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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
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Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.00
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I went for a walk (2.7 miles) to see how my legs were doing after the marathon. The felt pretty good except for some tightness in my right quad on a big downhill. I think I'll try an easy run tomorrow.

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3 easy miles @ 10:12/mi. My legs felt pretty good. They haven't fully recovered from the marathon, but I didn't feel any pain except a little in my right hip (chronic) and a little in my right quad during the last mile. This was the same spot that kept tightening up during the last 5-ish miles of the marathon. When it would tighten I would walk, trying to avoid a long-lasting injury. I think the walking worked. The pain is mostly gone, and felt better today than it did walking yesterday.

I'm feeling like I met my goal to run the marathon without derailing my recovery. Time will tell. 

Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.00
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No running today. Thomas Family Reunion in Nephi early in the morning. Golfing at 9am. Karen and all my children golfed together for the first time. Tiffany and Brittany tag teamed with taking care of baby Avery. We're not very good golfers, but we had a fun time. Then we went to Twin Pines, my parents property in Nephi Canyon. Good food, fun, and family. Last year I took 2nd in the BB gun shooting, losing to my younger sister Liz. This year I managed to win the gold. My first shot barely hit the target, but the remaining 9 shots were all 9's or 10's with three bullseyes. For 7 years I ran the Wasatch Back (Ragnar) Relay on this weekend, until we started having these reunions. It was hard at first to give up the relay, but not anymore. I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with my extended family. Three of the five of us siblings are grandparents now. Getting old is bittersweet, but mostly sweet.

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