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Member Since:

Nov 19, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Recently have become interested in running thanks to my daughter and her XC adventures. I have finished a 5K and 10K. As I am new to running, I don't have a lot of highlites at this point. Hopefully this will change

5K 27:21

10K 59:30

Short-Term Running Goals:

First build back up to running thirty minutes at a time.

5K October 30 -- Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

10k in November -- Butch Cassidy race in Springdale.

I would like to build a solid base over the next 6 - 12 months. I hope to run in either 5K or 10K races through the next year and perhaps one 1/2 marathon (depending on how my body responds to training).

 

I would like to see how fast and far my 40 + year old body is capable of running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Over the next 10 years I want to run consistently to maintain health and to enjoy a sport that challenges me.

Personal:

I have a wonderful marriage of 20+ years and have four children who are the light of my life. They range in age from 19 - 12 . . . two girls and two boys. Two of my children are interested in running.  Sierra and Zac are both participating on the Pine View XC Team.

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After the feebback from Sasha (thanks for the information) I decided to brave the cold and run on the road.  It wasn't near as cold as I feared it would be.  Ran the Artic Circle 4 mile loop.  Enjoyed the run -- first leg 11.27; second 8.40; third 5.26; and fourth 11.19 (not sure what the distances were.  Goal for the week is 22 miles spread over 5 - 6 days.  I would like to try some trail runs that are on the web site redrocktrails.com.  I met the website developer in SLC this past week. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Sierra on Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 17:08:39

And you didn't take me?? Just kidding I don't think I would of been able to roll out of bed try me tomarrow!! Good job on the run!! And what was the 4 mile artic circle loop?

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 17:16:17

You can plot out the run using the Course Tool on the blog. In addition to distance, it will also give you the pace adjusted for the terrain (uphill or downhill).

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