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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, Jan 14, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Noon run with Paul, Nate and Will. We did the 6.2 mile version of the LakeView course which was mostly good except for the 1/2 mile at the beginning and end where we had to tromp thru a few inches or powdery snow. I was just saying a silent prayer the whole time along the lines of "please no injuries...please no injuries...". At the moment it appears the prayers were answered as I seemed to survive the run with no obvious new aches and pains. It was nice to run in the sun with good company. We even kept up a pretty good pace for an easy run, around 7:50 average. I think it would have been around 7:40-7:45 without the mile in the powder.

Really starting to look forward to Painters. Looks like the weather will be great. Time to think of time goals I suppose. Currently I'm thinking Gold = sub-1:25, Silver = sub-1:28, Bronze = sub-1:30. The gold goal might be a bit in dream land but what the heck, we all gotta dream sometimes, right?

 

 

Comments
From Kim on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 15:55:35

way to go "Tom from Utah"! That "Gold" goal of yours keeps moving up, (or should I say, down?). I can't wait to see what you end up with!

From Terry on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 18:29:40

I'm having a hard time predicting your time. You've gotten so much faster over the last year. If you get a PR on a flat course then you accomplished a lot. Good Luck!

From JohnA on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 19:04:39

You are due for a great race. Don't get too nervous, but what you and Kim have been doing in the last 6 months is impressive. It is finally time to have that training translate to two PR's.

From brent on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 19:22:36

Tom, blister the course, no fear, just crank it up. No doubt, without Gwen, you will run great. I think you may be closer to the gold if the weather is in the 60s. It seems running in shorts can make a big difference, also, you may have some runners to pace with.

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out

From Tom on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 20:07:55

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Hey Brent who the heck is Gwen?

From Brent on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 21:06:57

Tom, Tom, I guess that I not an old geezer after all. Gwen will remain a mystery until one of the bloggers reveals the pun.

Glad to spark some doubt, no doubt.

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out

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