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Art City 5K

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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: Art City 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:17:37, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.003.105.60

Showed up to the race, saw the Moodys and Carl so I knew it would be a tough race but if I could just get within a minute of Steve Sumsion it would be a good day. Lots of SRC jerseys! Everything went according to plan, but I never got the afterburners lit after the big hill. The lead group provided a perfect wind shield on the uphill leg and seemed to run at just the right speed, almost too fast to keep up with. But they finished the first mile in 5:35 instead of 5:31 like last year - must have been more wind. I got to the bottom of the hill still in the orange and passed the fence at 8:10 pace, 1 minute faster than last year. When I got to the top I was pretty nuked but still within 100 meters of the group and able to accelerate within 20 seconds. But I never got the mojo I have been feeling the last few weeks - I was stuck in the 5:40 to 5:55 level and unable to clear the lactic.They pulled away slowly and I was passed by 1 additional person.

Wait a minute. I just looked more carefully at the track and I spent a lot of time in the 5:30s on the way down. It wasn't the 5:19 I was hoping for, but it looks like this race got blown away by the wind up the first leg. The lead group dropped to 6 flat for about a half mile whereas last year they were at 5:45 at that point. In fact my splits were 5:34, 6:10 with the big hill, and 5:36. I am really annoyed that I didn't get 17 flat, but pretty stoked about my recovery on the second half of the race. Also the GPS was reading a bit slow and short today so those splits are actually a bit faster. I got within 1:17 of SS (2 seconds closer) and I beat last years time by 3 seconds. Bleah. I should have done much better. Maybe I should not have run to the race.

Comments
From Dave Taylor on Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 20:55:17 from 174.23.76.164

OK, double checking, this race isn't known for its exact timing. According to the GPS I was actually 10 seconds faster in the final two miles then last year, which is at least some improvement thank goodness. Still not the 40 I was looking for but I'll take it.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 20:20:16 from 69.28.149.29

Why don't you run a good USATF circuit 5 K like Draper Days or Murray Fun days? The course is certified, the mile markers are on the road, and the timing is accurate. You can find the circuit schedule at utah.usatf.org.

From Dave Taylor on Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 21:49:58 from 174.23.73.185

OK, good site. I like to run these two local 5ks because, well, they're local and I have history on them going back 8 years so they are a good benchmark. But if I step up significantly in performance I'll run a real 5k to get an official time.

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