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Wasatch Back Relay (Leg 6)

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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
Race: Wasatch Back Relay (Leg 6) (6.9 Miles) 00:00:00, Place overall: 35, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.006.900.000.000.006.90

Leg 6 - 6.9 Miles - Very Hard - Summits Avon Pass then descends into Ogden Valley.

We started at 3:00pm. I watched our first four runners valiantly battle the heat. Tom and I got a little break with some shade and cooler temperatures up and over Avon Pass, but we had other challenges. Tom valiantly conquered the relentless uphill run climbing 1200' to an altitude of over 6200'. I took the baton from Tom and began my leg with energy. After over 4 hours of watching my van mates, it felt good to finally be running. The leg begins with a 1.5 mile ascent to the 6500' summit of Avon Pass. It wasn't very long before I began to feel the affects of the climb and the altitude. I was glad when the descent began. I had seen the WSU runner (Weber State ladies "has beens") head out a little before me and hoped I could catch her. The dirt road was pretty rough and I had to be careful as I tried to take the brakes off. I made good time on the steep part of the descent and managed to pass the WSU runner and a few other runners. My pace slowed considerably as I reached the base of the mountain and the road flattened out, but I still felt like I was running pretty well and continued to pass other runners. One young, tall, fast runner passed me in the last mile or so. Overall I feel like I worked hard and ran the leg pretty well.

Splits: 8:10, 7:09, 5:48, 6:00, 6:36, 7:02, 7:06/mi for 0.9 (Avg. 6:50/mi)

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