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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.

Personal:

Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Fri, Mar 16, 2007

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
0.00	0.00	10.50	0.00	0.00	10.50

I'm nearly euphoric. I just finished my 10.5 mile run into work this morning and I feel great, and it's not just because I only had to stop at one red light coming down University Ave. (a near miracle in my opinion). I ran the 10.5 miles in 1:21:13, an average pace of 7:44/mi. Here are the average paces for various stretches of the run (paces for yesterday's trip home in brackets):

Temperature: mid 40's [yesterday aournd 60 F]

Home to 1200 N to 1600 N: 8:01/mi [7:36/mi]

Main to 800 E on 1200 N: 7:58/mi [7:46/mi]

1200 N 800 E to Golf Course: 8:05/mi [8:15/mi]

Down 800 N from Golf Course: 7:58/mi [8:42/mi]

Provo Canyon to Wil's Pit Stop: 7:20/mi [8:19/mi]

Wil's Pit Stop to Work: 7:42/mi [8:08/mi]

Overall: 1:21:13 @ 7:44/mi [1:25:08 @ 8:06/mi]

The overall downhill grade definitely helped make this run faster than the run home yesterday. The weather was a little chilly at the start, and there was a really strong headwind from the golf course to the mouth of the canyon, but overall the cool sunny morning made for a very enjoyable run. Today's run was a training run for Boston, but it felt much more like a blessing.

Comments

From Tom on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 14:22:36

Great run Paul! Sounds like one of those runs you can enjoy and savor for awhile. Also one of those you can pull out of your memory if you ever get in a down cycle in your running and need a reminder why running can be so great. Your euphoria is reminding me of the last time I felt that way last October at SGM. Sometimes when I've been "in-the-zone" it's almost like and out-of-body experience.

From Scott Blake on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 15:06:29

Nice job! That's an awesome run.

Here's an idea - if you're already running to work, you could sell your car. Save the money and go everywhere on foot. You'd be ready for that 50 mile race you want to do in no time. :)

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