Ran first marathon after 18 months of training (minus injury time) at age 52 in Logan, Utah on Sept 18, 2010. Time was 4:16:56 compared to a goal of 4:15.
Second marathon was Oct 1, 2011 in the heat of St George. Time fell to 4:52:27.
Short-Term Running Goals:
With two marathons behind me, my next goal is to run one in under 4 hours and potentially qualify for Boston within 2 years.
Long-Term Running Goals:
My primary physical goal is to live a long, healthy life and to stay active to the end. While I can, I expect running to be a big part of that.
Personal:
Married with 8 children and 5 grandchildren. Youngest child is 13.
5.48 miles in 1:06:40 for an average pace of 12:10/mi and an average heart rate of 127bpm. At 48 degrees, the weather was perfect, but the sky was overcast, and there were very few stars to be seen.
Comments
From flatlander on Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 10:36:22 from 76.31.26.153
Nice consistent week. Have you decided on your next race yet? I guess there is not a whole lot going on in Utah race-wise right now.
From Stephen on Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 14:04:41 from 174.52.133.66
My plan is to not get injured like I did last year so that I can properly prepare for the Utah valley marathon on June. I also plan to pay a visit to Boston in about April to meet my granddaughter and ... what else? Never mind, it can't be that important.
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