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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
24.600.000.000.000.0024.60
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Happy New Year 2008!

I haven't missed a single day of running this year. Larry and I went out with Nick this morning. He and Daniel are usually finishing their runs at 5:45am on weekdays when we are just heading out so I haven't run with Nick much. The pace wasn't very fast this morning, but with Nick (and with Larry) the conversation is always good.

I went out for a couple of miles before I met up with them. The splits for those two miles were 8:40 and 8:02. The miles I ran with Larry and Nick were at just over 10:00/mi. With the temperature in the single digits, and as little running as I've done lately, it felt good just to get out and get some running in.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

Ran Lake View with Tom and Nathan at just under 8:30/mi. I think the PF in my left foot is nearly gone. I think the firmer arch supports helped. I'm still feeling some left achilles pain, but only when I stretch it. My plan is to simply not stretch it. With the holidays, my holiday illness, and these injuries mostly behind me, I plan to try to gradually get my mileage back up to 40 miles per week. My original post-St. George plans were to be at 50 miles per week by now, but my body apparently had other plans. I'll take what I can get.

With the Painter's half marathon only two weeks away, my original goal of sub 1:30 is no longer reasonable for this year. I ran it in 1:36 last year. Right now I'd be happy with a sub 1:40. Now that I'm back to normal training runs, and hopefully with some non-frigid temperatures, I may try a tempo run late next week to see where I am.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

An easy run to the golf course and back again with Larry this morning. It was nice having the weather up out of the single digits and teens.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.400.000.000.000.006.40

I ran solo down into Orem and back. The temperature was quite a bit warmer, near 40 I think. The breeze was still a little chilly, but it was nice to run without gloves or ear protection for the first time in a long time.

I wasn't trying to run fast, but I was still a little disappointed at only averaging an 8:40 pace for the 6.4. miles. The "get up and go" in my legs seems to have "got up and went". I may have lost more fitness during my injury/illness setback than I thought. I'm not overly concerned. I'm sure it will come back as I get back into my training rhythm.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
24.600.000.000.000.0024.60
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