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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
Tue, Sep 21, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Did 8-miles of up/down the hills of SF with Kim. Probably the last time doing this route before the race.  All easy stuff from here on out (at least for Kim, I reserve the right to not do much taper and maybe a MP mile here and there since I'm not racing SGM).

Hadn't planned on going to the gym today but got frustrated with work stuff so decided to go and try and sweat it out. Did 10 min eliptical, 10 min stairs and 5 min bike.

Asics Gel 2150 Miles: 8.00
Comments
From TBean on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 14:38:16 from 63.241.173.64

So does taper mean less miles and slowere miles or just less miles?

From Tom on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 14:42:53 from 137.65.57.31

Probably depends on who you ask Terry. Seems like every running book I have has a different opinion on taper.

Personally I think you could do it either way. Cut the miles but maintain intensity or not cut the miles as much but do everything easy.

I do think it's good to at least do a mile or 2 at MP a few days before and maybe a few strides a day or 2 before just so the legs are fresh and don't forget about fast running.

From Simmbad on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 22:54:36 from 67.199.182.58

Thanks for checking in on me Tom, sounds like you and Kim are doing well and should be ready for SGM. Good luck to both of you.

From TBean on Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:02:32 from 63.241.173.64

I've been thinking about the Taper and what seems to work best for me is to decrease the miles by 20-40% but keep the intensity the same. However, as usual there is always an exception. If you're feeling worn down you decrease the intensity until you are feeling refreshed and ready to go.

From Tom on Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:49:39 from 137.65.56.16

Yeah Terry I tend to agree with you. If I taper too much I start going mentally bonkers and can't sleep which can cause a chain reaction often leading to a really lousy race.

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