| 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:
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Oh boy, the temp outside at my place says 8 degrees. Burrr!
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.-------------- --Abraham Lincoln
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another wonderful run in 10 degree weather. Just trying to stay warm saps out all your energy and desire to live!
31 days till the Surf City Marathon in sunny california. | |
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| | Oh my, it was only 7 degrees this am. I waited till it was 17 to go out and get my run in. |
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cut my planned 22 miler short to 14 because of the awful cold and polluted air in the valley. I just felt totally drained trying to keep warm, more like not being able to get warm or maintain a constant body heat especially to the extremities. Oh well I'll pick up the mileage tomorrow as the weather gypsies say the Salt Lake valley is supposed to get up to balmy mid-summer like 31 degrees. Oh boy, yippee, I can hardly wait. | |
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| | the temp was up to 30 for my pm easy 5 mi run.........but the air was thick and smelly! | |
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| | 10 miles tonight in the hills. I think this is one of my last hill repeat drills till SC/USA. Nice run in +40 degree no wind environment. | |
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| | 10 mi run up and over Dimple Dell and down Wasatch....... | |
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20 miles in the cold tundra, where Green Bay should have played yesterday! Thats it for the 20 or more mile runs this cycle except for the last 26.2 to do at Surf City USA in 21 days.........Yea!!!! | |
| | Another 14 degree pm run. At least it was only a 5 mile easy run. 19 days till Surf City.....Yea! | |
| | nice easy taper recovery 4 mi run...20 degrees. | |
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| | 11 days till SC/USA.............. 6 mile run in the15 degree dark of night | |
| | 4 miles in 25 degree weather......great taper stuff. Thought I'd just add this: Picture this..."a start wreathed in light fog, led out by a covey of restored classic woody sedans and lifeguard vehicles," complete with surfboards on top! Marathon & Beyond Magazine calls it a "perfect start/finish." All races begin to the Beach Boys' soundtrack Surfin' USA and the cheers of local surfers from Huntington Beach's own surfing clubs. This exclusive oceanfront course is a classic California Dream! Run by the famous Huntington Beach pier and through scenic Huntington Central Park. The beachfront running path winds through the famed surfing beaches of Southern California. Retro surf bands entertain along the way and the Finish Line Festival includes a beach side beer garden and BBQ in the California sun. Finishers receive bodacious surfboard medals. Surf City, Here We Run! Hey Ronnie, Mindy and Marcie, are you ready to rumble........? | |
| | what a running day. Got up late in the morning and when I got around to getting out the door it started raining along with the 30 to 40 mph gusting winds. So I waited about an hour watching the weather and was lucky enough to find a sucker hole in the clouds. I waited and was rewarded with a period of time without any rain or snow......although the winds continued.......Oh well I got in my 8 miles out and back up and down the Sandy hills. 7 days till the Surf City USA Marathon..... | |
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| | 142 hours till the SC/USA begins. | |
| | 4.5 easy taper miles. The carb load is underway!I got a conformation for our Super Bowl party at the Waterfront Hilton. Man this marathon really knows how to set up for my birthday party. Bless their hearts!!! | |
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Surf City USA (26.2 Miles) 03:57:47, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 8 | | I really love running this marathon. The Surf City USA race Directors have their stuff together. This is my second time to run this marathon and I'm duelly impressed. From the Expo, to the baggage check, to beer tent at the end, this race went like a finely tuned watch. The California laid back lifestyle attitude is alive and well at Surf City. This years Surf City USA Marathon and half marathon drew in about 20,000 runners with about 2400 runners choosing to run the marathon and the bulk of the runners doing the half. The starting temprature was at @ 53 degrees with a slight breeze flowing off the ocean inland, which made the start very comfortable. The "Woodies" lead the way to start the race to the Beach Boys song, Surf City USA...it was great! I chose to start my race at about 8 minute miles and held that pace till about 13 to 15 miles out. Then I got a bit distracted and my page got a little higher.I probably should have started a bit slower, but it felt just right and I got to start my race running with Mindy, Marcie and Ronnie. Oh well, I had a great time and it was one of those no pressure races where you don't have to prove anything to anybody. I continued my race to finish with a 3:57:47 finish time. I had planned on going a bit faster but thats not what happened. I ended up 8th place in my old man division and 609th overall in the marathon. By the end of the race the temps were up to around 70 to 75 degrees, and I was surely enjoying it. After finishing the race I met up with Hillbilly Runner and we took a time out in the beer tent, had a few beers, met a few new runners and then we left and got ready for a Superbowl party at the Waterfront Hilton Hotel. What a day, what a weekend, whatta great marathon. TYI......... | |
