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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.100.005.000.000.0011.10

We actually had 6 of us out this morning! We had all 5 of the normal group of Larry, Wayne, Kevin, Kent and me, and then Grant joined us.

Kent and I played in a church bball game at 8:00am, so we didn't start our run until 9:30am. I had some pancakes before the basketball game and another one before the run. I was worried because I don't normally eat before I run, but I think pancakes work well for me.

We started on the canal road heading north, but by the time we got into Pleasant Grove we were tired of that surface and switched to the roads and ran our Lindon loop route back home. This was only about 7 miles, so Kevin, Wayne and I decided to loop up to 800 E, down to 1200 N and back home to get to 10 miles. Kevin had to turn back at 400 E to get back to a bathroom so Wayne and I pushed on alone.

Our first mile split with the group was 10:14, but we eventually sped up to where I averaged 8:59/mi for the 10.1 miles. Not super fast, with the last mile in 8:06 being our fastest mile, but it was still a pretty good workout and, if I count a mile for the basketball game, I managed to get in another 40 mile week.

Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 10.10
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