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Dana Point (CA) Turkey Trot

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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Personal bests since 2009:

  • 5K - 18:31 (Freedom Run, 2021)
  • 10K - 38:52 (Dana Point, 2009)
  • Half marathon - 1:25:54 (SLC, 2012)
  • Marathon - 3:02:40 (St. George, 2009)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Break 3:00 in a marathon
  • Run at least 5 days a week

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Lifetime fitness
  • Run the Boston Marathon
  • Do an Ironman triathlon (someday)

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Air Pegasus 25 Lifetime Miles: 1220.37
Asics Equation 2 Lifetime Miles: 1198.81
Asics Blue And Silver Lifetime Miles: 930.43
Pearl Izumi Orange Streaks Lifetime Miles: 194.77
Treadmill Lifetime Miles: 2381.47
New Balance 690 Lifetime Miles: 313.68
New Balance 310 Lifetime Miles: 1120.96
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
19.796.210.000.000.0026.00
New Balance Miles: 7.00Asics Equation 2 Miles: 8.00Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles easy on the treadmill in about 51 minutes. I felt really good but didn't push the pace because I have a race on Thursday.

New Balance Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Ran 5 miles through Ladera Ranch. It's somewhat hilly. I didn't feel too great. Felt drained. Not sure why. Maybe that large piece of ham, greasy hash browns, eggs, and buttery toast I had for breakfast had something to do with it.

Hopefully I will feel better for the Turkey Trot.

Average pace was 7:47. Not that shabby, I guess. 

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

I ran a nice 3 miler through Ladera Ranch. The weather was absolutely beautiful. Probably 70 degrees and sunny. I wasn't feeling good at the start, kind of like last night, but I started feeling better. I decided to push the pace to my target race pace (6:00-6:30) for a couple minutes, and it felt good. This gives me hope that I can run that pace tomorrow. So my official goal is 40:00, but hopefully I can exceed that goal. Good luck to all those others who are running tomorrow.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Dana Point (CA) Turkey Trot (6.21 Miles) 00:38:52, Place overall: 64, Place in age division: 6
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.796.210.000.000.0010.00

This morning I got up and ran the Turkey Trot in Dana Point, CA. We were down here for Thanksgiving. This race is a pretty big deal. The course is USATF certified, and it has over 4,000 runners. There were more than 10,000 runners total if you include the 5K. It runs around the Dana Point Harbor, so you run about as close as you can get to sea level. It had some minor hills (going over a small bridge). The weather was absolutely beautiful. So was the scenery.

I went in with the goal to break 40:00. I had hoped to do that earlier this year but didn't even come close. But I felt really confident this time. I lined up about 200-300 people back because I hate to crowd people. But that was a mistake because I had to run around a lot of people in the first mile. But no big deal. I was trying to stay as close as I could to 6:00 pace for the first 3 miles and take it from there. Well, it worked out pretty well. My average pace was 6:15. That's great because 6:00 pace used to seem really scary and impossible. Now I feel like I can handle it better.

One of the cool things about this race was that I competed against some other runners along the way. We kept trying to pass each other, and that kept us going. In the end, I had a small mental victory by holding them off at the end. Except a little kid that looked like he was 10 (was really 13). Sort of embarrassing, but my chip time was faster than his. :)

This race showed me that I can go under 40. It also was encouraging because even though I gave it my best effort, I know I can keep going faster. I also admit that I liked the fact that I placed 64th out of 4000 runners. That means I beat about 1 out of every 62 runners. Not that I care that much about competing with them. Just that maybe I have some talent for this after all.

Anyway, I'd love to do some more races like this.

Oh, my Garmin showed it was 6.33 miles. I must not have hit the tangents well. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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Ran a mile around the neighborhood. Still recovering from turkey overdose.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 1.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
19.796.210.000.000.0026.00
New Balance Miles: 7.00Asics Equation 2 Miles: 8.00Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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