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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, Nov 23, 2007

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

I did well to just be able to get up and walk around today. I was reminded that there are a lot of muscles that running doesn't use very much, but that football and basketball do, and all of them hurt today. An easy run would probably have done me some good today, but I decided to take the rest of the extended weekend off to rest my left foot that has been bothering me. I plan to return to easy running on Monday.

By the way, we went and saw "Enchanted" today, and I was...enchanted that is. My wife, three of my daughters, and I all quite enjoyed it. I guess it's not a very manly movie, but I liked it anyway.

Comments

From Tom on Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 10:20:24

Paul..didn't we warn you about the dangers of those other sports?! Shame on you (actually if you had fun and had some family bonding then I take back the shame). Hope you're feeling better today.

Paul I also went to Enchanted and confess that I quite enjoyed it even though it is definitely a chick flick.

From Paul T on Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 13:03:54

The family bonding was my primary motivation for participating. In fact, I had told my 18 and 20 year old sons that I wasn't planning to go to the turkey bowl this year. They had organized it with their friends and I thought they would be relieved to not have me underfoot. However, much to my surprise, they both seemed rather disappointed at the news, and seemed quite pleased when I changed my mind. We ended up joining up with another group from our neighborhood which had some older guys (although I was definitely the oldest) and ended up having a great time.

I could have passed on the basketball as well, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to play with my niece and nephew from Delaware, my brother-in-law and his three sons from West Jordan, and of course with my own two sons.

I think the most bonding occurred on Friday and Saturday as my sons and I shared the misery of sore muscles.

I would shamelessly do it all over again without hesitation, despite any negative impact on my body or running "career".

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