| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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What a glorious day for a run. I didn't get out this morning before work, so I packed up my running clothes and brought them into the office. For my lunch break I hit the Jordan River Parkway and reeled out 4.75 nearly perfect miles. I may have run it a little too fast (34:30 overall, 7:17 average pace) but my legs were feeling good, and I just wanted to run! GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4918674
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| | Snow Day! Woke up a little later than I would have liked, but still managed to knock out three miles in the snow. It was snowing too hard during my run, but I wish I had worn clear or yellow glasses, the wind was blowing just enough to send little snow crystals into my eyes.
I know I'm getting into better running shape because I don't think about how much I want to die during my entire run. I'm starting to be able to enjoy my route, the sound of the fresh snow crunching under my feet, and the cars veering around me. I ran a little slower today than I would have liked, but I'm going to blame it on yesterday's run being too fast, and the bad weather. My total running time was 25:04, for an average pace of 8:12/mile. (Although, if you factor out the time I spent waiting at intersections my average pace was a slightly more respectable 7:59/mile).
GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4920582
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| | Last night I decided to take The Steve running with me in the morning, but he's horrible on his leash, so we headed out to the Parleys Historic Nature Park so he could run unencumbered. It turns out the park is smaller than I though, with a complete loop around the main trail only coming out to a little over a mile, and since I was looking for 4.5 miles it meant lots and lots of loops. The snow on the main loop was well packed, but the outer loop was still fairly untracked. My Kahtoola MICROspikes handled the snow admirably, and I never worried too much about slipping, except on the steepest downhill stretch. I think I may be developing some shin splits, so I'm looking forward to my day off tomorrow. It's not much time to rest before my Saturday long run, so hopefully I'm just sore, not actually injured. GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4925849
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As usual, I did my weekly long run with Locomotion. The rest of the club went about 15 miles, but my training schedule only called for 8, so I called it quits before the rest of the club, and finished out the morning helping with the sag. I feel like I could have kept running, and probably could have done the whole 15 miles, but I don't want to risk injury. (I'm trying to play it conservative). GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4944431 | | Add Comment |
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