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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
26.400.502.000.003.0031.90
Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 31.90
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.600.002.000.000.004.60

Larry, Kent and I went to the THS track this morning. I think this was the first sub-freezing morning this fall. Between the cold, the extra clothing, the hip still being a little sore, and not running much the last couple of weeks my "speed work" wasn't much to brag about. I only ran 4 800's at 3:25, 3:31, 3:35, and 3:15. It felt good just to be running.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 4.60
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.800.000.000.000.005.80

I ran the 2000 N hill route with Wayne in the windy cold this morning. This was my first run with my new heel lifts in my left shoe. They add some weight to my left foot, but I didn't really notice it and overall they felt pretty comfortable on their maiden voyage. Time will tell the overall effect on my running, but so far so good.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 5.80
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.003.005.00

I ran the water tank hills with Larry and Kent in the windy dark coldness this morning. I just took it easy and didn't push much. I ran 7:45-ish pace the last mile and that was as fast as it got today.

I wore the new lifts again. No troubles. Felt comfortable.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

I ran the Cascade route with Larry, Wayne and Kent. The temperature was still around freezing, but there was very little wind this morning, not even any wind out of Provo Canyon. Very unusual.

We only averaged about 9:30/mi. I've run 4 days in a row so far this week. My hip has still been a little sore, but it seems to be feeling better. It definitely is not feeling worse. The new lifts feel pretty good. I'm optimistic about them reducing, hopefully eliminating, the hip problem.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.500.000.000.0010.50

Larry, Wayne, Kent and I ran the route down to Wil's Pit Stop and back. I hate it when it I have to work so hard just to hold a 9:30-ish pace. A mile or so from the end Wayne and Kent had picked up the pace and pulled ahead. I decided I was tired of running slow. I locked into a steady rhythm and started closing the gap. When I crossed 800 E heading west on 1200 N I reset the lap on my watch and decided to see what sort of pace I could hold for the next half mile to 400 E. I caught Wayne and Kent shortly. As I went by, Wayne decided to come with me. I told him I was pushing until 400 E. He stuck with me and I was very surprised to see that we had averaged a 6:40/mi pace for the 1/2 mile. That's the fastest pace I've run since the St. George marathon and since I started using my new heel lifts. It felt pretty good. It's encouraging.

It's also encouraging that I got in 5 days (32 miles) of running this week. My hip is still a little sore, but it is not getting worse when I run. Hopefully continuing to use the new lifts to even out my hips will allow me to continue to heal and prevent a repeat condition in the future.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 10.50
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
26.400.502.000.003.0031.90
Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 31.90
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