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2010 St. George Marathon

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.5026.200.000.0053.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.000.000.000.0019.00

a.m. 100 minutes elliptical.

 

p.m. 90 minutes elliptical.

I know it is not the same as running, that's why I did so much time.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

 7 at 8:30, random incline level 2.  15 minutes elliptical.

 Time to hold back a bit.


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Race: 2010 St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:57:40, Place overall: 103, Place in age division: 19
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0026.200.000.0026.20

I made public the fact that I might as well go for a pr.  Looking back, I thought I was realistically in about 2:54 shape (but thought I would go for sub 2:50), and going out too fast given my training cost me.  Oh, well.  No guts, no glory. 

Before the race it was actually warm -- almost hot, at the start.  I actually had to shed some of my clothing.  Not a good sign.

Was great to see so many friends!

 1
6:12  Running behind Rich and AmberG.
 2
6:23 12:36Nothing much happening.
 3
 6:09 18:45Running just behind the women leaders.
 4
 6:04 24:49Not the tailwinds I was hoping for.
 5
 6:11 31:00I love downhill.
 6
 5:55 36:56Fun running with the womens leaders and the police escort.  I was hoping for more press coverage while I was hanging with them.  :)
 7
 5:58 42:54I am ahead of last years pace.
 8
 7:16 50:11I back off the pace on Veyo.
 9
 6:57 57:09Conserving a bit uphill.
 10
 6:54 1:04:03Still chugging along.
 11
 7:07 1:11:10Last year this felt better.
 12
 6:56 1:18:07Still good, but notice the heat.
 13
 6:49 1:24:56

Noted half (Garmin) around

Half in 1:25:xx 

Took a Gu here, only time I walked to make sure I got fluids down with it.  Dang, I was doing so well.

 14
 7:20 1:32:16I was trying to conserve a bit.
 15
 6:25 1:36:42Training this year just not quite enough.
 16
 6:26 1:45:09I just couldn't open it up like I wanted to.
 17
 6:57
 1:52:07Mentally I am losing it here.
 18
 7:03 1:59:11Just couldn't get going mentally or physically.
 19
 7:53 2:07:04This was almost like walking.  I had really hit cruise control, not wanting to completely blow up.  Andy passed  me here. (Along with a bunch of others)
 20
 7:10 2:14:15Still slacking big time, but haven't resorted to walking.  Some others have blown up by this point, at least I haven't.
 21
 6:342:20:49
More effort than I would have liked, but not enough to really get a good mile split.
 22
 7:13 2:28:02I just can't force myself to push, even with just over 4 to go.
 23
 7:00 2:35:03Again, more difficult that it should be.  I think here I run up to Andy.
 24
 6:51 2:41:54Just keep moving.
 25
 6:55 2:48:50For some time I have accepted just getting sub 3:00.
 26
 7:14 2:56:04Don't know why I'm tanking it so much here.
26.2 (.26 garmin)

1:36  (6:12 pace)
2:57:40Finish reasonably strong.

It was hot.  Maybe I'll  learn to go for more a realistic time and not suffer to a slower time (but I doubt it).

On a side note, I thought I ran great tangents (which is what I'm doing in the photo below).  I'm always amazed that people don't look far ahead to the horizon on races like St. George to plot better tangents.  


 Congrats to those who met their goals.

Again, great to see so many friends!

Oh well, wasn't my day.

At the expo with Ed Eyestone:


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.5026.200.000.0053.70
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