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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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Total Distance
36.71
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
Total Distance
7.30

Knocked off another minute from Friday's run to complete 7.30 miles in 1:02:24, which is 8:33/mi average pace.  I was just under one hour for the first 7 miles.  I think that's called 7mph!

Each mile got faster than the previous up through mile 5, which took 8:11.  (It helped to start out at a 9:22 pace.)  Then, I slowed down to 8:31 on miles 6 and 7 with yet another slow down of 8:40 pace on the last 3 tenths.  That's when I was working my hardest with my heart rate getting up to 157.

Yes, I have a Garmin.  Yet use is it if I can't share all its data with the world?

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Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Total Distance
4.63

4.63 mile in 40:25.  I planned to take the day off, but did an easy run instead.  I got my Garmin to show my heart rate in big numbers.  When I was running at my comfortable, sustainable pace, it tended to hang around 144.  With a little exertion, it got into the the low 150s.

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Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Total Distance
7.29

Took 1:02:14, which is one of my better runs.  I tried to go at race pace.  Tomorrow will be an easy day as I gear up for a 17 mile adventure on Saturday.

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Sat, Jul 24, 2010
Total Distance
17.49

I won't always be able to say this, so I'll say it while I can.  Today's run was the longest run of my life.  I'm still wondering what will happen to me when I "hit the wall" at the 20-mile mark.  But, like two weeks ago, I started feeling fatigued after about 2 hours.

My wife said I looked nervous before my run this morning and I guess I was.  I decided to try some hammer gels, on advice from someone at a running store.  I also stopped three times for water breaks and gel consumption at water fountains along the way (How fortunate!  I didn't even carry water.)  I was pleased with my overall time of 2:37:31, which translates to 9:00/mile.  I felt like I could have kept going, so I sped up a little at the end, running 8:40 miles for the final 2.5 miles.

I hope I can keep my training schedule mostly going next week.  My wife is going to Arizona for the birth of a new grandson and I'll be going down there next Saturday.  So, this will be an enforced easy week.  But it's worth it to get a new grandchild.

 

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Totals
Total Distance
36.71
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