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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
21.700.000.000.000.0021.70
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.500.000.000.000.004.50

I just took it easy on the frozen roads this morning and wandered around for about 4.5 miles. I had a blister on the bottom of my left foot and a tight right calf after the race Saturday, but neither of them bothered me at all this morning. After running in St. George, it was tough being back in the ice box. I'm more ready than ever for some moderate temperatures.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

I averaged about an 8:30/mi pace for four miles on the treadmill. I thought it would be better than the icy roads and cold temperatures, but it wasn't really. I didn't enjoy it at all. You would think I would be enthusiastic about running after having a great race in St. George Saturday, but my heart just isn't in it right now. I was pumped on Saturday...but then I returned to the frozen wastelands of the north. It's not even the temperature, really. It wasn't all that warm in St. George. I think it's more the frozen snow and ice everywhere. I'm tired of worrying nearly every step about slipping and falling. Oh well, this too shall pass.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.600.000.000.000.005.60

I ran 5.6 easy miles solo on the serpentine route this morning. I wasn't sure if Larry was planning to get out this morning or not, but I didn't see him. Even the temps were in the teens, and the footing was a little iffy in places, it was still more enjoyable than running on the treadmill yesterday. I took it real easy and averaged around a 10:00 pace.

Larry and I are planning to join the other runners that will be attending the "Spirit of the Marathon" movie tonight.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.600.000.000.000.007.60

I got out with Larry and Kevin this morning. It was good running with Kevin again. I think his recovery from his broken leg is going well. He was "half wheeling" us again like the old days. It's a bike term that means "to ride hard enough to keep the front wheel just ahead of the wheel of the rider next to you". Some other definitions I found online were:

--The bad habit of slightly pulling ahead of your partner when riding side by side. This continues to escalate the pace until your companion whacks you with a bike pump.

--To continually pull-ahead of the rider next to you in a double pace line, causing the other line to accelerate, then you to accelerate again, etc.

--To ride next to, but just ahead of someone. This is particularly irritating when riding in a double pace-line. If a girl does it to you it's called being "half-chicked".

I think you get the idea. Our pace wasn't very fast, and our distance was kind of short for a long run, but it was good to see Kevin "half wheeling" again. He claimed he was just trying to go fast enough to avoid limping...maybe that's true.

Now all we need is to get Wayne back running again. He's been battling double pneumonia for months. He even had to have a tube inserted through his back to help drain one of his lungs. I think he was getting that removed Friday. It makes the PF and Achilles tendonitis I've battled this winter seem pretty minor. He's been inactive a long time and is looking forward to getting back to running. We're looking forward to him getting back to running, too.

It was nice to have some sunshine and a little bit warmer weather today. I hope the deep freeze days are nearing an end.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
21.700.000.000.000.0021.70
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