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Draper Days 5K

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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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Sat, Jul 19, 2014
Race: Draper Days 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:17:17, Place overall: 13, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
10.50

I've run this race four other times, so it was going to be a good gauge of my fitness; unfortunately, the course had to be altered due to construction.  I believe it made the course slightly longer and little more difficult, but I was still able to get a course PR when compared to the original course (old PR 17:40 2012).

I was able to read Sasha’s and Blake’s report before writing my entry.  Sasha was able to win the Master division by edging me out by three seconds.  Blake also out kicked me in the end (Sasha was able to go with him), but both pulled me along to help me get a course PR.

Garmin Mile 1: 5:31.  Ran next to Sasha with two high school runners in front of us (one was Blake).

Garmin Mile 2: 5:20.  We lost one of the high school runners, but Blake was still setting the pace.

Garmin Mile 3: 5:40.  Blake and Sasha turned into driveway before the trail, but recovered quickly just missing one or two steps.  We were three wide at this point, but I settled back to rear. 

Garmin Mile 0.14: :48.  Blake began to fall off the pace a little, but seeing his Coach inspired a kick about 1/8 mile out.  Sasha matched him for a short distance, but I did not go and this cost me the race. 

Total Garmin Distance 3:14 (official time 17:17).  The awards ceremony took forever to start and they did not have any of the prize money (will be mailed out), but it was still a very fun and competitive race.  I’m looking forward to the longer races like the TOU ½ and full.

Comments
From allie on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 21:17:14 from 174.23.186.213

nice job today, mark. see you at the TOUs.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 21:47:29 from 24.10.247.181

You looked great out there today Mark. Congratulations!

We should get together for a run sometime. Are you running a Des News race?

From MarkP on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:48:48 from 65.130.117.236

Thanks Allie and Rob. I'll be on vacation later this week, so I will miss the race. Good luck to you guys if you are running it.

From Josh E on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 13:33:32 from 205.235.104.4

You are fast this year. Good things to come. Is your font intentionally bigger? Have a nice vacation!

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 15:14:21 from 192.168.1.1

Mark - congratulations on a solid race. I stayed around a little longer, which was enough to have the change of mind on the prize money distribution - they gave it to me right there.

Your first Garmin mile agrees with the painted mark perfectly. I did not see the second mile painted, but I did see the third, and that one would not agree by a lot. The empirical data shows a slow down of about 20 seconds compared to last year, and I am wondering where that came from. I would expect some slowdown from having to go further up the hill, and some from the broken rhythm on the trail. But at the same time the hill at the end was gradual, which would compensate. And definitely those changes are not worth 20 seconds. Let me see if we can dig up the certification papers.

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 15:22:51 from 192.168.1.1

Does not seem like they have posted the new course certification info, but even if they had it would not have the full details.

From MarkP on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 21:30:22 from 65.130.117.236

Josh: Thanks. I use the large font so my grandma can read it.

Sasha: I wished I knew they had the money there! We will see if it actually gets mailed. I won a snow shoe race several years ago and the check is still "in the mail" somewhere. I look forward to the old course coming back next year.

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