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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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Cumulus12 Lifetime Miles: 10.65
Wed, Jun 06, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.001.240.000.005.24

Minutes before my alarm went off this morning, a storm front hit with high winds and pounding rain. I had planned a seven mile run this morning (four at threshold pace), but I just laid in bed and laughed when my wife reminded me it was time to head out. After fifteen minutes I got dressed and hopped on the dreadmill. It's been a while since I've run inside so every mile seemed to go by very slowly. I gradually increased the pace until I was running 7:30 by the end (which didn't cause much cardiovascular distress). The time seemed to go by faster as I was watching an interesting show on the History Channel about the D-Day invasion.

Comments
From Tom on Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 14:10:44

Well at least you got out of bed! I heard the storm (having flashbacks of Boston pre-race) and promptly went back to bed. I was able to jump on the 'dread'mill just a bit ago at work at least. Hoping tomorrow morning is better.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 15:08:07

Kerry - for you I would strongly recommend practicing running in bad natural conditions. The main reason for it is not being used to them makes it more likely for you to train in a place that will get you injured (indoor track) or in some cases not train at all (e.g the treadmill is not available).

Most conditions considered unrunnable by the general public are actually very easy to manage with proper dress and a little bit of mental toughness on occasion.

From Kerry on Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 15:47:34

Sasha, I'm sure you're right. I notice that my mental toughness increases with training just as my physical endurance does. The last time we had wind and rain together wasn't really that bad. It's often easier to take than the boredom of running in the same place.

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