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St. George Painters 5K

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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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Race: St. George Painters 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:59, Place overall: 10, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.002.101.008.60

Felt pretty good about the race, I'm happy anytime I'm under 20 minutes for a 5K and elated when I can sneak into the 18's. Kim also had a great race with close to PR time of 24:30 and 2nd in 40-44 women's AD.

We almost didn't make the trip to St. George when we looked at the weather forecasts. But then we looked outside and saw sunshine so we decided to take our chances - which proved to be the right choice, as we didn't really have any weather problems the whole trip. Plus we still had things to do at the condo to get it ready to rent out here starting in a couple weeks.

I had no real expectations for this race, especially since my speed workouts the last few weeks have been dismal. But in past years I've usually run well at Painters so I figured I'd go under 20 minutes and have a shot at under 19.

Probably went out a tad too fast but I was pleased that the close to 6 min pace felt as good as it did since lately in workouts I've been dying to hold that pace for a 1/2 mile. I'm sure being at 2500 ft and a touch of race magic helped.

I kind of wimped out the 2nd mile, I ended up in that situation I hate in races when I get stuck with nobody around to push me or key off of and I slack. But I was glad I was able to pick it back up the last mile and even pass a couple of runners (and manage not to get passed).

Felt really good shortly after the race and ran a few more miles including running Kim in at the end, so I suppose that means I probably could have pushed a little harder. But what the heck....I'll take the (barely) sub-19 when I can get them since they occur so rarely.

I thought Kim did a great job, near PR on only around 20 miles a week and a touch of speed work. She should have a great year this year.

Splits were 6:07, 6:17, 6:07, :30 (last .10, 5:55 pace).

I think the race distance was pretty accurate.

 

Comments
From Burt on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 16:48:45 from 98.177.216.165

Snuck in that sub 19 just barely. Super job!

From Clay on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 16:53:42 from 98.202.186.79

Great job on the 1st place AD Tom!!! That's an awesome time!!!

From sblake on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 19:02:57 from 67.199.176.104

What a great race Tom!! Sounds like you and Kim both had a great time.

From Brent on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 21:26:59 from 168.178.30.194

Tom Terrific - 500 commando points for the Age division win and getting under 19, never easy to breack even 20 this time of year, says good things about your early year conditioning.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Brent on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 21:33:34 from 168.178.30.194

Tom - 200 commando pints for Kim taking second in her division, seems your both in great shape.

Stay Kool, B of Bs Rools out

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 21:49:42 from 75.169.39.196

Impressive for this time of yea!\r!

From Tom on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 22:50:43 from 74.211.9.52

Thanks guys!

Hey Brent - just wondering if those commando pints are better than the points.

From Jody on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 22:52:31 from 98.202.166.116

Congratulations! Tell Kim congrats too!

From Walter on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 23:20:05 from 24.10.169.110

Wow Tom you did great! Alot better than you told me you were expecting. I found my clothes by the way! lol Brr it was cold down there.

From marion on Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:33:27 from 71.213.120.94

Way to go Tom!!!! CONGRATULATIONS for such a GREAT time! :)

From JimF on Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 14:53:33 from 98.193.72.49

Nice job on the race and winning your age group!

From Tom on Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 17:17:15 from 67.199.180.90

Thanks everyone.

And finally got a chance to add a few more details.

From Dale on Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 19:42:32 from 69.10.215.11

Nice race. Congrats on finishing in the 18s!

From Kerry on Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 10:45:00 from 174.23.134.172

Impressive race, Tom! And congratulations on placing first in your AG. It sounds like you're going to be doing great things this coming year. Hope to see you around soon. In any case, I think I've about got my wife talked into coming down for this race next year.

From TBean on Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 15:05:16 from 134.24.147.249

Wow! That's a great time for an old man in the 45-49 age division.

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