"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

Provo River Half Marathon

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Location:

UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 05, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

"PRIOR PREPRATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

Best running times:

5K - 17:45, Nestle, 2008

10K - 43:34, Des News, 2008

1/2 Marathon - 1:32:50, Provo 1/2, 1999

Full Marathon - 3:21:26, St. George, 1999

Best Boston Marathon: 3:29:57, 2006

I  RAN AND COMPLETED MY 12/12/60th BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE. 12 MARATHONS IN 12 MONTHS  (FEB 5,2011 - FEB 19, 2012)

ST GEORGE MARATHON(14)    1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019 (14)

THE BOSTON MARATHON(14)  2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, (14)

DESERET NEWS MARATHON,(4)  2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 (4)

OGDEN MARATHON(3)  2004, 2005, 2011, 2022 (4)

PARK CITY MARATHON(6)  2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011

TOP OF UTAH MARATHON(4)  2004, 2005, 2007, 2011.

UTAH VALLEY MARATHON(3)  2010, 2011, 2021.

THE COWTOWN MARATHON(1)  2011

THE HOOVER DAM MARATHON (1)    2011

THE DALLAS WHITE ROCK MARATHON(1)   2011

THE SURF CITY USA MARATHON(2)    2012, 2013

THE LOST DUTCHMAN MARATHON(1)   2012

THE LAYTON MARATHON,(1)  2013

THE MT NEBO MARATHON,(1)  2014

THE ATHENS GREECE AUTHENTIC MARATHON (1), NOV 8, 2015

THE GREEN BAY MARATHON (1), JUNE 22 2016

THE CIM (1), DEC 4, 2016

THE HUNTSVILLE "FULL MONTE" MARATHON (2), 2017 & 2019

 

 

64 MARATHONS, From 1998 until 2022  W/ ZERO DNFS

1st Marathon, St. George Marathon, OCTOBER 3, 1998. 

64 total Marathons, The Ogden Marathon, May  2022.

169 OVERALL RACES (5Ks, 10Ks, 1/2s, Full Marathons & Tris) SINCE JUNE 4, 1998 UNTIL TODAY. (ZERO-DNF'S)

 

"PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER"

Short-Term Running Goals:

RUN A 17:00 5K

RUN A 38:00 10K

RUN A 90:00 1/2 MARY

RUN A SUB 3 HR FULL MARY (I know I will never hit this one, but I will keep on trying)

RUN THE BOSTON MARATHON, AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME IN 2022! 

"THERE WILL BE DAYS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN RUN A MARATHON, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIFE TIME KNOWING THAT I HAVE!"

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

2021 RUNNING RACE SCHEDULE: (STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

1. UTAH VALLEY MARATHON, (3rd plc AD) 5 JUNE '21

2. UTAH VALLEY 5k, (1st plc AD), JUNE 2021

3. SANDY CITY 4th of JULY CLASSIC 5K, (3rd plcAD), 3 JULY '21

4. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOMECOMING 5K, U5K, (1st plc AD) 9/18/'21

5. SANDY CITY TURKEY TROT & VETERANS DAY 5K, (1st plc AD), 11/13/'21

6. Midnight Madness 5K, 12/31/2021, (1st plc AD)

 

                                
2022 race schedule:

1. The Ogden Marathon, May 21,'22, 5th in Age Division 

2.  Sandy City 4th of July 5k, (29:37) (Age Div 1st plc)

3.  Sandy City Balloon Fest 5k, (30:51) ( 1st plc Age Div)

 

GOALS.....My goal is to be an Age Division Winner and a Boston Marathon Qualifer & Participant as long as I can run this short, fat, tired old man body down the road!!!  This gettin' old crap isn't for the weak of heart, mind, body or spirit!

 

 

 

 

Personal:

 

"IMPROVISE, ADAPT & OVERCOME"

I'm still alive after all these years, All "71 yrs" of them and I'm continuing to live my dreams and I'm doing it my way! Retired Former State of Utah Police Criminal Investigator & United States ARMY O&I Sergeant! 

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T-1 Lifetime Miles: 928.65
P2 Lifetime Miles: 233.50
P2a Lifetime Miles: 978.15
Other Lifetime Miles: 806.47
P2.5 Lifetime Miles: 392.45
P2.12 Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 232.50
T-3 Lifetime Miles: 368.41
IQ Lifetime Miles: 414.75
IQ2 Lifetime Miles: 295.79
IQ 3 Lifetime Miles: 153.55
IQ 4 Lifetime Miles: 93.94
IQ 5 Lifetime Miles: 64.31
IQ 6 Lifetime Miles: 31.13
Total Distance
215.20
Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 83.10Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 79.60Brooks UVM Addiction Miles: 6.00
Total Distance
8.00

Got up and did an 8 mile recovery hill run this morning.

This coming weekend is the Krazy Kurt Provo 1/2 marathon. Anybody here on the FRB running it. This will be my 13 Provo 1/2, in a row!

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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles at an easy pace this morning.

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9.00

9 early morning hill training miles. It was warm and windy this morning.

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I'm gunna take a rest day. Maybe I'll take a couple of rest days while I'm getting ready for the Krazy Kurt's Provo 1/2. Looks like saturday is going to be a fine day for a run down the Provo River Trail.........

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rest day for 1/2 mary on saturday.

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2.50

2.5 mile shake down run this am. Really it was to put a couple of miles one of my new pairs of running shoes that I will run at the Provo 1/2.

I have a pair of Brooks Addictions that I am retiring that I have put 800 miles on since January and they still run very stable, comfortable,  and controlled. amazing what a little shoe goo will do for your shoes if used correctly.

