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Pocatello Marathon

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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: 702.58
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 2001.75
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 383.13
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
505.220.00505.22
Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 238.42Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 5.42Asics GT 2000 Miles: 240.10Asics 2150 (Blue) Miles: 10.63Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.53
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.380.005.38

19 degrees and calm.

5.38 miles

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.38
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.380.005.38

5.38 miles.  1 minute faster than Thursday.

21 degrees.
 

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.38
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.420.005.42

20 degrees.

5.42 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.42
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.420.007.42

7.42 miles.

19 degrees.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.42
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.420.005.42

5.42 miles.

19 degrees.

Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 5.42
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.460.005.46

39 degrees and windy..some icy spots

5.46 miles.
 

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.46
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.410.005.41

It was 33 degrees with light winds..some icy spots

5.41 miles

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.41
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.430.005.43

It was 32 degrees and snowing.

5.43 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.43
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.100.005.10

It was 38 degrees with steady rain.  I ran in to Lowell and Leann doing mile repeats right after I started so I ran with them a while.  Total 5.10 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 5.10
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.580.006.58

6.58 miles.

40 degrees and windy.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 6.58
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.590.006.59

6.59 miles, 32 degrees.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 6.59
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.590.006.59

6.59 miles.  40 degrees and windy.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 6.59
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.320.0010.32

It was 37 degrees and raining the whole way and turned to a rain/snow mix by the time I was finished.  I was soaked to the skin.  I ran 10.32 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.32
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.510.0010.51

It was 42 degrees and windy this morning, but at least it wasn't pouring rain/snow like Saturday.  I ran 10.51 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.51
Comments
From Glen on Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 17:50:05 from 75.174.40.243

Bill, you made the lone faithfuls list so I'm just dropping a note to say hello. I hit the TM today because of the wind. When I came out of gym it was raining hard. Made me feel smart instead of a wimp.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.610.006.61

It was 27 degrees with a very light breeze.  6.61 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 6.61
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.610.0010.61

It was 28 degrees with some wind.  I ran 10.61 miles in new shoes.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.61
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.630.0010.63

It was 46 degrees and very windy.  I ran 10.63 miles.

Asics 2150 (Blue) Miles: 10.63
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.710.0010.71

There was a fresh blanket of snow on the lawn when I got up this morning, but the roads were just wet with slushy spots....at first.  By about mile 7 I was slogging through 2-3 inches of deep/wet snow that completely covered the road, and the snowflakes hitting me were huge.  It was a beautiful scene, but not a day for a fast pace.  I ran 10.71 sloppy miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.71
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.660.0010.66

I've haven't felt well most of the week.  Mainly it was the stomach cramps that kept me from running.  About 2 miles in my stomach started to hurt but I "gutted it out", so to speak.  It was 34 degrees, bright and sunny, with light winds.  A very nice morning.  I ran 10.66 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.66
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.150.0011.15

It was a nice, sunny morning.  Temps in the low 40's...shorts weather, finally.  I ran 11.15 decent miles.  Best run so far this year.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 11.15
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.070.0011.07

It was 45 degrees and a bit breezy.  I ran 11.07 decent miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 11.07
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.240.0011.24

It was a cool, but sunny morning.  I ran 11.24 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 11.24
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.590.0010.59

It was 40 degrees and sunny this morning.  I ran 10.59 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.57
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.530.0010.53

It was a beautiful morning.  Sunny, light breeze, temps in the upper 40's.

10.53 miles.

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.53
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.610.0010.61

52 degrees and overcast with some wind.

10.61 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.61
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.610.0010.61

10.61 miles

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.61
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.030.0011.03

11.03 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 11.03
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.580.0010.58

It was 46 degrees and calm. First day I felt well enough to run in over a week. I ran 10.58 miles. Energy level was still probably only a 3 or 4 and I did a lot of coughing and other nastiness, but it felt good to get the run in.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.58
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.560.0010.56

10.56 easy miles on a beautiful morning.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.56
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.510.0010.51

10.51 easy miles in a 50 degree morning.  I ran the last 3 with Bob.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.51
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.060.0011.06

11.06 miles on a beautiful morning.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 11.06
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.560.0010.56

10.56 miles on a warm (70) morning.

HAPPY 4TH!!!