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| | OK, I've had enough rest, now I'm just waiting for the fun to begin! |
| | Ok, the cats outta the bag. To set the record straight, I'm gunna be outta the running routine till about May or June as I have to take some time off for some body and fender surgeries, one on my eye for a cataract and the other on my right foot for a joint problem in my big toe.( others as needed yet to be fully determined) See ya all in the funny papers, Tom Slick will return! | |
| | NTR, except that I have eye surgery thursday | |
| | My left eye cataract surgery was a complete success. | |
| | I'm now on R&R for about 3 to 6 weeks.......... |
| | The count downs on, one more week and I ge to start jogging.......Yahoooo! | |
| | got out on the road for my first run since February 3/and my eye surgery. It felt rather good and my feet didn't bother me and I can still see. I'll follow it up with another run tomorrow am. | |
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| | running rest day. W/O day. |
| | 6 big miles today. I think I'm losing some of the weight I put on during my medical sebitical. |
| | easy saturday 4..............just keepin' the wheels movin' | |
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3 easy miles on rest day/ w/o
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| | 3:45 am 6 miler......w/o this pm. | |
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| | the am runs are on....6 mi this am | |
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| | eye exam this day. Doc says the surgery was a complete success...now go see the world. |
| | morning run down to the Porter Rockwell Trail in Draper. | |
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| | another day on this side of the dirt nap is a good thing! | |
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| | just gettin' it together... | |
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| | feelin' stronger every day........ | |
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| | trying out some new shoes to run in |
| | 6 am miles and nobody attacked me? | |
| | 8 miles on the clean dry streets of Sandy Utah. Nice day for a run! | |
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Got up and out on the road at 3:45a and followed up my 8 miler sunday with a 6 miler this am. I have decided to run the Layton Marathon and get myself BQ'ed for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon.........tyi
PM workout on the weights | |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:45a.....nice, crisp and cold this am on the run. @27 degrees | |
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| | 6 more mi at 3:30am/pm full body weight workout | |
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| | looks like a rest day.... | |
| | Looks like summer time has come to Sandy. It's just about noon and it almost 70degrees. Oh well, got a pretty great 8 into this am....... | |
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| | Out of town.......0 miles |
| | Out of town - zero miles- back after it tomorrow. | |
| | nice sunday mid morning run up and down Dimple Dell Road.........pretty day, the sun was out and there was no wind to speak of. | |
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| | 6 training miles this am. Great morning, dark, cool and crisp....no traffic | |
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| | Mid morning run up the Dimple Dell.... | |
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| | out on the road at zero dark thirty. Its so calm, peaceful and cool. | |
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| | just doin' my thing. 6 mi @3:45am, on the mountain road. | |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:45a. Interval type run | |
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running rest day today.Hey, whos doing the Ogden Marathon on Saturday. Let me know so I can look for you at the end.
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104 days till The Layton Marathon....the real training begins, now!
Today's Thought: Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| | run day rest, weight training..... |
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| | easy 4.5 mi run @ 3:40 am. | |
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| | 55 min tempo trainer.It was a chilly 45 degree early morning run. Clean, clear and crisp!!! 100 days till the Layton. | |
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| | just a walk in the park 3 miler. | |
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Nestle 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:23:09, Place overall: 165, Place in age division: 3 | | Today I ran the Nestle 5K in 23:09 and took third place in my old man age division. 3rd out of 22 in the field and 165th out of 2558 overall. I t was a beautiful day for family fun run. I did manage to beat my last years time by 50 seconds but I gave up my 1st place string of wins..... | |
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| | just a 12 miler on a super running morning on the Porter Rockwell Trail | |
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| | 7 mi at 3:30a. l88 days till the Layton Marathon....
