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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:	30.00	Month:	104.20	Year:	399.20
Saucony Fastwitch #1 Lifetime Miles:						65.50
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #3 Lifetime Miles:						718.70
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #4 Lifetime Miles:						622.45
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #5 Lifetime Miles:						228.75

Wed, Oct 01, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00

Decided to heed Dale's advice and ran 3 easy relaxing miles with Kimi in the morning rather than take the day off. Pretty mild for an October morning but it looks like we're in for a big change over the weekend. I'm really liking the latest forecasts for Dixie, looks like we could have some nice cool temps for the race, however the wind could be an issue. Someone help me get this straight......when they say in weather forecasts something like.."Wind S to SW at 20 mph"....does that mean the wind is blowing FROM the South/SouthWest or does it mean the wind is blowing from NorthNE TOWARD the SouthSW? If it's the latter then I'm happy as it means we may have a tailwind for the race, but otherwise it means a crummy headwind.

Got a massage last night to work over the legs one more time before the race. Hopefully it will help loosen me up. I had hoped by this point of the taper some of my lingering aches/pains would be gone, but unfortunately I can still feel the familiar lower abs, groin, and hamstring stuff, although the pains are mild and don't bother me much during the run. I suspect it may take many weeks or even months of cross-training and/or very slow running to fully recover from my many weeks/months of overtraining and leg-abuse over the summer and not always listening to my body.

But hey we live and we learn, I'm still very excited for the race and can't wait to see what happens, not only for me but for everyone else - especially Kim. All of us who can run and have are health are just so lucky to even be able to be a part of the marathon experience. What a glorious thing to be fit and healthy and be able to enjoy life to the fullest. There are so many around us who don't ever get the opportunity to experience all the joys of life, some due to their own choices, but many others (like my sister-in-law) who through no fault of their own have to watch from the sidelines.

So now we're to Wednesday and 3 days out it means we can start officially start fueling for the race, right? HAPPY CARBO-LOADING EVERYONE!!

Comments

From Cal on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:08:33

Unfortunately, it means a headwind. But forecasts are usually not very accurate this far in advance.

From Andy on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:35:54

We have a big enough group going for the same time, hopefully we can work together and neutralize the head wind if there is one.

From Terry on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:43:51

I could break some wind but I don't know how anyone would benefit from that?

From Andy on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:47:12

Terry - It would give us a reason to run faster (to get away from you).

From James W on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 12:56:21

Not to worry, the forecasts I have looked at actually show a tailwind. Intellicast actually has a wind direction compass. They are showing wind SSW at up to 18 mph, with the compass pointing towards SSW. Here is the link (if it works):

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USUT0042

From Clay on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 12:57:07

I like the tail wind thing because striders was tough for the last half of that race, it was brutal! Good luck Tom, I hope both you and Kim do well you have both worked so hard:-D

From Matt on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 13:04:38

I'm praying for the tailwind. But I am not sure you guys will need it.

From Andy on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 13:32:23

Intellicast has a "windcast" which shows the direction on the map and it is coming FROM the southwest. The forecast with the compass is misleading.

From Paul T on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 14:18:15

Tom - I had the same question about wind direction. I looked in the accuweather.com glossary and it said wind direction is the direction FROM which the wind is blowing (confirming what Andy says I think). So "wind S to SW at 20 mph" means "wind coming from the S to SW at 20 mph", i.e., headwind. I hope the forecast is wrong, but I choose not to worry about what I can't control. I'd prefer to take those extra calories I would have wasted worrying about the wind direction forecast and store them as glycogen to burn fighting a possible headwind during the race.

From Andy on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 14:20:33

Just remember this quote: "Whatever comes out of these gates, we've got a better chance of survival if we work together. Do you understand? If we stay together we survive." - Maximus Decimus Meridius

From Dale on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 14:33:54

I hope those 3 miles felt good :). Even if you were 100% healthy, you'd still have the minor aches & pains....I think everyone in the taper does. I know even if I'm healthy, I start getting the mystery pains anytime I taper. Don't *worry* about them....they won't affect you game day.

Yes, wind direction is always "from" but it's way to early to worry about winds....the forecast will probably change another half-dozen times between now and then and will probably still be wrong!

Have fun carbo-loading!

From Tom on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 18:15:10

Dale the 3 miles did feel good but they were at around a 9:30-9:40 pace.

Andy I like the work together idea, although I don't know if we better let Terry ever lead the group and provide the "wind breakage". Having run with the SF running club for years I've learned who NOT to run behind. And it hasn't always been the guys doing the wind-breaking.

Today I'm finally starting to get that feeling like I really want to just take off running like a wild man. Hopefully that sticks with me up to race time and when the gun fires my legs can keep up!

Thanks everyone for the comments, encouragement and education on weather forecasts.

From TylerS on Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 00:39:14

Tom I actually started my Carb Loading a little soon? I really like pasta from the Pizza factory! I have some aches too, moslty when I am just sitting around thinking about it. But when I start running they seem to go away! I just hope they stay away for 26.2 Miles! Good luck and I am sure I will see you at the start line!! if not sooner.

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