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

November 02, 2024

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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 60-64 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: 1528.21
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.535.0017.53

6:15am:  39 degrees, some wind, but actually dry today!!!  I ran through Chubbuck then down to ISU.  I even ran 2 miles on the Davis field track for good measure.  I ran 17.53 miles and felt strong the entire way.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 17.53
Comments
From wheakory on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:25:57

Nice run Bill your gearing up big for Tucson. I'm excited to see what you will do. I hope you eat at least 5 times a day all the running your doing. What is your meal schedule and what do you eat?

I usually eat 5 times a day just to keep the energy flowing.

Question: do you like the Pearl Izumi Syncroinfinity shoes? I was thinking about trying a pair, just because I haven't wore any Pearl yet.

From Bill Mandler on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:32:31

Kory, to answer your questions I eat a lot during the day to keep myself going. I have dropped 10 pounds since St. George just because of the miles. I am still at 145 and would like to get in to the 130's sometime next year.

As for the shoes I really like them but they are a bit heavy to race in. They are a good stable shoe and the part about no seams is nice but I rarely get blisters anyway.

From wheakory on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:44:30

Thanks, I haven't heard much about them expect for reviews I've read on several Pearl Izumi shoes. The one negative thing I've heard is that are not very durable.

Keep running strong and your going to hit a huge PR. One of these days I'll have to run with you.

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