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St. George 2006

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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PR Marathon

2:51:33 (St. George 2009)

~~3:01:00 (St. George 2008)~~

~~3:09:52 (St. George 2007)~~

~~3:24:48 (St. George 2006)~~

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve training. Get serious, lose weight.

Improve speed.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Lifetime fitness, including running.

Personal:

Married with 4 kids. I live in Riverton and work as an attorney downtown in Salt Lake City.

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Sat, Oct 07, 2006

Race: St. George 2006 (26.2 Miles) 03:24:32, Place overall: 650, Place in age division: 106

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	26.20	0.00	0.00	26.20

My St. George 2006 Report.

Well, St. George finished my first year of running the 6 Grand Slam marathons. During the last six months, my training has been sporatic, with virtually no long training other than the marathons.

Heading in I’m a bit concerned, given the fact I’ve had a cold for a week and don’t know how recovered I am from Top of Utah.

Mile 1 - 7:25

Mile 2 - 7:19

Mile 3 - 7:01

Mile 4 - 6:57

Mile 5 - 7:00

Mile 6 - 6:40

Mile 7 - 6:35

Mile 8 - 8:29 – At the advise of some runners, I walked part of Veyo to “conserve” for later. In hindsight, I should never have stopped running. Oh well, .live and learn.

Mile 9 - 7:47

Mile 10 - 7:43

Mile 11 - 7:51

Mile 12 - 7:30

Mile 13 - 7:21 – Half around 1:36

Mile 14 - 7:37

Mile 15 - 8:10 Starting to experience stomach issues, which has been uncommon for me. Watch the 3:10 Cliff Pace group pull away, which at the time seems alright because I’m targeting 3:15:59.

Mile 16 - 7:03

Mile 17 - 8:10

Mile 18 - 8:16 Struggling

Mile 19 - 9:30 – Bathroom stop, which proved to be more psychological than physiological.

Mile 20 - 7:39 Struggling

Mile 21 - 8:08 Struggling

Mile 22 - 9:36 3:20 Cliff Pace group catches me around here or in last mile, which demoralizes me because mentally I thought I was just hanging ahead of the 3:15 group. However, when I realize it is the 3:20 pace group and that no 3:15 group existed, I lose all hope of 3:15 and mentally tank it as I realize I cannot make up the 3:15.

Mile 23 - 8:18

Mile 24 - 8:25

Mile 25 - 7:55

Mile 26 - 8:20

Mile 26.2 - 1:44

3:24:32. Still a PR, but not very satisfying. I’m disappointed that I didn’t tough it out more, but once I lost the 3:15 I really struggled. At least I’ve had glimpses that more serious training can continue to lead to improvement.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 17:06:31

Paul - glad to see you blogging again. Congratulations on a PR - you should always take a PR happily. It means you've run faster than you ever have before. 3:24 with sporadic training is actually very good, and indicate that you possibly have a potential to run sub-3:00 in the very near future.

I have spoken with many runners over the course of my training, and a common theme when I asked them about their best time is to say "it is only ...". The blank has been filled with any time you can imagine from 2:22 and on down. It is good that a runner is not satisfied with what he has accomplished so far when that means he simply does not want to stop growing, but at the same time, you should take the joy in what you have already accomplished and be thankful for it. Then, as you face the brutal reality and fully come to grips with it, you can develop and execute a training plan to improve it.

From David on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 20:28:19

Way to go dad. You did really well. You looked great crossing the finish line and running down the streach. It was still a great time. You are just going to have to train harder to go to Boston. Great run.

From Dorothy on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 20:29:45

Great job dad, you looked great. You'll just have to train faster to go to Boston. Excelent run.

From Andy on Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 16:55:28

Great job on the PR. I assume the 3:15:59 was to BQ. With more consistent training you should have no problem reaching that goal. Miles 4-7 seemed pretty fast. I wonder how much that cost you later in the race. We must have been running near each other for the first 7 miles. Our total time through 7 miles was within 14 seconds of each other and each mile split was within a few seconds. Congratulations on finishing the Slam. Are you going to do it again?

From RivertonPaul on Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 08:40:52

Andy, thanks for the comment. I'd noticed from your report that we were pretty close. In retrospect, I probably did go out a bit fast, but previously I feel I've had a tendency not to push things enough, so I thought I'd give it a go, especially with the downhills. I don't know if I'm going to Slam next year or not, but am definately planning on Ogden to kick things off. (I'd like to slam, but am getting a bit of pressure from the family to focus on a few less.)

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 10:30:37

I see being able to go fast at the beginning of a marathon as an indication of your true potential as long as you are not forcing it. As a rule, I believe with proper training, one should be able to keep his natural starting pace the whole way.

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