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| | 45 min Tempo run this 4:am.....so nice out there running in the cool, clear, & Quiet. | |
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| | 5 X Hill repeats/ WEIGHT RESISTANCE WORKOUT | |
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easy 8, early morning on the PRT
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| | 7 mile run in the 3:30 am | |
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| | it was a warm 69 degrees this am (3:30am) for my 6 mile hill run. | |
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| | 16 mi long run...didn't get out early enough to beat all the heat. Oh well the runs in the bag and I will do better next week. | |
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| | Oh boy, this mornings run was really windy, hot (76 degrees @ 3:30am) and just plain torture. But I got it done anyway. 6 miles at pace....
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a, 50 degrees. nice couple of mornings. 71 days till Layton. | |
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| | rest day from running, big long run tomorrow. |
| | early morning 17 mile long run. looks like the heat is coming our way here in Utah. Hope it mellows out quickly. 68 days till the Layton Marathon | |
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| | just another 8 mile early morning tempo type run......... | |
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| | dry, hot and windy this am for a 6 miler................. | |
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| | Nice 8 mi am run up and down the sandy hills. | |
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| | It was 77 degrees when I left (@ 4:am) on my 20 mile death march trainer......I still hate running in the heat! | |
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| | 6 mile recovery run at 3:40am/75 degrees. | |
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75 degrees @ 3:am - 9.36 miles a couple of them at 7.35 pace. 60 days till the Layton.
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| | 6 mile tempo type run @ 3:40am, 72 degrees, 45% humidity.... | |
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| | 7 mi on the black top.......57 days till The Layton 26.2 | |
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| | I feel so good about this weeks mileage I'm taking Saturday off from running and will start up Sunday with my long slow run. I think it's time to do my Dimple Dell to Wasatch to home loop twice. Then I will know that I'm ready to go into the sharping phase of my training program for The Layton...
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| | long slow run this am....17 mi. 55 days left till the Layton Marathon. | |
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| | I was lazy this am, no run for me I'm resting tody! |
| | speed trainer - 6mi @ 3:30am. Warm morning at 74degrees. 52 days till showtime.
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| | just grinding out the miles | |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30am, 78 degrees, 30% humidity, 51 days till Layton | |
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| | 20 mile long slow run this am. Dam it got hot out there quick this am. | |
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| | 6 mi at 3:30am. Hey, is the humidity getting to any of you out there?? | |
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| | zero miles - unplanned rest day |
| | 9 miles of speed and hills this am. PPPPPP | |
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| | 8 miles @ 3:am in the hills.... | |
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| | 12 mile Long slow run up Dimple Dell and down Wasatch.....41 days till LSM..... | |
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| | Rest day from running. I'm getting rested to run the Des News 10K on wednesday. Sure hope the heat subsides even just a little..... | |
| | decided to rest another day before the D-News 10 K.
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Des News 10k (6.214 Miles) 45:36:10 | | Des News 10K - not too bad for an old guy. 45:36:10/7:31ave | |
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| | 8 hill and speed recovery miles this am | |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:15am.......36 days till show time for me! | |
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Went out this morning for a 21 mile long run sans the garmin. I t was really kinda fun not watching my wrist as I made it down the road. It turned out to be a really fun run.....
34 days till the Layton Marathon....
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| | 6 mile recovery run this am.... | |
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| | this am's run of 7 mi was hot and humid.....but done! | |
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| | 8 miles this early am doing hills and speed work...... | |
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rest day- Running the Provo Trail 1/2 Mary this Sat.
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| | 10 mi @ 3:am......Dark, early, semi-cool, & quiet | |
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| | 10mi @ 3am....its still over 70 at 3am...uck | |
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| | 6 mi tempo trainer.....77 degrees @ 3:30am | |
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rest day for 1/2 mary tomorrow..4 mi for a shake down cruse.....
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Provo Trail 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:40:47, Place overall: 22, Place in age division: 1 | |
OK, that was a fun race. I feel really good about my performance on my quest to return to Boston 2014. Here's my race by the numbers, as per my Garmin and physical placement: Mile: 1. 6.59 2. 7.09 3. 7.25 4. 7.11 5. 7.22 6. 8.05 7. 8.23 8. 8.30 9. 7.43 10. 7.37 11. 7.13 12. 7.30 13. 7.11 .1. 2.11 Total: 1:40:47, 1st place 60-65 AG, 22nd place overall. Average minutes per mile: 7.35
Not too bad for an Old Guy!
