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 60-64 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 40 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:						1537.21

Sun, Feb 15, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
12.34	6.00	18.34

Morning: It was 8 degrees with a wind chill just below zero when I left this morning. It warmed to a balmy 19 by the time I got home. I ran 18.34 miles in a nice, comfortable pace. It was actually a very enjoyable run and I was only planning 15 but I stretched it out at the end because I felt so good. I am going to get over 100 this week so this is a good start :-)

Mizuno Alchemy 7 Miles: 18.34

Comments

From Robert on Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 21:43:28

Bill, just wondering what you wear to stay warm in at such temps. I start to rapidly lose heat after about 15 miles and my arms get really cold. I sweat like no other so getting wet only compounds the problem. Thanks for the advice.

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 08:20:17

Robert, I wear a pair of running tights with a pair of really light warm-ups over them. For my core I wear a light undershirt under a long-sleeve heavy shirt and then wear a wind-breaker over it. On my head I have a pull-over face mask type hat. I wear a pair of light gloves under a pair of nice mittens.

I too have arm issues at times because the sweat builds-up and then gets cold, especially at my elbows. I normally get home with a fair amount of ice on my neck and upper chest. I have had to stop and warm-up inside for a couple of minutes halfway through a run. I figure if it lets me finish comfortably it is worth the couple of minutes.

From Nate Bundy on Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:33:55

great miles. keep it up and you will get that marathon goal no problem.

From RivertonPaul on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:28:43

Do you wear windproof briefs?

From Bill Mandler on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 14:44:13

Paul, Yes I do wear them. There is nothing worse than frostbite in the nether regions :)

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