Kerry's Running Blog

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Location:

Cedar Hills,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:39 (2006) Half marathon: 1:33:45 (2006) Marathon 3:31:49 (2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Lose some weight and get back into racing shape. Run more races this year.

Next race: St. George Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and in good enough shape that I can more or less keep up with my youngest daughter.

Personal:

My wife Laureen got me into running. She went into the St. George Marathon Ten Year Club last year and I should go in this year. I have two daughters (15 and 21).

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Cumulus12 Lifetime Miles:						10.65

Fri, Sep 07, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.01	4.00	0.00	0.00	8.01

Felt great this morning. Temperatures were in the low 50's and the skies were clear. There was enough of a crescent moon in the east that faint shadows could be detected along the darker stretches. I picked up the pace to catch a slower runner in front of the high school and then held that as I headed southwest towards Highland Glen Park. As I came to the traffic light by the Highland City Offices (at the four mile mark) I picked up the pace again and held that the rest of the way. Venus was a little higher in the east this morning, but set a bit as I ran towards the mountain. By the time I finished it was about a finger width above Mount Mahogany. Weight was 148.8. Still need to lose a few more before St. George.

Comments

From Tom on Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 10:43:17

Wow 148.8 seems pretty lean-and-mean for you Kerry. Even though I'm not doing SGM I'm still getting excited to see how you, Paul and other running friends are going to do.

From Kerry on Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 10:48:47

I wish you were joining us in St. George. It won't be the same without you. We're looking forward to seeing you set a few more PR's this year. I'm also kind of thinking about focusing on shorter distances next year.

From ArmyRunner on Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 15:56:47

Kerry,

You asked about my weight. I am 5'8" and am currently down to 135lbs. When I was deployed I had gained about 20lbs because I was still eating like I was running over 100 miles a week but I was not running. Before I deployed I was running high mileage and setting PRs and my weight was around 133lbs. So I am not far from that again. However, I do not consider myself skinny for a marathon runner. For example I had a Kenyan friend that I met at the Philadelphia Marathon and we were having dinner together and he asked how fast I ran and then he asked how much I weighed. When I told him I was 133lbs he said that I was fat for a marathon runner. He was about the same height as me and he weighed about 123lbs. He ran about a 2:17 marathon and said that if he had to strap on an extra 10lb weight he would be 10 minutes slower. I am not sure if I fully believe this but I do believe it makes a big difference. However, I am about were I want to be as I do keep some upper body strength for push-ups and sit-ups.

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