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| | 5 mile recovery run this am. 20 days till the Layton Marathon | |
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| | 6.2 am miles at an easy pace | |
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| | 6.33 miles @ 3:30a, easy pace hill run | |
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| | 10 mi at mid morning temps, 85 degrees. two weeks till the Layton.... | |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30am. 72 degrees/45% Humidity | |
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| | easy 6 mi run this am. I think I saw a skunk! I did, I did! | |
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| | 6 mi tempo run......75 degrees, no wind, 40 + humidity | |
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| | what a perfect day to take a rest day....It's ride the Harley to work day. Ya! | |
| | 8 mi @ 6am....last week of taper before The Layton Marathon...
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30am......show time Saturday!
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| | wow, it almost all done but the crying? It's time to go run the Layton Syracuse Marathon on Saturday morning!!!!! 3.5 mi @ 3:30am...just a shake down run...
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| | thats it, did my last taper run before the Layton Syracuse Marathon on Saturday morning.......it is all done but the crying! 4.5 mi @ 3:30a
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| | No run today or tomorrow, just rest and relaxation.....run Saturday!
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The Layton Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:50:00, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 1 | | Not much to say about this race except that I really wanted to BQ. I want to return to Boston at least one more time to thumb my nose up at all the terrorists in the world that would bomb people running in the street and their familys watching them. What a bunch of #@&*#@ cowards!
I did BQ with a 3:50:00 even run at the Layton Marathon. This was a very small group of runners that were bussed out to Antelope Island, my guess is that there were less than 60 marathoners at the starting line. It seems that most of the entrants into this days races were the 1/2 marathon and the 10K rather than the marathon. It was pitch black out there on the island when the organizers turned off the temporary lighting. You could see the star light shimmering on the water as well as the lighting from the residences of Syracuse and the communities lining the areas adjacent to the lake. It was a beautiful sight.
The race got underway at about 6:00 am with little or no fanfare. I tried to get as close to the front of the small group of runners as possible.
For me the race was on, I had put much hope and hard work into this race so as to be ready to run for my life, I just wanted to get my tired old bod from point A to point B and run a BQ time. The first miles were pretty much roily poly hills until you got to about 6 where you ran the toughest hill on the course, which wasn't really that bad. It seemed like that over about a two mile distance the hill rose about 200 hundred feet in elevation and then dropped gently back down into the 4250 foot area of elevation. While on the Island I saw probably about a hundred head of buffalo that actually stampeded over the road behind me in the race. The island portion of the race was about 10 miles long then we were on the causeway for about 7 miles with the lake or the dried up lake on either side.
After leaving the causeway you were then running in farm land and sparse residential areas all the way back to the finish line at a park between a couple of area schools.
Somewhere out about 7 miles my Garmin let me know that it had filled up all the available space for lap times and all it was good for was telling me my current lap pace and my overall time on the road. It was quite disappointing to lose all my lap/mile pace times to a full Garmin. Oh well, I just did the math in my head and keep pushing my big feet out in front and made my way to the end.
About the time that I was leaving the causeway at about mile 17 the sun was up and getting hot as we all ran towards the east directly into the new days sun. This is where I caught up with a kid that I sat near on the bus out to the island. This was his first race and he was ready to take names and kick butt to the finish. He seemed to be having some cramping problems with his legs when I finally passed him. As I went by I did offer some advise on how to work out the cramps and encouraged him to keep the faith and keep on running as we were at about the last 10k of this race.
I was losing steam and the 3:45:00 pace team leader, who was all by herself, passed me. I tried to stay with her but that didn't seem to happen for me. I did keep her in sight and judged my speed and finish time by her pace. As I worked my way to the finish line I started to pass a lot of other runners that were walking the course road, I thought it was rather strange to see so many walkers. It turned out that they were 1/2 marathoners making their way to the finish line the best that they could. It was really getting hot out there on this course with very little or no shade to escape the rising sun and the heat of the course to the finish line.
As I rounded the last turn on the course and headed into the final 700 yards of two lane black top to the finish line I felt very relieved with a great welling of emotion and pride inside that I would be finishing this marathon with a BQ time. It wasn't the faster time that I was running for, but the 15 minute slower time that it took me to get there at 3:50:00. I couldn't believe that I had done it in an even 230 minutes on the dot.