 

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Race: Provo River Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:37:05, Place overall: 119, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
13.10

Slick @ Krazy Kurt's 1/2 Mary

Postby Tom Slick on Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:15 am

It was a good day. My stated goal was to place in the top three of my AG and I'll be .... , I did!
I just wanted to put my knee through some race conditions and have a good day. The knee responded like its never been a problem.
I did my regular crowd up to the front of the pack and started on the second row of runners as we lined up across the road.
Krazy Kurt was late as as usual and we didn't get off the starting line till after 7:am. But, oh well if your running one of Krazy Kurts races you have to expect the unexpected to be the norm for the day.
I started my run with a sub 7 pace that rounded out to a 7.02 minute mile for the first mile. I was going to try to hold that pace for the race.
1. 7.02
2. 7.19
3. 7.12
4. 7.13
5. 7.19
6. 7.39
7. 7.11
8. 7.54
9. 7.31
10. 7.31
11. 8.34
12. 7.50
13. 6.50
Total: 1:37:11 (garmin time central)
Kurts Official time: 1:37:05.5, 7.25/M
Good for a 3rd place in 55/59 M.

It seems that the 1st place old guy beat me by about 4 minutes. Maybe he will quit running by this time next year and I'll train a bit better for a 1/2 mary and move up and take 1st next year.

I saw BDZ and heard that MMaid was there. But I didn't see her before I left.

It was a good day to be on this side of the Dirt Nap!!!!!
One of the guys I work with, his son Brian Summers took 2nd place overall and our very own Sasha P. took first overall.
7:30/M - This will be my SGM goal!

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 13.10
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Total Distance
8.10

the day after the Provo River Trail Half Mary and all is well. I went out for an 8 mile recovery run and am happy to report that the recovery is good. I Nothing to report on.

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 8.10
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Total Distance
6.00

It was nice to see the lower to mid 60s temps this morning. Went out and got in another recovery run of 6 miles. I feel much better this morning than I did yesterday morning........

Brooks UVM Addiction Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
8.00

Out the door at 3:am for an 8 mile run. I still feel a little slow from the workout (Provo Half)saturday but it's coming back. I'll be ready to run with the DoG at the Park City Marathon.

 

52 days 23 hours - Thats all you got till show time @ The St. George Marathon. "PPPPPP".

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles @3:30am...nice run this morning. seems as though most of my dings and dangs are subsiding  and I'm recovering well from the Provo 1/2. Knock on wood and hit the bricks.

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Oh my, I got lazy this morning and decided to sleep in......no run this morning! Think I'll take a morning off and pick it up Friday morning. Ya, thats the ticket!

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Total Distance
10.50

10.5 miles this morning. It was a really fun run up Dimple Dell Road and down the south end of Wasatch Blvd. Hill training.....

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 10.50
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Total Distance
21.00

21 mile nice long slow distance run this morning. Sure was cool out there this morning.

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 21.00
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0.00

Rest day, even though I think I should get out and do a mile or two........

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Total Distance
6.00

Just a 6 mile morning run. Didn't see any deer, but I did hear a buck snort or maybe it was I kicked a duck! Oh well it was a really nice recovery run from saturday.

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8 mile 3:am hill and speed run........

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Total Distance
8.00

Yowzza! Got in another 8 miler on my favorite hill course. Can't believe how warm it was the past two mornings. Can you believe 80+ at 3:am. Crap, I had to take off my running shirt I was sweating so bad.

 

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
5.00

  

Oh it was tough to get up this morning. My "boy" Joey is home this week before he heads back to college in Denver. He and his buddies are non stop marauding perpetual motion machines and they all expect me to keep up with them. I hit the rack early last night to be awakened at about 11:30p, they wanted to hang and play foosball and pool and such. Kind of like an all week impromptu party atmosphere. Oh well, got back to bed about 1:00a and got in a couple of hours sleep before the 3:00 am call of the white line fever. Zipped out and did 5 miles with "Joey". Oh well, that’s life in the fast lane….I keep thinking I need to get more friends my own age, but then I think….most of the people “my own age” are retired (really tired) or dead.      Life is good!

 

Yo Teena....whats up?

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
5.00

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Total Distance
10.00

I went to the Park City Marathon and tried to help out in any way I could and while I was there I managed to get in about 10 miles.

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Total Distance
7.00

7 mile hill and speed trainer. ("SOS-DD") same old stuff - different day

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 7.00
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Total Distance
8.00

Yowzza! The morning air was really cool and crisp for my 8 mile speed and hill trainer. I think it was about 54 degrees this morning and it really felt great to run in. Oh yes! I can see and smell fall (football) in the air......can't wait. That means it's only 38 days and a bunch of hours till SGM..................get ready!

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
8.00

3am, run.......5.3 fastest, 9.01 average. 2 warm up, 4 at or faster than marathon pace, 2 cool down. I almost got run over by a deer!!!

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
8.50

8 miles, med. effort, 3:am. 9.01 AP, 6.02 fastest. Nice cool morning for a quick stroll up and down the Sandy hills.

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 8.50
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Total Distance
9.00

Wow, I slept in till 7:am this morning, and I thought it was quite a treat.

9 mile med distance run at a med pace.

35 days 21 hours till St George.......

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 9.00
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Total Distance
19.00

19 mile Long distance slow run this warm humid August morning. Non the less, gotter done!

34 days 21 hours till we run the St George Marathon.

Tic-Toc-  Tic-Toc.....

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 19.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
10.50

10.5 mile recovery run this morning.

Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 10.50
Comments(5)
Total Distance
7.00

7 mile easy run.....

Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 7.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Just a rest day today!!!! Pick it up tomorrow morning.........Happy Running to you all!

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Total Distance
215.20
Brooks #13 Addictions Miles: 83.10Brooks Black Addiction Miles: 79.60Brooks UVM Addiction Miles: 6.00
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