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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
7.600.000.000.000.007.60

I had to take my 16 year old daughter to the high school for "roading" this morning at 6:00am. I ran around the block a couple of times (one mile) while waiting for the car to warm up. I ran another mile at the high school track while I waited for her driving instructor to show up. I then returned to the neighborhood and ran another 5.6 miles on the my serpentine route. I averaged 7:58/mi for the "warmup up the car" mile and the same for the "wait for the instructor" mile so I decided to try to average under 8:00/mi for the rest of the run as well. I had the overall average displayed on my Garmin. My glove covered the last digit so for most of the run all I could see was 7:5x (couldn't see the x digit). I didn't know if was 7:50 or 7:59 or somewhere in between. With about a half mile to go, after running on some icy side streets, I looked down and saw 8:0x. I pushed the pace a little that last half mile and ended up averaging 7:59/mi.

I know I could have run a faster pace. This wasn't a speedy tempo run. My goal was to average sub 8:00 running at a relatively easy effort. My effort was probably better classified as easy marathon pace rather than simply easy, as I was pushing a little to keep my legs moving through the cold. Regardless, it felt good to run a little faster today than I have been recently.

I finally got a Strassburg sock yesterday to see if it will help with the PF and Achilles tendonitis in my left foot. I used it last night while sleeping. I slept fine and, it may be wishful thinking or my imagination, but my foot seemed to feel a little better already this morning. Actually, the new arch supports I got a couple of weeks ago seem to have help the PF. It has been much better, but the Achilles tendonitis hasn't seemed to be improving over the past many weeks of rest and reduced training. The sock claims to help with PF, Achilles tendonitis, and tight calves. These are all related issues I've dealt with off and on for years. I'm optimistic it will help. Time will tell.

Comments
From Kim on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 17:08:43

I think that sock helped Tom out quite a bit! Hopefully it works well for you too! I know you get discouraged with 8 minute miles, but I would be thrilled to death to be able to hold that for even a half a mile! Way to keep it going while you recover! Hopefully you'll be in peak condition come springtime!

From Tom on Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 14:39:22

Good luck with "the sock". It did help me with the PF but I had to wear it for a few weeks straight. Not so sure if it did anything for my Achilles I almost felt like it was making it worse, although I didn't really give it much of a chance.

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