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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
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A little cross training again this Friday playing basketball with Andrew and the guys in the morning. There were only 6 of us this morning, so we only played half court, but it was still pretty fun. I got a little scare when a tall but quick young man and I both went for a loose ball. I ended up taking a hard shoulder to my sternum. Fortunately my skeletal structure withstood the blow without any breakage. My sternum is a little sore, and it twinges a little if I twist a certain way, but I'm grateful it's minor enough that it shouldn't affect my running.

As evidence, because we only played half court I didn't feel like I'd gotten enough of a cardiovascular workout so I went out and ran a few miles after we got home. On our run yesterday Larry was telling me that years back the neighborhood group would run a "fast mile" from the top of the WordPerfect curve (about 800 E and 1600 N) down into our neighborhood (about Main and 1600 N). I ran the one mile up (8:56) to confirm that it was a mile, then ran the "fast mile" at a quick but less than all out pace (6:11), then cooled down a mile (8:12) by going around the block a couple of times. I didn't notice any discomfort in my chest while running.

Comments
From Kerry on Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 17:27:10

Glad you didn't suffer any permanent damage. We're always a little bit worried when we hear "basketball" mentioned this close to the relay (even though we know you're probably more likely to get hurt running). Anyway, it sounds like you've have a good and productive week.

From Paul T on Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 17:36:42

I used to worry about playing basketball until last year. I sprained my ankle various times, usually running, and never playing basketball (that I recall).

Running with Tom and Darin on Wednesday I was trying to come up with a relevant quote from the movie "Strictly Ballroom". Here it is:

"Vivir con miedo, es como vivir a medias!"

which means

"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."

I've decided that I can never predict when or how I'm going to get injured, so I'm not going to live my life in fear. (Knock on wood.)

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