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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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Mon, Jun 11, 2007
Total Distance
2.00

Tough day to run. Went about two miles, but got really winded around mile 1.5. I probably ran the first mile too fast, 7:24 pace. (I wasn't trying to run that fast, it just happened.)

Near my house I lengthened my stride to pass over a puddle, and really felt it in my left hamstring. For the rest of the run I could feel a little bit of pain behind my knee, but nothing that made me think about stopping. I see my physical therapist tomorrow, so I'll have him take a look at my leg and see if any adjustments need to be made.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to push it up to about 2.5 miles. I'm going to try to program my watch to beep when I'm running too fast (faster than 7:45/mile) so that I keep my pace down.

GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2996335
 

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