| 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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Tough to get out today. I was feeling pretty blah about running, and I think my run reflected that. I don't know if it's because I'm not sleeping enough, not eating right, or if I didn't like the way the air tasted today, but this wasn't my best run. Still, I managed to get in my full five miles along the Jordan River Parkway with an average pace of 7:22/mile. GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5008780
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| | Last night Lissa and I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival showing at the University of Utah, and didn't get home until nearly 22:00. So by the time we wrangled the baby, grabbed a bite to eat, and got ready for bed it was nearly midnight. The 06:00 alarm seemed awfully early this morning, and I considered skipping the run. But, I know that I'm the middle of "training blahs" (where you're running nearly the same schedule week-in and week-out, and it's easy to get into a rut) and that if I skipped this run it would just make it easier to justify skipping other runs. So, I got up, got out, and ran. I did my normal three mile "underpass loop" course that takes me up Parley's Canyon Blvd, under the I-80 underpass on 2000 East, down 2700 South, to 1700 East, and back home. I tried to push the pace a bit, and managed to keep my average at 7:27/mile. My last mile as my fastest mile at 7:17. Not as bad as I was expecting. GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5010966
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I should just round that up to 16 miles. Ran the West Side Potpourri run with Locomotion. This route is actually one of my least favorite Loco runs - it's almost always windy, usually cold, and the streets are just busy enough to be uncomfortable. That being said, today wasn't such a bad day. I ran 16 miles (see? I rounded.) with several sloooow miles, one really fast (6:10) mile, and lots of decent miles in the 8:10ish/mile range. Kent and I ran together over the final seven miles. I've always enjoyed running with Kent - he's pretty darned fast, and always gets me to push the pace a bit. Today when I was feeling like I was just about done Kent encouraged me to run with him, and I managed to crank out another four miles.
There's no doubt in my mind that I'll be able to complete the Canyonlands Half Marathon in a few weeks. The only question that remains is if I'll be able to hit my goal time: 1:45. GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5026593
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