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BYU Homecoming Cougar Run 5K

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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

Sat, Oct 21, 2006

Race: BYU Homecoming Cougar Run 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:20:42, Place overall: 75, Place in age division: 4

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
1.00	3.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.10

I decided at the last minute to run the BYU Homecoming Cougar Run 5K and I'm glad I did. I enjoyed it very much. It is very well managed, and running most of the course along the Homecoming Parade route was fun. I was thrilled with my results. With the St. George marathon just two weeks ago, I was happy running a 7:40/mi pace during a training run this week. Being able to average 6:39/mi today was a very satisfying surprise. The only minor disappointment was that last year the winning time in my division was 20:40, but this year my 20:42 only got me 4th place. Ah well, I still had a great time.

Comments

From Kerry on Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 09:45:36

Paul, you never cease to amaze me. Congratulations on a great race, especially so soon after the marathon! You really inspire me to work harder. I think I'll try some races this fall and winter myself.

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 09:52:07

Good work! Very good time for the course. Is this a PR?

This shows that with decent endurance you can run St. George in the 3:00-3:05 range.

From Paul T on Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 10:25:38

Thanks for the kind and encouraging words.

No, this was not a PR. My 5K PR is 20:29, run this year at the Strawberry Days 5K (where I did when my age division for the only time in my life).

From Paul T on Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 10:26:28

when = win

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 10:36:15

This one is definitely a better performance.

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