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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
5.004.006.500.000.0015.50
Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.00Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 9.50
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.003.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles @ 8:34/mi Neighborhood 5K route solo.

Another short run in the zero-drop shoes. I pushed the pace pretty well. 

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Cross training - basketball.

I read that as runners age it can be beneficial to cross train a little more to not be so hard on the old body. For the summer, I've decided to return and play basketball with my old group. Some of them have been playing together for about 20 years. My son has been playing with them for about 10 years. I really enjoy it. I hope I remember how and can keep up.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.005.000.000.005.00

5 miles @ 8:59/mi South on Murdoch Trail to Cascade solo.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.001.001.500.000.004.50

4.5 miles @ 8.56/mi North on Murdoch Trail with Nick, Joe, Larry, and Jolene.

We walked and stopped and talked with people a couple of times for the first 30 minutes. Once we started running I didn't have a lot of time so I took off and pushed the first mile in 8:17. I knew I couldn't hold that pace, but I've been trying to push at a faster pace a little more often. I figure running a few miles after getting pretty tired is good training, too.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 4.50
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.004.006.500.000.0015.50
Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.00Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 9.50
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