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American Fork Half Marathon

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Location:

Mapleton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:08:17 Drop 13 Half 2015

2:41:14 St George Marathon 2012

17:28 5k Rex Lee 2015 (but sub 16 inside some of my halves, downhill doesn't count)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Races

2014 Races

2015 Races!

1/3 Snowman Half - 1:23:14 1st

Total Domination

3/7 Rex Lee Cancer 5k - 16:53 7th (5k PR)

Masters Domination

3/21 Running of the Leopards - 16:48 13th

AG Domination

4/11 Timp Shadow - 21:28 5th (1k PR)

Masters Domination

4/18 Salt Lake Half Marathon - 1:20:56 18th

AG Domination

5/2 Provo City Half Marathon - 1:16:12 4th

Masters Domination

5/9 - Dino Half - 1:15:20 1st (CR)

Course Domination

5/30 Timp Trail Half - 1:50 1st

Total Domination

6/6 Art City 5K - 17:20 13th

AG Domination

6/13 Drop 13 - 1:08:17 (PR) (CR)

Course Domination

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:00 5k

1:08 downhill half [done]

34:30 10k

Never get old

Personal:

Married, three kids, have a problem with going out too fast in races but it's too fun to quit

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Race: American Fork Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:13:18, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.0011.002.1015.10

This one was a slugfest. I figured with Walter just having done a marathon last week, all I had to do was glom on to him and follow him to his doom, then run the rest of the way on whatever I had left for the overall W. Or maybe let him pull me to a great time within my capability. Or failing that, run a disciplined 4x5:20, followed by 4x5:10, followed by 4x5:30 or until I couldn't hold it any more, followed by a disasterous last mile on the flat to uphill but still enough to do well.

It was not to be.

First off Scott showed up. Yeek. OK, maybe second. Then Lindsay Dunkley. Yikes. OK, third. Then Zack. Crap. Fourth. That's OK, operation domination is still intact for age group. So off we went to the starting line! I got a little tangled up in the starting crowd, looks like everyone wanted to be like Dave today. But Scott and Zack and Walter were all being a lot more like Dave than Dave wanted to be, in fact, after running with them down the initial big hill at a pace that once dropped to 3:53, I figured that discretion was the better part especially as I was using energy at twice the normal pace to stay in the group. Walter was beyond awesome and clearly completely unaffected by last week's race, and the other two were just plain psycho. So I dropped back but stayed in range, also being passed by Matt and Mike and one more person I believe. The Garmin wasn't working but when I passed mile 2 I saw it was at 10:10 so thank goodness I was running pretty slow, 5:35.

Oh crap that's not 5:35 that's 5:05. Math is hard in a race. OK, so now that all three plans are out the window at mile 2 and I am feeling a little tired already from going too fast now what do I do. I go to plan Z, just go to the firewall until you die and hope it's close to the finish line. I am focusing on Hobbler to be the disciplined half anyway, so this will be a good experiment to compare to. My only hope of passing any of these guys was if they accidentally brought laundry soap instead of gu, and the first thing I think of when I see a quivering pile of suds on the side of the road is not that I've passed a leader, so it probably wouldn't help all that much mentally anyway.

At mile 4 I had to stop and tie my shoe. I was shocked that Lindsay hadn't passed me yet. My cold hands moved like frozen noodles and it took me 30 seconds to do the deed. Then I got to chase Lindsay until she drifted out of sight. Now a bunch of 5:10 miles to the mouth of the canyon, just like I planned, ha ha, but Steve Andersen blew by me at+20sec or better near mile 7. Good grief, it's not bad enough to be chicked by somebody who belongs at the OTQ now I have to be beaten by a Steve too :)

But he settled in 100 yards in front and I kept gaining. Unfortunately, I hit the little wall at mile 8.5 and had to start walking the uphills. But it was only for a few seconds and he was getting killed on the hills too, especially the one at mile 10. But whenever I started back up again I would still be closing the gap, down to 20 yards at one point. He was like my own personal torture master. He had no mercy. Then the wheels totally fell off and I stopped caring. But I had to finish better than my Hobble Creek Half - I had banked 5:20 of sub-6 time so far and just a little more would put me in the 1:12s which was my goal for the day. Then Skip showed up with a magnificent 5:40 pace and dragged me .3 miles further down the road. I tried to pick it up but the aerobic just wasn't there. Maybe these high mile weeks aren't so good.

