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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

All running accomplishments are Post Teenage Years:

17:06 5K--Murray 2014

16:58 5K (aided)--Running of the Leopards 2010

34:41--10K Deseret News 2018 (aided)

1:16--(aided) Hobble Creek Half 2009

2:43--St. George Marathon 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 Ogden Marathon

Sub 17:00 at Draper 5K

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 Marathon

 

Personal:

Married to Elizabeth (she got me running in 2003). We have three boys, Lucas (12) , Sam (8) and Ollie (5).

Many years ago, I read that the AVERAGE male is capable of a 2:40 marathon.  I decided to test that theory.  I began running in 2003 with Top of Utah as my first marathon (4:24).  I need 3 more minutes.

"Life is short...running makes it seem longer."--Baron Hansen

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Race: Boston Marathon (26.22 Miles) 03:07:45, Place overall: 2071, Place in age division: 1344
Total Distance
26.50

Me and 26,999 other people ran Boston today.  The race was massive...massive amount of buses, massive amounts of runners, massive amount of spectators.  Everything took longer--like waiting for the bus, getting to Hopkinton, using the port potties, etc...  Before moving into the corral to start the race, we probably walked a total of 4 or 5 miles, but I was ready to run when the gun went off.

The first 20 miles of the race are incredible.  People everywhere.  Below are my mile splits:

Mile 1--6:48
Mile 2--6:30
Mile 3--6:32
Mile 4--6:20
Mile 5--6:39
Mile 6--6:31
Mile 7--6:32
Mile 8--6:39
Mile 9--6:34
Mile 10--6:42
Mile 11--6:39
Mile 12--6:33
Mile 13--6:41
Half Time--1:27:02 I was hoping to come in around 1:29...way too fast!
Mile 14--6:37
Mile 15--6:52
Mile 16--6:37
Then the hills of Newton!
Mile 17--7:01
Mile 18--7:07
Mile 19--7:11
Mile 20--7:27
I was cooked after Heartbreak Hill!
Mile 21--8:36
Mile 22--8:19
Mile 23--8:21
Mile 24--8:00
Mile 25--8:18
Mile 26--8:03

The race was 26.5 on my GPS .  It was impossible to cut the corners with all the runners.  Total time of 3:07:45.

I had a pretty good race going until Heartbreak Hill.  I had some serious cramping after that hill all the way to the finish line (I had to stretch or change my pace almost every 1/2 mile).  This is definelty a course you can improve on once you run it once and know the difficulties of the 2nd half. 

The crowds were incredible, the volunteers was great and the weather was nice.  Everyone should try to run this marathon once.

Comments
From Kim on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 18:07:11

I can't imagine running with that many people! And to have so many people cheering you on! Way to go. Sorry you didn't quite get what you wanted on time, but it looks fabulous anyway! Glad you had the opportunity. I'm thinking I may even want to try it out someday and I haven't even ran a marathon yet!

From Mark on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 18:34:50

It was crazy! I went in to the race thinking I can break 3:00 hours, but after the hills in Newton, I knew it wasn't going to be possible. Everyone should try the oldest marathon in the WORLD!

From Mark on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 18:35:07

It was crazy! I went in to the race thinking I could break 3:00 hours, but after the hills in Newton, I knew it wasn't going to be possible. Everyone should try the oldest marathon in the WORLD!

From Jon on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 18:41:38

Nice job! I agree that the crowds are amazing! Someone said over a million people line the course!

From Craig on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 19:24:30

Good race. You didn't mention the after-race dance party! That was kind of entertaining for a little bit, but there were probably only 1000 out of 27000 runners there.

From Mark on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 19:40:15

lol. I forgot to mention the wild after-race party where Craig and I kicked it old style all night. I was pretty impressed with Craig's helicopter break-dancing moves after running a 2:50. I could only muster enough energy for the worm and robot.

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