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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

My personal best marathon was my first marathon. I ran the St. George Marathon in 2005, and finished in 3:14. I was hurting at the end, and had to walk too much between miles 22 and 26, but I finished. I had hoped to drop that time in 2006 and qualify for Boston, but hamstring pain and other distractions took their toll and I ended up finishing in 3:25.

Personal Bests:

Marathon: 3:14:53 (St. George, 2005)
Half Marathon: 1:31:02 (Hobble Creek, 2006)
5K: 19:50 (Murray Fun Days, 2006)
50K: 5:16 (Goblin Valley Ultra, 2006)

I don't know my PB for a 10K, but I've run a 10K in around 38:59, which may or may not be a PB. (I don't really like the 10K distance - too long to be a sprint, and too short to be an endurance run).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

The Wasatch 100 in under 22 hours. Hell, ANY finish at the Wasatch 100 would be great.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Wave Rider 11 Lifetime Miles:						22.25
Vasque Velocity Lifetime Miles:						30.10

Sat, Jan 26, 2008

Total Distance

6.65

I deviated from my schedule a bit today. I was supposed to run in a 5K race, but I don't know of any local races being held today, and because I've only resumed running in the past few weeks I was a little afraid that I might hurt myself if I tried to race. Instead I ran a 6.6 mile out and back from the State Capitol building to Shriner's Hospital with Locomotion.

I started out slowly, covering the first two miles in nearly 20 minutes, and gradually picked up my pace until I finished out the last mile with a 7:36 pace. (Downhill, of course). The weather was warmer than it has been, so that made running a little easier.

GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4850819

Comments

From Scott Zincone on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 12:19:03

Forgive me if this has been brought up before, but I happened upon your blog today and was wondering about its title.

It's the same as the title to the "Rocky" theme song. Which is very appropriate for a running blog I think since it was used when he did his running scene.

From kris on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 18:16:32

Ha! I'm glad someone picked up the reference. I was trying to figure out a way to embed a YouTube clip of Rocky running up the stairs, but could never get it to work.

From BobDaddy on Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 12:26:02

On this run, what was your running prefernce for comfort - Up, or Down hill; quick pace or slow?

From kris on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 17:29:49

Hey Dad, right now my preference is for downhill or flat, but I'm sure once my endurance gets a bit better I'll be seeking out steep hills again. My pace preference is around a 7:30/mile - that seems to be about the pace my legs want to run, no matter how much I try to slow down.

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