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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
10.900.003.100.008.8022.80
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I almost ran this morning, but decided to give my blisters from Saturday one more day of healing.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.003.006.00

I wasn't sure if the others were going out at 5:30 (for 8 miles) or 5:45am (for 6). I decided on 6 so I went out at 5:45am. It turns out Kent, Kurt, and Larry had left at 5:30am. Thursday's course is such that I was able to meet up with them and run the last few miles with them, which I very much enjoyed.

I didn't push real hard, but ran pretty strong. I didn't feel any pain from the blisters or from the calf that has been bothering me. I commented that it felt good to run pain-free again.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.400.000.000.002.805.20

I ran the Wednesday hills with Kent, Kurt, and Larry. We left at 5:30am so I took my headlamp just in case. It was pretty dark in the hills so I ended up using it.

Like yesterday, I didn't try to push too hard but still ran pretty strong up the hills. I did push the pace coming down 1600 North. I think I averaged around 6:30 for the last 1/2 mile or so. It felt good. Again, no real pain to speak of (knock on wood).

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.500.000.000.003.007.50

Unlike Tuesday, today I opted to go out at 5:30am and do 8 miles instead of six. We all felt pretty tired this morning. The pace wasn't really quick, and the hills were hard. Nevertheless, for me it was three days in a row of pain-free running, so I'm satisfied.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.003.100.000.004.10

I ran the neighborhood 5K course this morning. After a few days of running pain-free at a lesser pace, I wanted to push the pace a little, but I also didn't want to do too much before tomorrow's long run.

Without looking at my watch, I tried to run what felt like a marathon pace. It was not an all out 5K pace. I ran the downhill mile in 7:16, the level mile in 7:42, and the uphill mile in 7:39. I averaged 7:30/mi overall.

I don't know why the uphill mile is faster than the level mile, except that during the uphill mile I was thinking about how Jonathon passed me there in this year's neighborhood 5K race and how next year that wasn't going to happen. :-)

I regained a little confidence this morning. I felt strong, I was satisfied with the times, and wasn't really pushing all that hard.

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Unbelievable! Yesterday I accidentally dropped our deck umbrella stand on my left big toe. I iced it right away. I'm pretty sure it is not broken (thank goodness), but it's a little swollen and kind of purple. I can walk on it without too much pain, but didn't dare run on it this morning. I'm hoping I'll be able to run Monday.

After overcoming rolled ankles, strained muscles, blisters, bonking badly, and smashed toes, the marathon will seem like a cake walk...if I last that long. :-)

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.900.003.100.008.8022.80
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