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Location:

St George,UT,

Member Since:

Feb 07, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run below 2:30 in the Marathon.

Personal:

I currenty live in Southern Utah. My wife Kendra and I have 4 children and no pets. We also own/operate the St. George Running Center a specialty running shoe store in St. George UT.  We also head-up the St. George Running Club.

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Asics 2140 Lifetime Miles: 172.00
Asics 2140 2-17-09 Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:40:18, Place overall: 25, Place in age division: 6
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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I woke up this morning having no idea what to expect.  I really didn't talk too much about my hami issue because I really had no idea how the day was going to play out. Kendra and I ended up meeting up with the group in front of  Rec Center and headed up on the bus.  

After getting up to the start and going through our normal routine - I was anxious to start warming up to see what how my leg was going to feel.  As soon as I started jogging I couldn't beleive that I wasn't feeling any pain.  I seriously felt like it was a miracle.  I just hoped it was going to continue feeling that good throughout the race.  My goal was to start off really slow - 6:30 pace just to be safe, but since I didn't feel any discomfort I just went out with what I felt comfortable with. Here's how the race went.

1. 6:10 - Ended up running the first two miles with Mike B. Thankfuly feeling really good. 

2. 6:07 - 

3. 5:52 - Down to Baker Res. passed Marci J. and Jessica B. Dropped Mike B.

4. 5:50 - Felt really relaxed and smooth

5. 5:45 - Passed Amber G. - prayed I wouldn't see her on the Diagnal again.

6. 5:42 - 

7. 5:41 - Got my first water bottle, took 1st Gel.

8. 6:42 - Took it very easy up Veyo.

9. 6:15

10. 6:09 - Struggled a bit to get going.  I felt like I was passing a lot of people. but I wasn't moving very fast.

11. 6:17 - Crested to top of the first hill and the Hami locked/ spazz-out up for a second.  I just took a couple of deep breaths and told myslef not to freak-out.  I knew once my muscles start doing this it's almost impossible to get it to stop.

12. 6:08

13. 6:21 - Hit the Half at 1:19:40 - 1 min slower than I origonaly wanted. 2 min faster than last year.  Towards the middle of the mile I had to seriously crap so I just went off into the bush and let it all out.  I even think I got a little on my shoes.  Whoever was behind probably loved the show.

14. 5:53

15. 5:56 - Coming down around the valcano I wanted to go faster but couldn't go any faster do to keeping the spasms under control.

16. 6:00

17. 5:57

18. 6:01 - Muscles spasms started into the groin, and jumping round in my calfs and hami's.

19. 6:23

20. 6:14 -

21. 6:01

22. 6:21 - It seemed like the steeper the slop the slower I went.  The downhill just made my legs spasm even more.

23. 6:28

24. 6:14 - Coming off of the steeper downhill I was able to get into a bit more of a rythem. But, still not fast enough.

25. 6:12 - Kept looking at my pace and telling myself I need to go - I just wasn't moving fast enough.

26. 5:56 - Went by the 1 mile to go clock and thought I might be able to pull off a sub 2:40, but didn't get going soon enough.  I should have looked at my actual overall time earlier.  I never looked at it, only my pace up until then. 

26.2 5:38 - Gave a good solid push at the end.  Made me think I could have started earlier.

Overall I'm happy with the race.  I didn't get my goal time. But, considering the day before I almost backed out and 3 days before I couldn't run at all I was pretty happy with it.  I was also happy that I was able to mentally work through the muscle spasms better than I ever have before.  It still freaks me out with the spasms are jumping randomly through my legs but, I was quite a bit more relaxed about it this time.  My only regret was I wish I would have pushed a bit more on the Diagnol.  It's a bit flatter and I think I could have gotten my speed up a bit more through there without too many issues and mile 25 so I could have atleast broken 2:40.

 

I'm really happy for everyone else that did so amazing on both the men's and women's race team.  I love working out with so many great people.

 

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Comments
From SpencerSimpson on Sun, Oct 05, 2014 at 23:41:06 from 166.137.209.44

Great report Steve. Way to persevere through the Hammy. Great effort and time today. Look forward to seeing you any chance. You're a stud. Keep up the great training. MIH

From jtshad on Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 05:53:21 from 141.221.191.225

Great race with all the GI and muscle/spasm issues. Still a very solid time. Glad I was not Craig to catch the show though! ;)

It was great seeing you and Kendra again.

Amazing how fast the women went out, they are truly awesome athletes.

From Ben VanBeekum on Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 12:41:55 from 208.54.5.186

Steve your class act my friend. Glad you were able to race with the Hammy! Thanks again for everything you have done for me and the race team! I am glad I am a part of it. I am sure I will see ya soon! STG is my home during the winter months!

From crhudman on Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 02:59:01 from 69.92.59.211

Great job on pulling through. It was a nice show, I think I was the only spectator. The sounds may have been a bit disturbing though. haha

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