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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
5.750.008.000.000.0013.75
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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Recovery. No running today.

Walking pretty well. I tried jogging just a bit. Right thigh and calf still a little sore.

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I slowly jogged the stairs up to the 6th floor this morning and felt pretty good. My right thigh and calf are still a little sore, but are feeling quite a bit better. If I had my running stuff at work I'd be tempted to try a mile or two at lunch. I plan to try running a few easy miles tomorrow morning.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.500.003.000.000.003.50

I ran just over 3.5 miles this morning and averaged around an 8:00/mi pace. I started out pretty slow for the first 1/2 mile. I felt pretty good so I pushed it up to just under 8:00/mi for 1.5 miles. There was some gradual downhill at that point and I easily pushed the pace a little more to around 7:15/mi which I held for the rest of the run (except for a block of uphill that was slower).

I could still feel a little soreness in my right thigh and calf, but overall I felt strong and energetic. I'm encouraged about being able to be fully recovered in time for St. George.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.500.000.000.000.002.50

I'm not quite sure how to balance running with recovery between TOU and SG. I decided to go light today. I only ran 2.5 miles at an easy pace. There is still a little tightness in my right calf, but it doesn't bother me when I run.

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I was lazy and took today off. I'm chosing to err on the side of too much recovery instead of too much running.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.750.005.000.000.007.75

Kevin and I ran from the mouth of Provo canyon up to Bridal Veil Falls and back. We averaged 8:04/mi going up against a head wind. We took it easy and averaged 8:01/mi back down to the fountain at Nunn's Park where we stopped for a drink. We continued at an easy pace (8:18/mi) for the next couple of miles. We pushed the last mile a little and averaged around 7:20/mi.

A week after TOU and a week before St. George, we both just wanted to convince ourselves that we could still run at a decent pace. I feel pretty good about the run, and with a week still to go I feel pretty confident about being ready for another marathon.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.750.008.000.000.0013.75
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