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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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Miles:This week: 18.60 Month: 65.20 Year: 360.20
Saucony Fastwitch #1 Lifetime Miles: 65.50
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #3 Lifetime Miles: 718.70
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #4 Lifetime Miles: 602.45
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #5 Lifetime Miles: 209.75
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Nice and gentle 6 miler with Kim. Her ITB is threatening to act up again so we avoided the hills and backed off on the pace and hopefully we can nip this one in the bud. I'm thinking we should have run the Saturday race a bit more leisurely or made this week more of a rest week. Our Friday runs are always optional so we may play that card and maybe shorten the Saturday long run as well. Dang injuries always seem to be lurking around the corner, just waiting for us runners to make a single wrong move or bad decision.

9:47/135

Did 45 minutes various XT at the gym: elliptical - 15 min, bike - 10, stairs - 15. Legs feel really good after the XT, I need to remember to do these 2 or 3 times a week for the time being.

Asics Gel 1150 (retired) Miles: 6.00
Comments
From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:03:22 from 67.42.27.114

Dang them injuries. Are we getting older?

From Jeff L on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:59:30 from 76.164.29.58

I know you two are a bit older than me, but your string of injuries over the last year are not giving me lots of optimism that I will avoid further injuries in the future. Good running this week, Tom.

From Kim on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 15:31:05 from 67.199.180.90

gotta report here....I'm feeling really good today after this morning's run. I'm hoping it's just warning me to be careful and I will heed it's warning.

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 15:56:13 from 71.219.99.30

Seriously, PF and IT band issues are my nightmares! Both have plagued me the last three years. It stinks!! But, I know you guys are SMART and all will be well. Just avoid running downhill!!!!!

Have a great weekend!

From TBean on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 18:21:30 from 63.241.173.64

From the Injury Devil. Tom you've been doing a lot of cross training and easy jogging. Your legs are now in great shape ready for some faster running. You're a lean mean running machine.

From Tom on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 18:45:42 from 137.65.56.16

Terry I don't do so well doing much faster running in the early AM hours. The tendon-butt-itis complains too much.

For now I'm content to get a good base of easy miles through the summer then when temps cool down after SGM and I start running at work I'll add in some faster stuff.

I wouldn't exactly call me very lean and mean right now either. Still packing around my 4-8 lb. injury/cruise gut that just does NOT want to go away.

From Brent on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 22:47:59 from 76.8.201.223

Tom, from an old fart, just keep after it, your handling the situation with class. The tough part of injuries, what can we do different in running, stretching, strenght, etc. to keep from getting them again. After STG we should get together and run West Canyon up snow canyon, great time of year to start the Deseret Palm getaways. We are going down next weekend for a few days.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Kelli on Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 00:03:20 from 71.219.99.30

I think the hard part about injuries is GETTING FAT!! ;o)

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