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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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Mon, Apr 09, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.502.002.500.407.40

After 2.5 mile warmup on treadmill ran Eagleview course (4.9 miles). Nobody else showed up to run so I ran solo. The weather was a little cooler than it's been for a while and was about perfect race weather. Since I was feeling pretty good with the extra day of rest (no run on Saturday) I decided to push it a bit and see what I could do. I was very pleased I was able to improve upon my time from 2 weeks ago in running what I think is probably my fastest time for this course.

Mile split times:

1) 7:25

2) 7:41

3) 7:40

4) 6:53

4.9) 6:14 (6:47 pace)

Ave pace: 7:17 Total time: 35:53, rest time 1:47 (37:40 total time incl. stop-light rest)

 

Comments
From Terry on Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 17:15:26

Nice run. You're getting a little to close to catching me for comfort. It seems like you've been able to string together a couple of weeks of good runs. Good timing for Boston.

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 18:33:54

It is good that you were able to get a fast time. However, it is not a good idea to push after extra rest. That is when your neural drive will tend to exceed the strength of the body, and the possibility of injury is increased.

From Tom on Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 11:09:40

Thanks for the reminder on not overdoing it. I do tend to listen to my head more than I listen to my body at times and this has gotten me into plenty of trouble. My long-time high-hamstring tendonitis problems are a result of this kind of mind-over-body mentality.

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