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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:

2024 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • 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 38 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.
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Fri, Aug 08, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Just a couple of easy miles with Kim to shake the cobwebs out of the legs and take an ache-and-pain inventory. Kim was doing her long run today and had already gone 8 or 9 with Kay but still seemed to have plenty of zip. She was still running by the time I got breakfast and shower out of the way and left for work so who knows she may have "accidentally" gone 10 extra miles and got a 20-miler in. She may still be running as I type for all I know. Hope I can borrow some of her energy for tomorrow.

My legs were feeling quite a bit better than yesterday but not quite like I would like them to feel for a 1/2 marathon. But by tomorrow with another day of mostly rest today perhaps they'll be full of zip. Regardless I'm excited for the race!

Good luck to everyone racing tomorrow! 

RHR 48

Comments
From JeffC on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 11:03:36

Good luck on the race tomorrow Tom, are you shooting for a PR?

From Tom on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 11:10:32

Thanks Jeff. I think with the last-minute course changes a PR should certainly be possible. On the other hand I haven't tapered much and haven't been feeling all that peppy this week so it's hard to say what will happen. I think I'll just go out a tad conservative, try and hit the early downhill miles at 6-6:15 pace and see how it feels. If I'm still feeling chipper at the 1/2 way point or so then I'll try pushing a bit and see if I can hold it to the end.

From RivertonPaul on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 11:25:53

Good luck tomorrow. You should do great! Also, thanks for the encouragement you've given me on my blog.

From Ian on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 12:31:40

Good luck for your race tomorrow Tom, you'll have your zip by then no worries.

From TylerS on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 16:15:33

Thanks for the words of wisdom Tom. I would like to think that I could get down that low. I am worried about my base miles. I struggle to hit 60 a week, not because my body won't allow it, my schedule on the other hand stinks. So hopefully what I have been getting out of my low milage will help on race day. Good luck tomorrow, you will do a fine job.

From JimF on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 20:14:25

Good luck tomorrow! I'm sure you will do great.

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