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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: Warmed up for about 3 miles then did a 5 mile tempo run. Legs feel pretty good considering I ran a fairly hard race last Thursday and a 21+ mile run on Saturday. However mentally and on the nervous system side of things I felt drained. Also not good sleep at all last night with all the storm and wind commotion. I saw quite a few large tree branches and even a few small trees blown down and blocking the roads so I guess the winds got pretty nasty.

So anyway I decided to give myself a good size pace range so I wouldn't quit early. Decided to run anywhere in the 10K to 1/2 marathon range which I figured to be around 6:00-6:40. I ran the middle section of the Spanish Fork 1/2 marathon course which is quite hilly so I was unable to stay under 6:40 going up Zephyr and toward Harry's Hill, but at least I finished the run and was able to keep the overall pace below 6:30. So all-in-all I think it was an OK workout on a groggy Monday morning. Saw Pat Loss and Kent Wing as I was headed home and talked to them for a bit.

Splits were 6:13, 6:42, 6:52, 6:11, 6:22. Ave pace: 6:28.

 

PM: Ran 3.1 miles with Nate.

Ave pace: 8:03.

RHR 47

Comments
From Kim on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:50:28

Good job Tom on a tough night's sleep! Thanks for everything! Thanks for saying the storm and wind commotion and not the Kim commotion! Love you!

From JeffC on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:22:00

Great workout Tom. Tempo runs are never easy, especially on a groggy Monday morning.

From Wildbull on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 13:53:16

thanks for your comment Tom. I am Always looking to get better. Great work out. Good luck at the provo River half. I am running Hobble this year. What time are you going for at Provo?

From Tom on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 13:57:20

Bill I'm not sure what to go for at Provo River since they've changed the course and I'm not sure if it's slower or faster than it used to be. With the old course I was planning on shooting for something under 1:24.

What are you thinking for SGM this year? Sub 2:50 perhaps? I was hoping around 2:50 might be in the cards for me but then I kind of got in a slump after Run4Kids so I'm not so sure. I'll see these 1/2 marathons go between now and then.

From Curtis on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 22:01:06

Great workout today Tom, I realy envy your ability to recover quickley and to maintain a good fast pace. Keep up the good work.

From Ian on Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 07:02:34

Nice Monday morning workout Tom, despite the lack of sleep.

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