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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
21.18
Tue, Oct 05, 2010
Total Distance
5.50

I didn't see it during my run, but when I came in to work this morning, there was a sweet surprise:  Snow on top of Timpanogos!  But the temperature in Orem was a very mild 55 degrees.  The perfect weather helped me to make an improvement from Friday's run:  5.5 miles in 48:32, or 8:49/mile.

Comments(2)
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Total Distance
5.51

Got another 10 second improvement today. 5.51 miles in 47:40, or 8:39/mile.  First mile was at a 10:00 pace and last half was at an 8:15 pace, with gradual improvements in between.  I think I'm ready for a 10 miler on Saturday.  Ramping down and then ramping back up for marathon's turns out to be a setback in progress over the long term.

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Sat, Oct 09, 2010
Total Distance
10.17

It was a nice day for running (49 degrees), especially knowing that my brother would be running a marathon at the same time.  I was keeping pace for him, near the end at least.  As usual, I started out slow and sped up as I went along.  10.17 miles took me 1:30:21, for an average pace of 8:53/mile.  First mile was 10:18.  Last partial was at a 7:58 pace, with general improvements in between.

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Total Distance
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