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:						663.47

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
18.27	5.00	23.27

Morning: It was 8 degrees this morning with some areas of that nasty fog. I was, however pretty motivated for my run today as I was on the brink of doing more miles in a week than I had ever run. My previous high was 104 and I had over 93 before I started today. It was pretty cold when I was in the foggy areas, in fact it had only warmed to 16 degrees by the time I finished my run almost 3 hours later. I ran 23.27 miles putting me at 116.83 for the week. I need to go to work now but there is some dumb part of me that is tempted to run 3.25 on my treadmill tonight so I can break 120. Luckily tired will probably overrule dumb tonight. What a GREAT week!!!

Mizuno Alchemy 7 Miles: 23.27

Comments

From allie on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 13:05:38

great mileage! wow, i can't believe it. here i am struggling to 70. i would say you are going to be the one to beat come racing time. and in the single digits! GREAT running.

From TylerS on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 13:06:51

WOW What a great week of running and to think that you still have the Energy to run again tonight! AWESOME! Keep up the good work. I think that you desernve the day off of work too.

From allie on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 13:07:23

PS: single digits meaning TEMPERATURE. sorry i didn't really specify what i was talking about.... :)

From ChrisM on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 13:23:17

Great training week!

From Robert on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 14:08:18

Great job!

From jtshad on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 17:32:52

What a week of running!

From lisap on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 21:40:21

Whew, you deserve a nap! great job on the mileage this week. (ps-only crazy people run in weather that cold--crazy or dedicated.)

From twinkies on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 22:44:16

Congrats Bill. That's an incredible week of running.

From james on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 01:24:14

You run the better part of a marathon as a long run. Do you think that works.

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 07:53:37

James, I have always tried to run 22-24 on a long run because 22 miles is a good indicator of your current marathon fitness. The time it takes to run 22 miles in a training run will translate to your finish time for 26.2. It really works.

From allie on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 09:54:03

do you do a 22-24 miler weekly? i am trying to figure out what's best for me...weekly or every other week. what works for you?

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:04:55

Allie, I do one every week unless I am racing the next weekend. I also do an 18-20 mile run on one of my weekdays if I have time.

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