Living for Triune God, beautiful wife, cute sons, self; hopefully in that order but Adam's nature and my own choices, not to mention worldly temptations like to play with the ideal.

Idealism, tempered by reality, with a healthy skepticism.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
NB Red Trail Lifetime Miles: 8.00
Yellow Nike Workout Lifetime Miles: 57.50
Race: Naperville Turkey Trot (3.1 Miles) 00:20:58, Place overall: 223, Place in age division: 18
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.503.100.000.008.60

http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=73531
Actual race on 11/27

Race in Chicago with 5000.  Parked abt 1/2 mile away, got my alphabetized name and bib with 2 minutes to spare.  Went outside crowded auditorium and the gun went off.  Did a short stretch and went in the side of the metal fence, started probably at 1000.  Weaved/zigzagged for 3/4 mile until got to the far left side.  First thing I noticed was 2m mark and clock at 13:00?  I know I started 1.5 minutes behind, I think the mark was short.  Picked up the pace, took a few turns, a sprint.  Came back and saw Leah, Mariah, and another friend farther back.  Every step was a cramped step on both calves, ran with racing flats.  So wasn't competitive, but experienced what it's like to be cattle. 

Calves sore for a couple days, Thanksgiving, Fri flight back, Sat sermon prep, Sun morning, little out but calves hurt after 1/2m.  B-ball T/Th - guarded Ryan until let him go by a few times so switched it up, I think I need to hold my own rather than move, at first he was going around me, then through me and I was moving out the way, switched is up but let Nate's bro-in-law shoot the long-range winner; on Th need to hold the ball rather than being a quick shooter

Fri- nite went out Industry and atherton rear loop, felt good, no pain, shoes seemed okay.  New Brooks Adrenaline.

Comments
From Matt on Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 14:08:51

With all those people in cold weather you did awesome. Congrats on a great race.

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