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Northridge Neighborhood 5K

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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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Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 83.50
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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
22.303.0014.200.002.4041.90
Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 5.00Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 32.50Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 4.40
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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5 miles @ 8:49/mi in my Altras.

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.005.200.000.006.20

6.2 miles @ 8:57/mi

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.002.404.40

4.4 miles @ 10:49/mi Water tank hills (up to 4th hill)

Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 4.40
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1.000.004.000.000.005.00

5 miles @ 8:53/mi Murdoch trail to Cascade with Kevin

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 5.00
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18 miles @ 10:20/mi Solo home to Provo Canyon out and back.

With the neighborhood 5K Fun Run race tomorrow, I opted to do my long run today. The weather was overcast with temps in the 50's. A great day for a long run, but a little humid for Utah.

I got out about a mile then returned home. I had tried a different orthotic in my right shoe and it wasn't feeling right. I also decided I didn't need the jacket I was wearing. It was so humid that I was already pretty much soaked through with sweat. I swapped to my normal orthotic, left the jacket at home, and headed out again.

I followed the Murdoch Canal trail to the soccer fields then on past Cascade and up Provo Canyon. I turned around about a mile past Bridal Veil.

I wore my neoprene knee brace on my left knee and a below-the-knee strap on my right knee. They did their jobs well and I finished without experience any significant knee pain.

The green of the canyon was beautiful. At one point I said aloud, "This is so pretty!"

Just after I turned for the return trip I felt inclined to say my morning prayer. I took off my hat and prayed aloud, talking to God about all the things that were on my mind while giving thanks for my many blessings. There weren't a lot of people on the trail so I didn't run into anyone until I was finishing up after about 0.88 miles.

I left a little after 5:30am and returned a little before 9:00am. I soaked in a very cold bath for a while. I actually felt quite good. I'm feeling more and more each week like the runner I used to be.

My goal is still 4:30 in the Utah Valley marathon in 3 weeks. My fastest has been about 5:00 in the past few years, so that would be a big step in the right direction. 

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 18.00
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Race: Northridge Neighborhood 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:23:53, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.303.000.000.000.003.30

The pre-race rain, cooler temperature, and overcast skies may have kept some of the young speedsters away from the annual Northridge Neighborhood 5K this year. It has been a tradition for about 26 years now. I have participated in all but one (I think) of the past 21 of them.

I have finished 2nd a number of times, usually to some speedy young man or young woman. I finished 2nd again this year, but this time to Jeff McClellan, who is younger than me, but not a young man. Breeana (a speedy young woman) would have beaten Jeff and me, but she is recovering from a concussion and couldn't race all out. She was in the lead after 2.5 miles then she (and her friend) walked for a while, allowing Jeff and I to pass them before they began running again.

I've been training at about 9:00 pace, and was hoping to run the 5K around 8:30 pace. I ended up averaging 7:54/mi. I feel great about that. The first downhill mile was at 7:11/mi and the last uphill mile at 8:26/mi.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 3.30
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
22.303.0014.200.002.4041.90
Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 5.00Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 32.50Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 4.40
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