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.46
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.050.005.05

An easy 5.05 miles in new territory. This was my first run since our move to the new house. I will say that it was nice to have almost no traffic on the country roads.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 5.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.510.006.51

6.51 miles

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 6.51
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.630.0010.63

It was a nice morning, temps in the upper 50's and a light breeze.  I ran Reservation road out to Rio Vista and looped back on Tyhee road.  I saw more farm dogs than cars on the entire run.  I got to play "dodge the combine" twice on Tyhee road between Philbin and Hawthorne.  Total 10.63 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 10.63
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.750.006.75

It was a nice morning, temps in the low 60's.  I ran 6.75 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 6.75
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.030.0011.03

It was a very humid morning after all the rain we received last night.  I ran 11.03 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 11.03
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.750.006.75

6.75 miles

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 6.75
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.890.0017.89

It was 69 degrees and a bit muggy this morning.  I ran out reservation road to the end where it turns in to Swanson and heads South.  Came back in on Tyhee then headed South on Rio Vista to Chubbuck and back on Hawthorne.  Total 17.89 sticky miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 17.89
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.310.0013.31

A group of 9 of us ran the back side of Buckskin this morning.  A great morning and lots of fun meeting some new people.  I ran 13.31 miles.
 

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 13.31
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.030.0011.03

It was a nice, cool morning.  I ran 11.03 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 11.03
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.040.007.04

7.04 easy miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.04
Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:54:12 from 141.221.191.225

Running Poky this weekend?

Race: Pocatello Marathon (26.2 Miles) 04:01:27
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
26.200.0026.20

This was my 14th time in a row running the Pocatello Marathon.  I am on the race committee now so I get to be part of all the behind the scenes work in the months leading up to the race.  I spent most of Friday helping out doing what I could at the finish line and the packet pick up.

I drove myself to the starting line and arrived at 4:30am since I was helping out at the start before I ran.  I helped guide runners from the buses and just generally made sure everything was going smooth.  Mike has been directing this race for years and he has this thing down to a science.

I started off towards the back of the pack because this was not a goal race for me, just a training run for fun.  I also had some responsibilities at the finish so I took it easy.  After about 2 miles of chatting I decided to turn on my music as I was somewhat by myself.  Around mile 3 Holly Bowman from Inkom showed up next to me and we decided to run together for a bit.  As it turned out we ran the entire rest of the way together and I never turned on my music again.  I listened to a total of 2 songs the entire day.  We had a great time and I was glad to be able to help her along through a couple of tough patches. 

At the fininsh I quickly showered and got ready for the awards.  I was the sponsor of the new Idaho Triple Crown which was a series of 3 marathons.  This being the first year I only got to put a medal on about 40 runners, but I am hoping this grows in the years to come.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 26.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.150.007.15

It was a nice sunny morning.  I got to sleep in a little.  Last week a kind farmer mowed down the weeds along the canal on Hiline so I was able to run along there for a change.  7.15 easy miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.15
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.050.007.05

It was a nice cool morning (50) with a light breeze.  7.05 miles out to Hawthorne and down to Tyhee and back.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.060.0011.06

It was 53 degrees with 99 percent humidity this morning...no kidding.  It looked like it rained a bunch last night.  I ran 11.06 miles on the Reservation/Rio Vista/Tyhee loop.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 11.06
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No run today.  I have to leave early for a meeting in Salt Lake.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.040.007.04

It was 65 degrees and windy this morning.  I ran the Reservation/Hawthorne/Tyhee loop.  7.04 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.04
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.030.0011.03

It was another warm and windy morning.  11.03 miles on the R/RV/T loop.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 11.03
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.050.007.05

It was a nice,cool 37 degrees this morning.  I ran 7.05 easy.
 

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.070.007.07

It was a cool (30-degrees) morning.  I ran 7.07 miles.

I run slower when my legs are covered....I don't know why...

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.07
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.050.007.05

Another cool (28) morning.  7.05 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.060.007.06

It was a nicer morning (40 degrees).  7.06 miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.06
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

7.00 TM miles.

Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 7.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.090.007.09

It was 27 degrees with a cold wind out of the South.  7.09 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.09
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.050.007.05

It was 50 degrees and windy this morning.  A Thanksgiving run in shorts...Awesome!

7.05 miles.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5.00 TM Miles

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 5.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5.00 TM Miles

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 5.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
505.220.00505.22
Asics Kayano 18 Miles: 238.42Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 5.42Asics GT 2000 Miles: 240.10Asics 2150 (Blue) Miles: 10.63Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.53
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