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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Lifetime PRs:

Marathon: 3:07:59 2013 Big Cottonwood Marathon 

1/2 Marathon: 1:24:30 2008 St. George Painters

10K: 38:39 2008 SLCTC

5K: 18:44 2009 Nestle Art City Days 

55-59 AD PRs:

1/2 Marathon:???

10K:???

5K:??? 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2023 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • Overcome lingering injuries
  • Have fun!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Consistently place in the top 5 of my age division as long as my body will allow it.

Beat Terry Bean at any distance at least one time before I depart this earth.

Take care of mind and body so I can be in it for the long haul. Don't do STUPID THINGS!

Run until I'm 99 with Kim by my side and remember that EVERY RUN IS A GREAT RUN!

Peace of mind by striving to live like this

 

Personal:

I've been married to the lovely Kimberly for 36 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.
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Tue, May 27, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM: Nice easy 4.35 mile recovery run on a breezy morning. Went about 4 with Kim before parting ways so she could get a few extra miles in. Feeling pretty good after the 20-miler yesterday. Ave pace 10:05. 

PM: Went with Paul, Nate, Bill and Will out toward Lakeview. They let me go with them even though I only have 3 letters in my name instead of 4. I had said beforehand I was only going 4 miles (I knew at least some of them would be going longer) at 8 min/mi pace or slower. I was proud of myself for resisting the peer pressure and the urge to go longer and/or faster. This may be the 1st time I've ever stuck to my guns. Paul momentarily succumbed to the temptings to go longer but then he repented (with help from his non-running-friendly breakfast) and after we parted ways for a bit he turned around and caught me for the last mile. Both runs today felt very relaxing and therapeutic. Just what my legs needed I think. Ave pace 8:22.

Comments
From Kerry on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:29:15

Glad to hear you're recovering nicely from your 20 miler yesterday (you must be feeling good to have adopted Paul's new word as your title :) I always look forward to getting back to work after the weekend and catching up on all the race reports and blog entries. It's better than reading the paper in the morning!

From Kim on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 16:43:10

I'm impressed you were able to stick to your guns on this Tom! I'm sure you will be happy tomorrow on the hill repeats that you were able to withstand the peer pressure!

From Mike Warren on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 23:31:01

Tom, very smart running. Are you doing anything special, to train for STGM?

From Ian on Wed, May 28, 2008 at 05:00:35

Well done to sticking to your own training needs. Can you clarify for me what the 'Amazing Race' is that you and Kim are team running this weekend.

From Tom on Wed, May 28, 2008 at 09:50:46

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Mike - For STGM training as we get into the summer months and approach the marathon we'll gradually switch from the shorter/faster hill and interval workouts to the longer/slower tempo runs of 3-14 miles run mostly at 1/2 marathon and marathon pace. Also around July or so we'll start adding some uphill/downhill (with emphasis more on the down) runs to get the legs trained and ready for all the downhill of STGM. We'll probably do 1 run a week up/down Payson Canyon that includes around 5-10 miles of downhill running. Of course if we lived down there like you it would be ideal training to actually be able to run the SGM course every week.

Ian - The AmazingRace is a 24 hour competition with 4-person teams where you go around the valley where we live (Utah County) and participate in various activities (non-running for the most part) of all sorts (go bowling, eat ice cream, sing karaoke, visit a museum, etc) and earn points. The team with the most points at the end wins a trip to Cancun, Mexico. Check out www.raceallnight.com for more details.

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