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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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32.20
Total Distance
7.50

Run around Harvard/Yale area.  Did 2 mile warm up and cool down with 5 x 3 minutes hard and 3 minutes easy.

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Total Distance
4.10

Speed work at East High following dinner.  7 x 200 with mile warm up and cool down. 

 
I will need to move my long taper Saturday run to Wednesday evening, because we are going out of town for the holiday.  I will do 13 miles and try to do the last 10 at race pace.

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Total Distance
13.10

Since I will be out of town for the next two weeks, I moved my Saturday run to today. 

The plan was to run 3 warm-up miles then 10 miles at marathon race pace (finish in about 1:35).  I started running at Little Dell lake then up Emigration and down to my house in Sugar House.  A little past the peak I hit 3 miles feeling really fresh.  I clock 6:29, 6:32, 6:29, 6:27, 6:30, 6:25, 6:25, 6:27, 6:23 and 6:03 to finish the 10 miles.  I felt good and could have gone another 13 miles at this pace and elevation drop!  I finished in 1:28.  The Tucson course does not drop as rapidly as Emigration, but I think a sub 3:00 is very possible after today's run.

I hope I can stay somewhat in-shape over the next two week taper/holiday.  I wish the race was this weekend!

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Total Distance
7.50

Run in Dawsonville, GA park.

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32.20
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