Winning Back What I Lost

St. George Marathon

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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals:

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles:						392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles:						424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles:						438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles:						235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles:						282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles:						181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles:						164.15

Sat, Oct 02, 2010

Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:29:35

Total Distance

26.70

Not the result I was hoping for even though it was a 6 min PR. Ran the 1st half in 1:39 as planned. What I didn't plan on was the desert heat getting me and running a 1:50 2nd half.

Splits below do not reflect the 3 min I lost in POP while my Garmin went on auto pause at mile 15. Up til then, I was on pace but not really. The plan was to do a negative split based upon all of the downhill during the last half. After mile 15, I kept up the charade for a few more miles even though in the back of my mind I knew there was no way to make the math work. At mile 19 I saw the 3:20 pace group pull away and I decided at that point to just make sure I PR'ed and didn't totally blow up and spew at the finish line. See My Great Potato Marathon Race Report for more details.

Thankfully, I arrived at the finish line in relatively decent shape. I had enough composure to stop and kiss my wife and kids as I ran down the chute to the finish. My wife said I looked comparatively good at the end. I definitely feel better than I have after any of my previous marathons, which is a nice bonus. Taking this week off to go fish Yellowstone and the S Fork Snake with some my law school buddies. Can't wait.

Nike LunaRacer +2 Miles: 26.70

Comments

From JimF on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 19:30:03 from 68.46.211.156

Nice job getting a PR. The heat really can take it out of you in the marathon.

From allie on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 19:49:16 from 174.19.51.35

sounds like the heat was a big factor for a lot of runners today. awesome that you still ran a PR though. great work.

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 20:38:42 from 97.36.254.144

PR nevertheless. Good job.

From jtshad on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 09:30:39 from 208.117.127.110

The heat and day was brutal. Nice job on the PR, sorry it wasn't what you were looking for. I am sorry I didn't bump into you down here.

Have a safe trip home.

From Kelli on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 21:40:07 from 71.219.65.246

Take solace in the fact that the heat got all of us! Congrats on the pR.

From Neil on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 00:37:59 from 71.33.5.18

Thanks everyone for the perspective. Had a great time at my first SGM. It won't be my last. I'll admit that I had visions of a BQ but I knew all the planets had to align in order to make that happen. They didn't, so I didn't. Pretty simple really. Thanks again.

From Court on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 12:45:37 from 204.228.205.14

Great race. From what I've heard, the heat was brutal, so you should feel proud of yourself.

From Burt on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 20:16:19 from 206.19.214.144

Great job!

From daceg on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 14:53:27 from 205.126.77.74

Good job out there. PR in that weather is something to be proud of! We will get the BQ one of these days!

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