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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

Wed, Nov 07, 2007

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
0.00	0.00	5.20	0.00	0.00	5.20

It was just Darin and me for the Lake View run today. That's always scary, but fortunately for me he was in no hurry today. I had our time as 40:26 (7:47/mi) for the 5.2 miles.

I was thinking, after Monday I think I may be more afraid to run with Tom now than with Darin. Darin even commented on how fast Tom and Steve finished out Monday's run and finished about a minute ahead of him (although knowing Darin he was just hanging back to stay with Nathan).

Tom, Darin, and Steve are all from Spanish Fork and are all really fast, as are many other SF runners. My dad was born and raised in Spanish Fork and claimed there was something special in the water. I don't know about that, but I may have to join Tom for a run one of these Saturdays and see if I can get some of that SF speed to rub off on me.

Comments

From Tom on Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 15:42:28

Paul I don't think there is anything special in SF water but there are a whole lot of running maniacs down my way which makes it a whole lot easier for a person to become a running maniac in their own right.

Consider that you have an open invitation to join on any of our workouts be they weekday or weekend. In fact I think I'm going to forward you our proposed weekly running schedules so you always know whats up and if you decide to ever join in let me know and I'll make sure we put out the welcome mat. Anyways if you've read my blog for today you'll see that I've been trying hard to recruit a bit more "testosterone" for some of these workouts so my wife will quit hassling me about being such a "girly-man".

From Tom on Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 15:45:56

BTW to anyone else who happens upon my previous comment...anyone interested is free to join in any of our workouts down SF/Salem way. Just speak up and we can start sending out the (typically) weekly schedules. But just a word of caution....for any dudes squeemish about getting "chicked" during training runs you might not enjoy the workouts.

From Paul T on Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 18:08:52

Thanks for emailing the running schedule. The speed day looks the most interesting, but I really don't have time to commute to SF for my weekday morning training runs, nor could I afford the gas costs. However, I may be able to swing a Saturday morning. As fast you are now, I don't want to attempt it before I have my post-op visit with my doctor. It is scheduled for next Monday.

Are your Saturday runs all pretty similar? Let me know what you have planned for next Saturday when you find out. If it's not too long or too fast for us, maybe I can talk Kerry into carpooling down to SF with me to join you.

By the way, I don't have a problem getting "chicked", except maybe by women that are my age, or older, like that octagenarian woman that stopped near Kerry and me to take a gel during Boston and then said something like, "Come on, boys" as she proceeded to run on ahead of us. That stung just a little, not too much, but a little. :)

From Tom on Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 19:58:58

Paul the Saturday runs are usually pretty similar. The earlier/longer-running group meets at 6am at a Stake Center near my home then we run down to the Bishop's Storehouse where we meet up with the 'late' group at 6:30. After that it may vary a bit but nearly always 1 or 2 runners supply copious amounts of water/gatorade placed at strategic locations. We usually start together but end up separated based on the various paces folks are running. If you feel guilty drinking someone else's stuff you can always donate a few bucks to the 'kitty' but this is purely at your discretion and nobody will snarl at you if you don't have money.

A week from Saturday would be great. In fact it would be kind of a birthday present for me since my b-day is the next day (18th):)

From Paul T on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:17:06

Well I guess the least I can do is come run with you for your birthday, and I'm always willing to do the least I can do. :)

How about if I plan to show up at your house a little before 6am and we head to the stake center together? I'll try to remember to bring a little money for the fluids fund.

What do you think, Kerry? Want to join me for the journey south? We could have a sort of Boston 2007 reunion.

From Tom on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:33:08

That would be great Paul and even better if Kerry can join as well. Who knows...maybe Kim can even rustle up a little post-run breakfast!

From Kim on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:43:10

Sorry guys, I have committed to work at WW that morning while some of the other ladies attend convention. I will be going to convention this Saturday, so that put me as the one to help out the next Saturday. Maybe I could do it for you another time. Sorry I hadn't mentioned that you you Tom.

From MichelleL on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:50:46

Paul T, We are anxious to have you join us when you can. We won't bite and we are not competive on the road unless it's speed day, and in that case its us against the clock anyway.

From Tom on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:54:32

Kim I wouldn't commit you to anything without checking first ;) I was just testing you to see if you would be watching Pauls blog this morning :))

From Kerry on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 16:06:35

Definitely count me in, Paul. I'll just plan on picking you up on the way (say about 5:20?). I'll give you a call to confirm.

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