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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
29.400.000.000.004.0033.40
Saucony Guide TR Miles: 11.50Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 19.90
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.100.000.000.000.006.10

I'm sleeping in my Strassburg sock every night (it really seems to help) and planning on a full running week again this week.

Today Kent and I ran the normal Monday Lindon loop.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 6.10
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.900.000.000.003.005.90

Wayne, Kent and I ran the 2000 N route. The hill was as steep as ever.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 5.90
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.400.000.000.001.005.40

I ended up running alone this morning. I almost went back to bed, then I almost took the flatter library route, but ended up sticking with the Wednesday run up the water tank hill.

Along the way I intersected courses with Lyle and Kris for a bit. Lyle startled me, but even the adrenalin I had a hard time keeping up with them. Not a lot of energy this morning.

When I reached the parking lot in the early morning dark there were two cars parked with their driver's windows together. The cars were dark and I couldn't tell if anyone was in them or not. I was little afraid of witnessing a drug deal or something so I carefully skirted around them and headed back down. We've been running the first hill to the parking lot twice, but once was enough.

I don't think I'll make a habit of it, but I decided to tack on the missing distance by taking a loop through the nearby cemetery. It was pretty cheery (not) running in the dark and cold and thinking about where Karen and I might be buried (we haven't discussed it I don't think). I even got a good whiff of skunk to brighten things up.

At least I got up and got a run in.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 5.40
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Wayne, Kent, Kevin and I ran the Cascade route. Another low energy morning, but at least I had company.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Since school was out and I didn't have to drive the carpool I decided to play basketball with my son Andrew and my old bball buddies this morning. We had to go to a small gym and had a couple of subs, so I didn't get much of a running workout, but it was fun.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Wayne, Kevin, Kent and I ran from the neighborhood up to the water fountain in Provo Canyon and back. Larry met us before the run, but only to tell us he was sick, which is why he hadn't been out all week. His dog Ozzie decided to run with us anyway. Larry came and picked him up after a bit.

I was a little hesitant to run towards the canyon after how cold and windy it was last week, but it wasn't bad this week.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
29.400.000.000.004.0033.40
Saucony Guide TR Miles: 11.50Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 19.90
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