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

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: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 663.47
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
23.7137.8561.56
Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 10.95Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 9.12Mizuno Elixer 4 (Treadmill) Miles: 32.85Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 8.64
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.520.006.52

It was 59 degrees and breezy this morning.  Nice morning for an easy run.  I ran 6.52 miles and felt great.

Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 6.52
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.122.009.12

It was 54 degrees this morning.  I ran 9.12 miles nice and easy as part of the taper.  I will do some pick-up miles tomorrow and then 2 more easy days.

5 days til marathon.....

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 9.12
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.516.51

It was 45 degrees this morning....it felt great.  I wanted some MP miles today as my last hard effort before Saturday.  I ran 6.51 miles all between 6:37 and 6:52.  When I stomped on the gas it was definitely there!!!  Next couple of days will be easy runs.

Mizuno Elixer 4 (Treadmill) Miles: 6.51
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.643.008.64

It was 48 degrees....I am loving these great mornings.  I ran 8.64 miles with 3 faster miles and the rest nice and easy.

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 8.64
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.430.004.43

It was 51 degrees this morning.  Nice, easy run of 4.43 miles at a 7:30 pace.  Starting to think a lot about race day strategy.  

2 days.......

Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 4.43
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No run this morning......marathon tomorrow.  I must have it on my brain because when I drove to Rexburg yesterday I noticed that I drove the tangents on the freeway whenever I could.  Is that bad??? :-)

1 day.....

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Race: Pocatello Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:02:48, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0026.3426.34

It was a nice day for the race but I just could not seem to get in a groove today.  Every time I pushed the pace my stomach would cramp a bit.  I finished in 4th place overall and took home the Masters Overall award because Jeff did me a favor and won the race.

Bloggers did GREAT today taking the top 4 spots.  Jeff was 1st, Kory was 2nd, Mark P from Utah was 3rd in a PR of 2:52 (way to go Mark!), and I was 4th.

Here are my splits.  They are all over the place as my stomach made it hard to stay as steady as i needed.

1.  5:46

2.  6:09

3.  6:11

4.  6:22

5.  6:20

6.  6:28

7.  6:43

8.  6:51

9.  6:51

10. 6:36

11. 6:45

12. 6:39

13. 7:00

14. 6:47

15. 7:01

16. 7:14

17. 7:27

18. 7:20

19. 7:06

20. 7:23

21. 7:24

22. 7:55

23. 7:35

24. 7:28

25. 7:32

26. 7:28

.2  7:07

Mizuno Elixer 4 (Treadmill) Miles: 26.34
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
23.7137.8561.56
Asics 2130 (Blue) Miles: 10.95Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 9.12Mizuno Elixer 4 (Treadmill) Miles: 32.85Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 8.64
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