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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 26, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

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.

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Totals
Total Distance
24.72
Mon, Apr 04, 2011
Total Distance
5.47

I'm quite sure I could have walked my route in the same time that I ran it today at 13:28/mile.  Maybe I'll try that and see what happens to my heart rate.  It will probably go up because jogging at that speed is practically effortless.  Although the average heart rate was 128bpm, I had to keep a hawk eye on it.  Once, it crept up to 136 when I was unaware.

We had snow twice yesterday and the temperature was  a little cooler than normal at 27 degrees, but it was OK and the run felt good.

Comments(1)
Wed, Apr 06, 2011
Total Distance
5.08

Left in a heavy rainstorm that kept getting colder on my face.  At the top it softened up quite a bit as it turned into snow.  Speed work on hills was my objective today.  Didn't worry about heart rate, which got up to 163.  Fastest mile was 8:13 (all down hill).  Slowest (uphill) mile was 11:23.  Last .08 partial was uphill at a 7:32 pace.  I think the elevation difference was about 1000 feet between the low point and the high point.

I see deer almost every morning.  Usually we just stare at each other.  Today, we scared each other.  I heard a herd of deer before I saw about 6 of them dart across the road in front of me.

The good thing about all this rain and snow is that it will make a great growing season this summer and I hope we have a good garden.

Comments(1)
Fri, Apr 08, 2011
Total Distance
4.62

4.62 miles in 1:00:48 for a 13:10 average pace with 127bpm average heart rate.  I tried walking for a little while and was able to maintain about the same speed and heart rate.  Going slow through the 36 degree rain was not very enticing, but I can't let the weather dictate my training.

Comments(1)
Sat, Apr 09, 2011
Total Distance
9.55

9.55 miles in 2:04:55.  No matter how long a run takes, there's always a number big enough to measure it!  This was another low heart rate run.  Unfortunately, my averages and my max rate got ruined at the end because mother nature called with a vengence.  So, I sped up and took a short cut at the end.  Average heart rate overall was 132bpm, with 165bpm max during the last mile and a half.

It was more pleasant up until the end because there was a light snow rather than rain, which is much more pleasant to run in.

Comments(1)
Totals
Total Distance
24.72
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