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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
30.850.004.000.000.0034.85
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 14.20Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 20.65
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.004.000.000.004.00

Kevin and I joined up for 4 quicker miles this morning. Average pace about 8:40/mi. It was finally above freezing this morning, but with the breeze it still felt a little nippy. Kevin provided most of the conversation this morning. I was fully engaged in just trying to keep sucking in enough oxygen to keep my muscles fueled.

It felt good to push a little harder this morning, but I probably need to focus on just building my mileage up. Maybe it's time to start slipping in a couple of extra miles a couple of times a week. 

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Wayne and me. Average pace 9:18/mi. The 6 miles felt like a long run.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.500.000.000.000.005.50

Larry, Kevin and me. I got in a mile before meeting up with them.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 5.50
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.250.000.000.000.005.25

I slipped out early and got in half a mile before meeting Kevin. Average pace 9:13/mi.

I had a church basketball game at 10:00pm last night. My legs hadn't quite recovered. 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 5.25
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.700.000.000.000.004.70

Mid-Lindon loop with Kevin. Average pace 9:02/mi.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 4.70
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.400.000.000.000.009.40

Larry, Wayne, Kevin and I all got out together this morning for 8 @ 8. We looped through Lindon then headed up the long big hill to Pleasant Grove, dropped down to Locust Ave., then worked our way back home. This was the longest run of the year so far for most of us. It was great being together.

Near the end we noticed Larry's dog hadn't stayed with us. We started walking the route backwards looking for him. We eventually decided to run a loop looking for him. We found him shortly after we started running but decided to finish the loop anyway, so I ended up with 9.4 miles instead of 8. This put me at around 35 miles for the week. It's my best week in quite some time.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 9.40
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
30.850.004.000.000.0034.85
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 14.20Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 20.65
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