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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
37.71
Mon, Aug 08, 2011
Total Distance
13.16

This run was to make up for Saturday's long run.  Once again, I ran along Lake Michigan, but much further.  My goal was to run to the sky scrapers, which I did.  I passed up the new Soldier Field stadium before I turned around.

I'm pretty sure I was the slowest runner, even though my heart rate was higher than normal at 129bpm.  Average pace for 13.16 miles was 13:11 per mile.  Maybe I can blame it on a sore throat that I picked up, or the humidity, or the old age, or just flat out of shape.  But is was still a neat experience and a neat view.  They are in the midst of park improvements, which meant there was an official detour on the running path.

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Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Total Distance
4.62

4.62 miles in 1:00:55.  13:12/mile, 126bpm, 134bpm max.  Nothing good to say except that I ran.  Maybe I'm losing fitness with the reduced running these days.

We arrived back in Orem yesterday, so this was a normal running route.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011
Total Distance
6.35

6.35 miles in 1:20:42  Average pace 12:43/mi, average heart rate 125bpm, max 133bpm.  My favorite constellation, Orion is back on the eastern horizon before dawn!

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Sat, Aug 13, 2011
Total Distance
13.58

Two runs back to back.  First run was 12:31 per mile for 6 miles with an average heart rate of 126bpm.  Second run was 9:03 per mile for 7.5 miles with an average heart rate of 160bpm.  Besides the faster speed, the second run was much more difficult.  Mostly uphill, except for an extremely steep decline at the end where most of my energy seemed to be used for braking so that I wouldn't fall.

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Totals
Total Distance
37.71
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