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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
47.006.004.001.0058.00
Asics DSTrainer #2 Miles: 18.00Asics DSTrainer Miles: 7.00Asics DSTrainer #3 Miles: 26.00Asics Gel 2150 Miles: 7.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Got out just about sunrise time although with our lovely inversion as of late we don't ever get to actually see any sun unless we drive up a canyon. Ran about 4 solo then 7 more with Kim. Felt OK but with the cold/humid/smoggy conditions my calves like to be real tight.  Looking forward to Christmas and seeing some sun and warmer next week!

Asics DSTrainer #2 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

8:53/136

Asics DSTrainer Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.004.001.0010.00

Went out around 9:30 with plans for 5 x 1 mile repeats with .5 mile jog rests. Warmed up a mile or so with Kim, just about the time we headed out the door it started snowing pretty good and many of the roads were getting slick. Wasn't sure if the fast workout was going to work but fortunately the main roads were clear enough to do it.

I've learned the hard way before that in cold, snowy weather (probably 25-30 degrees today) I need to ease off the pace a bit or I'll just end up getting frustrated and tired and quit the workout early or maybe get injured. So I decided to give myself a big pace window (6:15-6:55) and just take whatever my body wanted to give me. This seemed to workout OK as I was able to complete the workout, just at a slower pace than I could likely do in nicer conditions. Thankfully the wind stayed under control and I didn't have to deal with any nasty headwinds.

Did this workout on pretty much flat stretch of road and not on the slightly downhill stretch that I've been cheating on for most my recent hard workouts. 

Splits as follows (ave pace/HR):

1 - 6:35/172

2 - 6:37/179

3 - 6:34/181

4 - 6:39/183

5 - 6:38/183

Overall: 7:51/161 max 191 

 

 

Asics DSTrainer #3 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Went out around 11am. Beautiful sunny day with no smog. A bit of wind from the south but can't complain much since everything else was so nice. Just a nice easy recovery run.

8:29/140 

Asics DSTrainer #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Another nice sunny (albeit a bit nippy) day.  Ran 7 miles easy with Kimi around noon.

8:40/139

Asics Gel 2150 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.006.000.000.0016.00

A bit on the nippy side this morning around 10-15 degrees. But I must be getting used to it, it didn't seem too bad. Maybe because the canyon winds were being gentle. Kim and I got in a couple miles before the group got together then we joined up with the gang.  I was able to get in quite a few faster miles that dipped into the MP range.

8:13/156

Asics DSTrainer #3 Miles: 16.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
47.006.004.001.0058.00
Asics DSTrainer #2 Miles: 18.00Asics DSTrainer Miles: 7.00Asics DSTrainer #3 Miles: 26.00Asics Gel 2150 Miles: 7.00
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