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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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AM: Ran 5 easy with Kim then added a couple more afterward. My legs feel much, much better than they've felt after any of the 1/2 marathons I've done this year. No real lingering aches and pains to speak of. Hope this is a good sign that the downhill training and high miles are starting to kick in. I think one thing that made a difference with Hobble vs Provo River is that I wore DS Trainers for Hobble vs. Banditos for Provo. The DSTrainers are 2 or 3 oz heavier and easier on the ankles & calves. However neither Kim or I slept very good this weekend so we'll need to be careful and take care of ourselves and try to catch some extra zzz's here and there and hope we don't catch a cold or get injured. Averaged around 10's for the 5 miles then just under 8 for the last 2 miles.

PM: 5.2 miles with Nate and Cory. Ave pace 8:34.

Comments
From JimF on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:49:52

Glad to hear that you came out of the 1/2 feeling good. I think you are right that all the miles/training is paying off.

From Dustin on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:04:52

Nice race over the weekend and I think you'll be right there with Bill and Marcie in the marathon and should be able to hit a PR.

I was pretty tired yesterday. Bill and I got up at 4:30 to make it over to the bus Saturday morning, then drove home, then watched the men's marathon. But what I think really made me tired was the fact I stayed up until 2:30 in the morning to watch the gold medal basketball game. Yesterday was really a day of rest for me.

From Kerry on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:38:47

Sure enjoyed your race report and seeing you and Kim on Saturday. What a great way to spend the morning. Glad to hear the legs are feeling decent today. I was also happily surprised to find that I didn't have any significant aches and pains after a good downhill run.

From Paul T on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 16:48:01

Sorry I missed the noon run today. I would have enjoyed rehashing the race, and I always like to hear that Cory is running again. I commented on Scott's blog that we normally run 8:00+ pace on our noon runs and he should join us. Your 8:34 pace today is evidence of that. If we could get him to come out, and get Will healed, we could get a pretty good sized group running together again.

From Terry on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:08:53

Not fair you feel good enough to run twice a day so soon after a half marathon. After Provo half my legs were aching for a few days. You, however, deserve it with all the miles you are putting in.

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