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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
12.400.0011.000.002.5025.90
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 18.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 7.90
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Got out alone and followed the neighborhood 5K route for a couple of laps to get 6 miles. Avg. pace 8:54/mi. I pushed a half mile tempo run down to 8:14/mi pace at the beginning of mile 6, but mostly I treated today as an easy to moderate. It sprinkled on me a little the last couple of miles, but I beat the heavier rain that came later.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 6.00
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I was up really late last night. Also with Karen out of town, and two cars out of commission, I had to drive Brittany to UVU for her 7am final before driving the regular carpool this morning. I didn't manage to get a run in. I was hoping to get a run in later in the day, but with working from home and running errands, and seeing the cold wind whip through the trees, running just never made it to the top of my priority list for today. My hip was feeling a little extra sore so a day's rest may have been a good thing.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.003.500.002.506.00

Kevin and I ran the 2000 N hill route in the 10-20° below normal-ish weather this morning. I felt pretty good about averaging an 8:52 pace on this hilly route. It's getting lighter in the mornings, which is nice.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.005.500.000.005.50

5.5 miles, avg. pace 8:36/mi.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 5.50
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.002.000.000.006.00

Cascade golf course route. 6 miles, avg. pace 8:41/mi.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.400.000.000.000.002.40

We woke up to a couple inches of snow on the last day of April. Larry and I almost just went back in but decided to "run around the block". We ended up going 2.4 miles. Kevin caught up to us about a mile into it. We were all planning to help out with the neighborhood cleanup project at 9am. After the very easy 2.4 miles Kevin and I debated about going farther but finally decided to go get warm and fed before going out in the cold again to pick up trash and yard waste.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 2.40
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.400.0011.000.002.5025.90
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 18.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 7.90
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