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Location:

Salem,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 Ogden Marathon 4:19:33.

2006 St. George 4:05:31

2007 Riverwoods 1/2 Marathon 1:34:47

2007 Speedy Spaniard 10K 43:20

2007 Riverwoods 10 mile race 1:12:38

2008 St George Marathon 3:43:37

2012 Spectrum 10K 43:54

2012 St. George Marathon 3:42:17 PR!

2014 St George Half Marathon 1:40:34 C/PR

2019 American Fork Half Run Against Cancer 1:40:31 C/PR

2019 Nebo Half Marathon 1:38:09 2nd in my Age group 55-59.C/PR

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024:

I'd like to just run more overall.

Be more consistent.

Work on Speed.

Cross Train.

Run More races.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and keep running until I'm really old, and maybe get a Boston Qualify.

Personal:

I am Married and my wife Cindie and I have 5 kids. I am an insurance agent and have been for over 30 years.

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Fri, Aug 08, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.13

I had a real nice even paced run this morning, ran out towards Payson and then headed back to my house all via canal road. My leg and hip felt pretty good going out but then with about a mile to go it started to get a little sore, which seems to be the case most days, but I feel like it is on the mend. I still don't know what to do about tomorrow, I would like to go and give the race a try and just take it easy and see what happens, but I just don't know... I will probably go over later today and get my number and then see how things go tomorrow morning and see how my leg recovers and how it feels. I feel like I could probably complete it and finish all right but I just don't want to have a set back. Average pace was 9:31 with my heart rate average at, 136(better) total time was 48:49...

I also did my standard weight training on the upper body, 2 sets of each exercise with 12 reps in each set.

See ya tomorrow.

Asic 2130 (59)

Comments

From Tom on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 10:33:05

Clay you do seem to be on the mend. Tough call on the race tomorrow and whether or not to run, I would err on the side of caution, easy for me to tell you that, if it's me in your shoes I'm so stubborn I would probably run the race and get all beat up. Hope you make the right call.

From JeffC on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 10:57:24

I'm like Tom, I run the race, but I run it cause I'm a cheap skate and don't want my entry fee to go to waste :) If you still have SGM aspriations and you are hurting tomorrow before the race, I would probably bag it, just my opinion. Especially if you feel like you are on the mend. Although a really slow paced long run might not be a bad test for the injury, as long as you can have the control to keep it slow. Good luck with watever you decide.

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