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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
21.201.0014.000.002.0038.20
Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 24.00Saucony Trigon 5 Miles: 8.20Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.002.006.00

I ran the 2000 N hill route with Larry and Wayne. After missing yesterday, it felt really good to be out running. I really enjoyed the fresh morning air, exercise, and good company.

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.201.002.000.000.008.20

Lindon loop with Larry and Wayne. I threw in a couple of miles ahead of time and later ran a fartlek mile at 7:02 pace in the middle of our run. It was a beautiful morning and I felt great. What an awesome way to start the day.

Saucony Trigon 5 Miles: 8.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran the Cascade golf course route with Larry and Wayne. Another beautiful morning! My hip was a little sore, probably from too much Danish ball at a wedding-related family canyon party up South Fork last night. It's been passed down in my wife's family for generations. It was a lot of fun, as it always is. I'd try to explain how we play, but I've never known anyone to understand how to play without playing it. I've also never known anyone to play it and not really enjoy it. It's kind of a cross between baseball, dodge ball, and ultimate frisbee.

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Larry didn't make it out this morning, but I had an enjoyable run on the Lindon loop with Wayne and Kevin. Kevin and Larry have other commitments tomorrow morning, but Wayne and I are planning to run Provo Canyon from the mouth to Vivian and back at 5:30am tomorrow. We've really enjoyed getting out early for our Saturday runs. Only a week to the Ogden marathon.

Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.0012.000.000.0012.00

Wayne and I ran Provo Canyon from the mouth to a little past Vivian Park and back for a total of 12 miles. We started a little after 5:30am, and the sun was just rising over the horizon as we finished a little before 7:30am. It was another beautiful morning and a nearly perfect run.

Our mile splits were 9:33, 9:00, 9:11, 8:54, 8:38, 8:25, 8:25, 8:05, 7:50, 7:41, 7:34, 7:34. Even though we only averaged 8:24/mi and we're hoping to average sub-8:00/mi at Ogden next week, I'm still counting these miles as marathon pace. Those first 6 miles uphill were into a pretty strong headwind. We actually held about the same effort level the entire run, except maybe for the first mile warming up. If felt good to finish with a couple of 7:34 miles without really picking up the effort level much.

I've never run the Ogden marathon before. I'm running it this year for the scenery. I've heard it's  a beautiful run. Wayne and I aren't going for PRs. We're planning to not push at the beginning, enjoy the scenery, and hopefully feel good enough to maybe start pushing the pace coming down Ogden Canyon and in to the finish. I'm looking forward to it.

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
21.201.0014.000.002.0038.20
Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 24.00Saucony Trigon 5 Miles: 8.20Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.00
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