Mile 13 was beyond brutal, felt like mile 25 of St George. I really paid for the beginning miles at that point. I stumbled up the street, twisted around the turns, and cruised up the chute which just went on and on and good grief Who's the Comedian? I mean really? Oh, there's the arch. One last burst of speed and I was there. Ran some cooldown with the early arrivals, got my prize and bailed. Now we get to see what a disciplined half will do! Plus I will tie my shoes better. Here's the splits, as good as possible with the G troubles:

4:56,5:14,5:32,5:36 (shoelace)

5:11,5:09,5:20,5:32

6:11 (walk a bit),6:02,6:26 (walk more),5:51

5:47, 5:25 pace for last bit

Hey, mile 13 was brutal because I actually ran faster :) OK, that's better.

Comments
From Steve on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 12:50:01 from 66.87.113.212

Great race report. I thought for sure you had me by that golf course when I heard your feet slapping. Walter is the guy with the target on his back right now.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 13:43:26 from 98.202.242.213

Great job, Dave! And I agree: if you start more conservatively, you will be amazed at how good you will feel for the last several miles.

From steve ash on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 13:54:39 from 174.52.100.252

Dave, Just more base training and more time on your feet. Great job and great fun to read:)

From bdase on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 14:32:45 from 160.7.242.251

Good job today Dave. I'm really excited to see what happens when the discipline kicks in, you're in for a treat.

From Dave Taylor on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 15:04:32 from 174.23.76.241

Thanks everybody, I will be sure not to disappoint with discipline on 7/13 (if not with performance). 1:14 would be a stretch goal for me on that race. The mile drops are

100,100,80,80,150,90,125,60,60,60,20,90,up 50 so I am thinking 5:40, 5:35, 5:30, 5:30, 5:20, 5:30, 5:20, and then 5:30 or whatever I can manage to the end. And I will pretend nobody else is there so I don't chase anyone until the last half.

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 17:37:42 from 72.250.218.114

Let's try the Provo River Half uneventfully next Saturday if your legs are up to it. Meet at 6:30 at my house. The rule is you are not allowed to drop me until we hit mile 8 and on my end if I think the pace it too fast, I will not try to keep it.

From Dave Taylor on Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 19:15:57 from 174.23.76.241

I would really like that but I am on a Ragnar team. Fri/Sat. I was hashed enough that I thought I might rest the entire week, but I am recovering quickly, so what do you have going Tues?

From jtshad on Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 04:40:56 from 69.20.183.178

Great race and time! Walter and Steve are two tough masters! Great time, with a shoe stop and some walking...wow!

From Dave Taylor on Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 06:28:55 from 174.23.76.241

Thanks! I'm just glad those guys are out there to motivate me.

From scottkeate on Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 09:13:40 from 192.150.9.200

NIce race, Dave. This is definitely the first race we've run together where you didn't beat me to the first mile. Thanks for easing off a bit :-) You continue to make steady improvements. I wouldn't let the longer mile weeks freak you out too much--you'll love what a stronger base will do for you in the final stages of the 1/2 and marathon.

From Dave Taylor on Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:23:12 from 63.255.191.163

Thanks, that first mile was just shocking. I ran as fast there as the first mile of Nebo (where it is actually pretty normal but with twice the drop). I won't abandon the longer weeks, but I didn't run yet today because I am still super sore from that first mile. I should not have let the stride length get so long. Next time I will match your turnover instead of Walter's. Great job!

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:34:47 from 72.250.218.114

Dave:

If you can come, we should do the same 3 mile course at 5:30 pace with the last quarter as fast as you can. 6:30 AM as usual. Let me know if you are coming.

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