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Fit for Life Half 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
Totals
Total Distance
41.01
Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 12.92Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 4.97Saucony Tangent III Miles: 10.02DS Racer 8 Miles: 13.10
Mon, Jul 05, 2010
Total Distance
6.94

1030PM:  Interval run: 5 series of 2/3M @ easy pace followed by 1/3M @ 7:30/mi pace. 

Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 6.94
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Tue, Jul 06, 2010
Total Distance
9.74

1230PM: 4.97M jog on the greenbelt during lunch.  Felt like throwing up during the entire run.  No energy. 

10PM:  Short evening run w/ 2M slow and 2M at moderately easy pace (8:40/mi pace).  First two-a-day in a quite some time.  Feeling the pressure of an upcoming half marathon on Saturday that I'm not remotely prepared for. 

Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 4.97Saucony Tangent III Miles: 4.77
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Wed, Jul 07, 2010
Total Distance
5.98

1030PM:  An evening of soccer followed by a 5M progressive run (8:44; 8:14; 8:12; 8:05; 7:53) & cooldown.  No wind tonight for the first time in weeks.  Very nice w/ temps in the high 60's.

Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 5.98
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Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Total Distance
5.25

1030PM: Got a massage today to work out some of the kinks.  Been quite a while since my last massage and I'm still pretty sore; easy jog for my last workout until the half on Saturday morning.

Saucony Tangent III Miles: 5.25
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Sat, Jul 10, 2010
Race: Fit for Life Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:43:19, Place overall: 31, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
13.10

This used to be one of my favorite races.  It used to be a well organized race on a flat and fast course during a time of year when I'm usually in pretty good shape.  The only thing that held true this year was the course and even that was mitigated by the heat.  We started on time, 730am, outside of Boise Hawks Stadium and it was already in the low to mid 70's along the Boise River.  By the time I finished it was in the low 80's.  Probably the warmest race I've ever run in. 

I went out slow, realizing that I hadn't put in the miles this year to be able to approach last year's 1:37 PR.  It was a good strategy considering the heat.  That said, I felt pretty strong all the way through the race and had more than a little left in the tank to make my last mile my quickest.  In hindsight, I probably could have pushed it more during the out portion of this out & back course on the Boise River Greenbelt.  But I just wasn't in to the pain today and it was a nice change of pace to not feel totally gassed, or hurl like I did at the finish of my last race.  All in all not a bad race considering the heat and my relative lack of conditioning.

Here's a screen shot of my Garmin which had the course short, @ 12.88 mi, which is not a rare occurence for my Garmin for some reason:

DS Racer 8 Miles: 13.10
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Totals
Total Distance
41.01
Asics DS Trainer 15 Miles: 12.92Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 4.97Saucony Tangent III Miles: 10.02DS Racer 8 Miles: 13.10
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