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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
21.503.000.000.003.0027.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 5.90Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 5.60Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 16.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.903.000.000.000.005.90

3x1 mile repeats, roughly 7:50, 8:05, 7:50. Between the first and second miles I mistepped on the edge of the track and tweaked the inside of my left ankle, the same area I injured earlier in the year when I stepped on a walnut during a dark early morning run. I ran it off, so to speak, but it was sore when I got home. I have a bag of frozen corn on it now. I'm planning on it being okay to run on by tomorrow.

It seems it's rare for a runner to run pain free. I don't know if I'll ever experience that again. I haven't given up. I do believe in miracles.

Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 5.90
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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My left ankle was pretty tender this morning so I skipped running. I was at work late last night so I didn't mind sleeping in. I'm feeling some new high hamstring "butt" pain, too, after Monday's run. All these aches and pains remind me that endurance running refers more to the training than to the races.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.600.000.000.003.005.60

Water tank hills with Larry and Jolene. Met Kevin on the way home. Up the hills in 19:14 today. Not bad, not great.

With all the aches and pains I've been having, it's good when I feel best when I'm running. None of the pains really affected today's run much, except to warn me to not push it too hard. 

Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 5.60
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Met up with Larry, Wayne, and Kevin and headed to Cascade. Larry's Australian shepherd Ozzie lagged behind us as we crossed 1600 N shortly into the run and was hit by car. This was the second time I've seen him hit on a run. The first time he walked away from hit. Amazingly, he also walked away from this one, even though he was hit solidly and was knocked clear into the gutter. Kevin went for his vehicle to haul Ozzie home and Ozzie actually jumped into the back of his SUV. I'm sure he'll be sore, but he seemed okay.

Larry drove him home and told us to go ahead with the run. Lyle was running just behind us when Ozzie was hit and joined us for the run. I went 6 miles @ 9:28/mi. Wayne and Kevin were out in front, and on the way back Lyle also pulled well ahead of me. I really struggled at the end of the run. I felt like I was finishing 16 miles instead 6 miles. Maybe I was channeling Ozzie...I sort of felt like I'd been hit by a car. Oh well, at least I got some good "keep going when you feel dead" training in this morning.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles @ 9:43/mi. Various aches and pains are hindering a step up in my training, but I'm grateful to still be able to run. I really enjoyed being out with my running buddies.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
21.503.000.000.003.0027.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 5.90Saucony Guide TR 2 Miles: 5.60Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 16.00
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