A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001. Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then.

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson. He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012). I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals. Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 years. We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

"Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go" T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately." Hal Higdon

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles:						653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles:						722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles:						1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles:						681.69

Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
14.50	9.00	23.50

7:30am: 24 degrees out but at least it was clear with fairly light winds. The goal today was a nice long run similar to last Saturday. I went the same route as last week and aimed to see how far I would get in 3 hours again. I was happy with last week so I headed out to do the same.

But something happened today. The farther I ran, the stronger I was. My loop has all the easy, downhill miles in the first half and all the harder, uphill miles in the 2nd half. I ran a negative split anyway.....and I NEVER do that. I ran a couple of sub 7's in the 15th and 16th miles that came out of nowhere. I really didn't push today but I got 23.50 miles in 3 hours exactly.

Up until last month I had never run 100 miles in a week and now I have done it in 4 of the last 5 weeks. I will now begin my taper for Tucson....it is in 22 days!!!

Mizuno Elixer 2 Miles: 23.50

Comments

From jtshad on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 14:31:32

Great run, you are looking good for Tuscon! Wow, that is some impressive mileage.

From Bill Mandler on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 14:57:39

Jeff,

Thanks for the props. I just found out that Brett won't be able to go to Tucson, his achilles is not getting any better. With all my recent training I MUST go. I feel a PR coming on.

ANYBODY WANT TO GO TO TUCSON IN 3 WEEKS!!

From josse on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 15:33:01

I love runs like this, I always wish I was running a marathon on these days. Great job!!

From Phoenix on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 15:53:47

Great workout. I'd say this bodes well for you and Tuscon.

From wheakory on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 17:48:24

Bill what was the cost of the plane ticket to Tucson? Nice run.

From Bill Mandler on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 19:40:10

Kory, plane tickets were around $275.

From wheakory on Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 22:19:37

I would think about doing it, I just can't afford a lot right now with Christmas coming up. What was the Hotel cost.

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 07:29:42

I found a place to stay for around 80 per night.

From jtshad on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:04:57

Kory, right now you can get tickets on Southwest out of SLC for about $150 round trip in you book before Nov. 29!

From jtshad on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:08:09

Sorry, you have to book by TOMORROW (Nov. 18) to get this price!

From wheakory on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:22:46

Again thanks. I'll have to see how things go. I probably won't have a decision by tomorrow. I don't feel at peak right now and haven't trained a lot of speed so I'm not sure.

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