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Location:

Saint George,Ut,usa

Member Since:

Apr 26, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  •  PR'S
  • 5k 19:37 (6:18)
  • 8k 34:16 (6:53)
  • 10k 39:46 (6:23)
  • 1/2 1:27:39 (6:41)
  • Full 3:19:41 (7:36)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

GOALS FOR 2014

5K under 20:00- DONE 2013

10K under 40:00  DONE 2013

1/2 marathon under 1:30 DONE 2013

Marathon under 3:25 DONE 2013

5k under 19:00

10k under 39:00

1/2 marathon under 1:29:00

marathon under 3:15:00

Personal:

I have been married for 31 years. I have two daughters, 25 & 23 and a son 20.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Torin-9 Lifetime Miles: 259.25
Torin-10 Lifetime Miles: 115.85
Torin-11 Lifetime Miles: 108.55
Altra One-1 Lifetime Miles: 153.05
Altra- Torin- Yellow Lifetime Miles: 28.00
Altra One-2 Lifetime Miles: 263.65
Altra One-3 Lifetime Miles: 326.25
Altra One-4 Lifetime Miles: 521.60
Total Distance
39.00
Brook- Launchmarch11 Miles: 12.50Brooks- Launch-June Miles: 26.50
Total Distance
8.50

Went in to town with my wife and started there to River Road/ Bloomington Hills to home. The wind kicked up as I get started and really dried me out. I started feeling slight cramping in my left calf after 4 miles- haven't had that happen in a very long time. I got as much to drink as I could find on the way home but it wasn't enough. I am going to hydrate all day to get this taken care of. I hate the wind! Especially a head wind. I am going to take it easy the rest of the week and just heal up for Saturday--- 7:50 average pace

Brook- Launchmarch11 Miles: 8.50
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles out on the Bloomington Trail to I-15 and back. 7:31 pace just taking it easy

Brook- Launchmarch11 Miles: 4.00
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Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:40:21, Place overall: 367
Total Distance
26.50

Well the conditions couldn't have been better! It all goes down hill after that-

The start was on time but a guy drives his truck to the start line just as the gun goes off.....dork! The first mile was very slow, too crowded and no one was pushing it at all, I wasn't too upset because I didn't want to go out too fast but 8:30 was slow. Once past the first mile things started to thin out a little except at the turns. I started to fall into a pretty good pace just was breathing a bit too hard, not used to the elevation. That went away after 4-5 miles. I was trying to hold to 7:45 pace on the gentle down hill to save some energy for the hills at 8 and 9. Hind sight, I should have gone out a little faster because those hills got me anyway.

Stomach was giving me a hard time when I ate anything and spend 3 stops at the facilities to relieve my self. Lost valuable time there but it was needed. At the half way point I knew I was in trouble sitting at 1:48 so I kind of bagged the BQ idea but still hopes I could get a shot of energy and maybe scrape by.

When I was running I was hitting around the 7:30- 7:45 pace but couldn't hold that pace and was weak in the head and did many walk breaks. The stomach issues seemed to go away around 18-19 but then the right foot started to give me fits. Sometime during the week it started to hurt- kind of bruised and it had done ok until now. I stopped at 20 to take the shoes off and check things out. This seemed to help some but by then I really didn't care about my finish time and jumped made it to the finish line-

Well, at least I have the experience of another marathon.


Brooks- Launch-June Miles: 26.50
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Total Distance
39.00
Brook- Launchmarch11 Miles: 12.50Brooks- Launch-June Miles: 26.50
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