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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

Mon, Jun 12, 2006

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
2.50	0.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	4.50

Kent, Larry, and I went to the track for speed work again. We stuck to four 1/2 mile repeats again, with 1 lap rest in between. I ran 3:14, 3:07, 3:13, and 3:00. I felt pretty good. The first three I tried to run fast but not overdo it. The 2nd repeat was a little faster because we passed the entire THS football team on the first lap (adrenaline I guess). The final repeat I pushed hard.

The left ankle I injured last Thursday morning didn't bother me at all. It is still a little stiff, with a little soreness, but the tenderness seems to be gone. I'm hopeful it will hold up well through tomorrow's longer run.

Comments

From Kerry on Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 07:58:29

Glad to hear your ankle is doing OK. I was anxious to hear how it was feeling this morning. Great times on the half mile repeats! I'm planning on starting some regular track workouts after the WBR.

It was kind of interesting...I talked to a new guy here at work and found out he was a runner (his wife ran track for BYU) and that he was doing the WBR and that he was even doing the same legs as me. It's the first time for him and his wife. Our little race is growing up!

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 13:56:44

Paul:

At this point in your training, it does not make a lot of sense to have track workouts like this one. The time would be better used by putting in the miles. When you run only 40 miles a week, your limit is not going to be the lack of speed. If you feel like speed, it would be a good idea to do a 3 mile tempo at about 7:00-7:10 pace.

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