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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:

2024 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • 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 38 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.

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AM: Ran 6 miles with Kim including some hill fartlek. Today was probably our warmest morning of the year so far, but of course we had canyon winds to spice things up so we did the river bottoms loop again. Kept the pace nice and relaxed but in the middle I worked with Kim getting in what was supposed to be 4 hill repeats of 30 seconds each with 2 minute rests in between. Except that "Coach Tom" messed up on the second repeat and made her do it for 1 minute instead of 30 seconds. So we decided just to do one more 30s repeat after that.

Late AM: Went out earlier than usual so I could enjoy the nice comfy temps. Did 2 mile warmup then did similar hill workout as I did this morning with Kim except that I did 6 repeats instead of 4. Felt better than last week for most of the repeats but I was feeling a twinge in my left hamstring toward the end that I need to watch closely.  Ave pace 8:55.

Comments
From Ian on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:11:16

Nice workout, you are brave coaching your wife :-)

From Kim on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:28:49

I am brave being coached by my husband! :)

Actually, it seems to be going quite well. We'll find out more this weekend when he paces me for a 5K. We'll see if we are both tough enough for this coach/student, husband/wife thing! I think we are! He has a lot of knowledge and experience and I'm willing to learn, so I think we have a good thing going! If we decide it's not a good thing, I'll drop him as a coach, but keep him around as a husband. How's that?

From Tom on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:38:49

If we decide it IS a good thing (the coaching that is), will you still please keep me around as a husband?

I'll try not to mess up anymore as your coach like I did today (I'll also try not mess up as your husband :))

From Kim on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:43:55

You don't have a choice as a husband! That one sticks whether the coaching does or not! Thanks for trying not to mess up in either of the areas! I'll try to be a good little wife/student too!

From Dale on Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 19:12:02

I think it's great you both can work together like that. I know that I'm a terrible teacher when it comes to 'splaining things to my wife, but she still amazingly puts up with me. Go figure.

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