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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
20.26
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
Total Distance
4.65

4.65 miles in 43:23 for an average pace of 9:20/mi and average heart rate of 155bpm, max 155.

Splits were 10:20 (max 7:46), 9:04 (max 7:35), 9:02 (max 8:09), 9:14 (max 7:29), and 8:50 (max 6:40).  Couldn't have asked for better running conditions:  51 degrees and no rain.  I wore my St. George marathon shirt for the first time and I didn't want anyone to think that marathon runners were slow.

Lower body feels great.  Still lots of aches and pains in the chest area, but that doesn't affect my running much.

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Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Total Distance
5.54

5.54 miles in 50:15, 9:05/mi with these splits 9:49, 9:08, 8:54, 8:57, 8:50, 8:38.  It was 45 degrees outside and that was cool enough for the deer to come down.  I saw three of them at the same spot I used to see them last year.

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Sat, Oct 15, 2011
Total Distance
10.07

10.07 miles in 2:20:01.  The time would have been great for a marathon, but the distance was a little short.  At 50 degrees, the weather was great, and I sighted 3 more deer.

This was my first low heart rate run in a long time and I found it very difficult to keep my heart rate down.  Overall average rate was 129bpm with an average speed of 13:54/mile.

It should get better from here.

 

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Total Distance
20.26
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