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.
I watched my almost 3 year old granddaughter this morning. Grandma is sick and pregnant Mommy had a morning of tests at the hospital. We played a bit, had breakfast, then she settled in the bean bag chair to watch Disney Jr. and I darned 4 or 5 pairs of running socks. They each had a little hole in the toe seam. They're expensive so I watched someo YouTube videos and gave darning a try. I think they turned out okay. Time will tell.
I jogged over to the THS track 1) to see how dark it over there in case I opt to do some speed work there in the near future, and 2) to run on a softer surface for part of today's recovery run.
8 miles @ 9:09/mi. Provo canyon with Kevin and Wayne.
The thermometer said 32°, but we all thought it felt much colder, more like 20°. None of us felt speedy this morning. At times I felt like I was barely moving. I was pleasantly surprised to see we had averaged 9:09/mi. It felt much slower. It felt good to finish.
I just noticed there's enough "felt" in the above paragraph to cover a pool table. Here's a version my English teacher may have liked better:
The mercury at freezing, our bones agreed. Our leadened legs labored. Blessed journey's end. Welcome rest.
