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Huntsville Half Marathon

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Location:

Saint George,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

15:28 5K, 31:25 10K, 1:07:11 Half-Marathon, 2:21:45 Marathon, 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF = bummer!, 50k - 3:59:03, 50 mile - 7:56:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 half by the summer.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and fight off heart disease or diabetes that has been passed on for many generations. Try and break the cycle.

Personal:

I am currently 39 years old. I have a 11 year old girl, Norah, a 9 year old boy, Oliver, and a 6 year old girl, Myla, who are wonderful. I am a SPED Teacher at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. I also coach the cross country and track teams at Desert Hills High.

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Saucony Type A (2) Lifetime Miles: 63.00
Nike Pegasus 35 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.75
Nike Pegasus 34 Lifetime Miles: 562.95
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral Lifetime Miles: 611.90
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral 2 Lifetime Miles: 308.95
Asics DS Trainer 24 Lifetime Miles: 77.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue Lifetime Miles: 336.05
Hoka Clifton 7 Black Lifetime Miles: 435.55
Hoka Carbon X Lifetime Miles: 263.50
New Balance Fresh Foam Trail Lifetime Miles: 97.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue (2) Lifetime Miles: 459.15
Hoka Clifton 7 - Gray Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Saucony Kinvara (new) Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 111.75
Brooks Launch 8 Lifetime Miles: 96.75
Total Distance
74.10
Mizuno Wave Inspire 13 Miles: 19.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 19.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 8.15Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 4.25Saucony Fastwitch 4 Miles: 23.70
Total Distance
13.00

5 miles in the cool morning (62 degrees!)

I ran 2 miles before I met up with the team and did another 3 with them.  A lot of them were happy to be running in cool weather.  I couldn't agree more.

I did another 8 miles with the boys this afternoon.  We did an out and back from the high school over towards the new airport.  The temps were amazing and we got into a nice little clip.  I am so excited to see the boys pushing each other.  The girls are doing great as well.

Happy to not be doing a ton of mileage this week due to the half this weekend.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 13 Miles: 13.00
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Total Distance
19.00

13 miles in the morning with the guys.  

6 miles in the afternoon with the team.

The temperature was 60 degrees this morning.  Absolutely perfect.  The workout called for 3-2-1 at MP with 2:00 min. recovery.  I got to bed at 8:45pm last night so I knew I was going to be fresh this morning.  The first 3 miles were 5:24, 5:20, and 5:13.  The next 2 miles were 5:25 and 5:24.  The last mile was in 5:08.  I felt really strong and was happy with the workout.  We cooled down back to Clyde's to finish the run.  What a spectacular morning!  I wish the weather was like this more often.

The team did mile repeats this afternoon.  I hopped in with some of my girls to push them and then did the last one with one of our faster girls and did the mile in 6:05.  The kids did great today.  Another day in paradise!

Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 19.00
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Total Distance
8.15

8.15 miles in the afternoon with the team.  Nothing fancy today.  I am doing a mini taper for the half this weekend.  Want to make sure the legs are fresh for what I would like to do.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 8.15
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Total Distance
10.25

6 easy miles in the morning over into Santa Clara.  Nice temps.  Needed to wear a shirt.

4.25 miles in the afternoon with the kids.  Ran around a little while the kids did hill repeats.  Nothing fancy.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 13 Miles: 6.00Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 4.25
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Total Distance
3.00

Nice easy 3 miles in the morning with the kids in my new racing flats.  I love the Fastwitch shoe!  Really looking forward to driving all afternoon up north.

Saucony Fastwitch 4 Miles: 3.00
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Race: Huntsville Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:13:08, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
20.70

I wanted to do a half marathon before St. George and I found the Huntsville Half which fit in to my schedule.  It is also where I used to live before my family moved to St. George 13 years so I thought it would be fun to go and visit my grandparents and get a decent race in.  The half marathon goes on a lot of the Ogden Marathon course.  It is a honest course with absolutely no downhill.  It is flat and rolling.

The goals for this race were to initially hit marathon pace miles (5:20-5:25) but I decided on the drive up last night to just use it as a decent workout and not stress that much about time.  I wanted to get the win and not be that sore after the race.  Those were the two bigger goals.

I did a 3.6 mile warm up before the race in the wonderful 39 degree weather!  I was a little tired from the drive but oh well.  I met up with Ben VanBeekum and talked with him for a little bit.  I didnt see anyone I recognized so I decided to sit back and see what would happen at the first of the race.  Some college kid went out blazing fast at the first so I decided to sit on his hip and see how long he would last.  About 1 mile in to the race he was sucking a lot of wind so I decided to go around him.  I just relaxed and by about mile 3 I couldnt hear him at all.  I decided at about mile 4 I would shut it down and not worry about time.  I relaxed and enjoyed running by my old house and all the old stomping grounds from when I was younger.  I did look back at mile 10 to see if anyone was close and I was totally running solo.  I was feeling great and happy that I knew I had more in the tank.  I got back to the park and ended up finishing with a time of 1:13:08.  Nothing spectacular but I was happy with the run.  I didnt want to overdo this race due to the big one in a couple weeks.  Happy to get the win and get some decent awards.  My favorite thing about the race was the tech shirt.  The race went by the Huntsville Monastery so the shirt had a picture of a monk on it.  One of the best shirts I have ever got from a race. 

I did a 4 mile cool down with Ben and then called it a day.  Spent the rest of the day with family enjoying the cooler weather.  We had fun taking Norah to the park and pushing her in the swing.  It really felt great to get out of the heat for a couple days and see family again. 

Just a few more weeks!

Saucony Fastwitch 4 Miles: 20.70
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Total Distance
74.10
Mizuno Wave Inspire 13 Miles: 19.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 19.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 8.15Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 4.25Saucony Fastwitch 4 Miles: 23.70
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