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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
30.72
Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Total Distance
4.63

I was still under the after effects of Saturday's run with pains in both knees, both hips, and lower back.  So, I did a short run and now I feel a lot better.  My schedule says this should be an easy week, and I plan to do just that.  I can't afford another over-training injury.

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Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Total Distance
7.29

7.29 miles in 1:05:41 or about 9 min/mile.  I continue to slow down.  I'm fighting some kind of a virus, which is my excuse for today.

Received information from Top of Utah Marathon that my son Brian and I signed up for.  The race, which will be my first marathon will be in Logan on Sep 18.  There are some pretty good cash prizes for winning.  If only I could run faster.  The registration fees of the slow runners must be used to pay off the fast runners.

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Fri, Jul 16, 2010
Total Distance
7.31

Took 1:03:33 at 8:42/mile today.  Much better than Wednesday for the same route.  But, my heart rate kept climbing.  That implies that the rate was not sustainable.  Had a strong tail wind for the first half of the run.  The second half, the wind was pretty calm.  Can't ask for better than that!

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Sat, Jul 17, 2010
Total Distance
11.49

I'm actually following a training schedule, more or less.  This was my week for the "short" long run.  Unlike last Saturday, I feel great and my energy is not depleted.  We'll see what happens next Saturday when I go for 17 miles.  Now that I know about drinking fountains along the way.  I'm not going to haul around a camel back, which was an unnecessary burden last Saturday.

By the way, today's 11.49 miles took 1:45:16, which translates to 9:10/mile.  I would like to have seen better numbers than that, but at least I felt good afterwards.

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Totals
Total Distance
30.72
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