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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
32.50
Tue, Sep 17, 2013
Total Distance
6.35

Hill run plus an extra mile. 6.35miles in 52:59 or 8:21/mile.

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Wed, Sep 18, 2013
Total Distance
4.58

Fast, short loop of 4.58 miles in 35:57 at an averge pace of 7:51.  Only the first mile took over 8 minutes.

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Thu, Sep 19, 2013
Total Distance
7.30

Murray Canal trail in 46 degrees.  Coolest morning of the season.  No bundling up yet.  Based on my weight loss during the run, I don't think I sweated as much as usual.  7.3 miles were completed in 58:24 for an average pace of 8:00/mile.  Encountered 13 other runners.  Maybe I just wasn't seeing them on darker runs.  The full moon cast a very clear shadow this morning.

 

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Fri, Sep 20, 2013
Total Distance
3.90

Running was the last thing I wanted to do this morning.  So, I did an easy 3.9 miles in 33:38 or 8:38/mile.  Feels good now.

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Sat, Sep 21, 2013
Total Distance
10.37

Plan was old 10 mile route.  At mile 3 my ankle started hurting.  Stopped and stretched.  Ran slowly for a while as I considered various options for shortcuts home.  Decided on a turn-around for a 7 mile route.  Then my ankle started feeling better and I sped up.  So I ran to the Murdock trail and ran on that for a while to get to the 10 mile plan.  My ankle never really bothered me again.  End result was an average speed of 8:00/mile for 10.37 miles, which took 1:22:55.

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Totals
Total Distance
32.50
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