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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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Sat, Aug 16, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.302.000.000.0021.30

Ran with Kim out to the Stake Center at 5 to meet up with the SF runners. Hung out an chatted a bit but then let Kim and the main group take off while I finished a mile warmup and waited to meet Darin at 5:15 for a 20-mile run in the 7-8 min/mi pace range. It ended up being a pretty good run and it was nice to run with Darin who is running pretty strong right now. Steve, Carl and Pat usually would have been their but Steve and Carl are out of town and Pat is injured. I kept up with Darin most of the way but had to let him go the last couple of miles. I was just not feeling it today the last few miles. I think I still have some lingering fatigue from the race last week and the tempo run down Payson Canyon on Wednesday. Hopefully by next week I'll be feeling better.

Ave pace for the 20 miles: 7:40.

Comments
From Cal on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 13:12:41

7:40 is a great pace for a training run. Nice work!

From JimF on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 13:27:07

Nice long run! Very solid pace for that distance. This caps off a very good week following your race.

From Dale on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 15:01:49

I'd kill to survive 20 miles at 7:40/mi right now. Great run for not feeling so great.

From Tom on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 15:09:08

Thanks for the comments guys. I guess I should qualify the pace by confessing that we stopped 3 times for a couple of minutes each to hydrate, take potty breaks, etc. at miles 6, 11, & 16. Other than the first stop I was eagerly looking forward to the other stops to catch my breath and rest the legs.

From TylerS on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 16:26:03

Great run Tom. I was not able to run this morning, Kellie ran with Janae and so I had to sit the bench today. They ran out on the course and said that there were a ton of runners. I plan on maybe a late, late run tonight with a full moon. Wish I could have been there this morning. Next saturday will be awesome. Great job.

From Mike Warren on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 17:30:34

Tom, nice to have another 20 miler in the bank. Great miles this week!

From Dave S on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 16:33:45

Thats a great pace for 20 even with the breaks.

From Clay on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 23:41:44

Nice run Tom you are getting into great shape, you guys are amazing!

What happened to Pat Loss, what type of injury? I hope its not serious.

Have a good week...

From Ian on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 05:29:13

That is a good long run Tom.

From Tom on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 18:00:40

Clay - Pat hurt his leg water skiing. I'm not sure the type or extent of the injury but from what he told me it looks like he may be a no-go for SGM this year so it must be pretty serious. Tough break since he was running about as good as he ever has lately. As you know it sure is tough to stay healthy over a very long period of time.

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