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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
41.7730.5672.33
Asics 2120 (Gold) Miles: 10.61Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 28.55Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 10.36Mizuno Elixer 2 Miles: 10.25Mizuno Alchemy 7 Miles: 12.56
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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Rest day today...only ab work.

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10.610.0010.61

Holy Mother Nature!!!! It was 28 degrees with 20-25mph winds and SNOWING HARD this morning. I woke up to 4-6 inches of snow (hard to tell exact amount because the wind was blowing so strong) on the roads. I ran 10.61 miles today and the miles in to the wind were unbearable. The snow was just the right consistency to feel like I was being Sand-Blasted. The wind was mostly out of the West so I tried to face East as much as I could but I cannot do that exorcist thing and spin my head all the way around. I put down all my miles as slow miles but they certainly were NOT easy miles. I hope the weather is better tomorrow so I can do some tempo work.

The kids are on Spring Break (HA) this week....I feel bad for them. It was a lot nicer last week.

Asics 2120 (Gold) Miles: 10.61
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.337.0013.33

It was 28 degrees this morning with winds 10-15mph but at least it wasn't snowing. I ran 13.33 miles as a good tempo run with some nice pick-ups in several miles.

Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 13.33
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10.360.0010.36

It was 32 degrees this morning with winds 20+mph and a wind chill around 20. We have a Winter Storm Advisory for today and tomorrow....YIPPEE :-(

I ran 10.36 miles nice and easy today. Tempo run tomorrow if the weather is not too horrible.

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 10.36
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3.257.0010.25

It was 17 degrees this morning and very windy with the wind chill around zero. If you have to talk about wind chill on March 26th you know you MUST be in Idaho. The streets were coated with a layer of ice from the storm so it had to be a treadmill day.

I decided to do a hill sprint workout that I have not done in years. I warmed-up for 20 minutes and then got in to it. The workout consists of sets of hill sprints at different inclines. I ran 6 reps at 7.5% incline, 6 reps at 10% incline, then 4 reps at 12.5% incline. Then you are supposed to run a mile at 0% but my treadmill only goes down to 1.5%. For that mile you increase the speed 1-1.5mph and you still feel like you are going to bust through the front of the treadmill. I ran that mile in 5:56 and felt awesome.

I then cooled-down for a few miles to round out the workout.

Mizuno Elixer 2 Miles: 10.25
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3.009.5612.56

It was 19 degrees this morning with some light winds but nothing too bad. I ran 12.56 miles and it felt really easy..... I went out thinking easy recovery run and it turned out to be an easy almost tempo run. I love days when your results surprise you in a good way.

Mizuno Alchemy 7 Miles: 12.56
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8.227.0015.22

It was 31 degrees with winds around 10mph. I ran this morning with Barry Smith (he NEEDS to join the blog) and Mike Williams who runs for Idaho State University. We ran 15.22 miles and Mike and I pushed the pace several times for some MP miles and we even pushed the mile up Satterfield hill keeping that mile in the 7's. Overall a nice finish to a taper week for me.

Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 15.22
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
41.7730.5672.33
Asics 2120 (Gold) Miles: 10.61Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 28.55Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 10.36Mizuno Elixer 2 Miles: 10.25Mizuno Alchemy 7 Miles: 12.56
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