Just as I finished a very good friend was there to cheer and congratulate me for my finish and shortly after that, the young man that I had ridden the bus to the start finished his race. He approached me and thanked me for all the advise that I had imparted to him on the bus, at the starting line and on the race course. He stated that this was his first marathon ever and he had taken 1st place in his Age Division (20-24), proudly displaying his medals to me and then giving me the biggest, sweatiest hug ever! I reminded this young man that he had been "Geezered" in this race by little 'ol me ! It was worth a great laugh by both of us!
It was a fine day, I took 1st place in my old mans Age Division (60-64) and 18th overall for the marathon. TYI......
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| | Hot and humid here in Utah......I got out for a 2.62 mile recovery jog this am. Man, that was like sweating bullits but I got all the parts to work and play well together. I wonder what I will do next?
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| | Lazy Labor Day - Ya all have a good one!
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| | I had other stuff to do today so I passed on running. I will be back on the road tomorrow dark and early! Gotta get ready for what ever marathon I choose to do in November or December to get ready for Boston 2014 ( if I get accepted) TYI......
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| | up and running at 3:30am. 5.35 mi in the dark morning! Life is good, recovery is almost complete.
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| | nothing to report.........all is well recovery is just about complete and now I'm just waiting to sign up for Boston 2014!!!! TYI...
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| | Felt so good to sleep in......
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| | got out for a 3 mile warm up run this am.
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| | 5 miles mid mornig. I'm trying out a new model of shoe in my same old brand! Brooks Pure Cadence. they are very light and are very comfortable.
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| | 4mi @ 3:30a......only 60 degrees this morning?
I got my email notice from the Boston Atheletic Association this afternoon.....I'm doing the 2014 Boston Marathon!!!!!!! This will be my 11th trip to Bean Town to run the marathon.
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| | Up in the AM and out the door for 6 mi.....70 degrees at 3:30am. |
| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | I've been running my Pure Cadence Brooks shoes the past couple of weeks and I really like how they feel.........they are certainly lighter than my regular Addictions |
| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Out running and training my rookie.......good day |
| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 1.50 |
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| | Got up and put in a 6 miler at 3:30 am. 44 degrees at 3:30 am. |
| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | six mi @3:30am. Won't be long before I switch to afternoon runs to get away from the cold cold mornings. | |
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| | just adding miles to the base before the training cycle for BOSTON starts! |
| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Rain Day off from running, time to hit the weights! | |
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| | 6 mi run @9:30a....just after a cold rain @ 44 degrees.....
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| | 6 mi@ 3:30am...chilly morning but a great run!
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well
preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly
proclaiming, WOW, what a ride!!!!!" | |
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| | slept in this am, maybe I'll get in an evening run |
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 7.5 @ 3:30a.....just a walk (run) in the dark! How did you start your good morning?
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.50 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a......yea! Go Boston Boston Red Soxs!
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 2 easy miles......
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 2.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a........tyi
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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The Fallen Officers Memorial Run (3.107 Miles) 00:27:51, Place overall: 20, Place in age division: 1 | | This was more of a fun run than a race. I went to the race with an officer that I work with and stayed with her through out the entire race coaching her to her PR best 5K ever!!!!! There was a very solumn and humbling ceremony at the beginning and then things got lighter and they let us run............glad I went
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 3.10 |
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| | 6 MI @ 3:30A....just maintanance mileage till my Boston Training schedule kicks in...
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | easy run, other training
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 1.50 |
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| | 7 mile hill run...
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Oh what a gorgeous day to go running. 60 degrees and sunny. Wish it had been a race day rather than just a trainer! 7 mi @ 11:30a. 163 days till the Boston marathon.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.00 |
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| | 9 mi run this am
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 9.00 |
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| | 6 @ 3:30a
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 8 mi @ 3::30am,and the trek to Boston begins. ...
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.50 |
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| | 6mi in the hills
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| Brooks B9 Addiction Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 8 mi @ 11:am.....
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 8.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 5am, in the hills....
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30 am
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi @ 3:30a
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | nice 9 mi run this sunday morning! 147 days til race day at The Boston!
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 9.00 |
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| | 9 miles down and 139 days left till Boston 2014......Yea!
Todays Thought:
They who can give up essential liberty to
obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither
liberty nor safety.
--Benjamin Franklin
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 9.00 |
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| | 6 mi easy recovery run/rest day
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | that was a pretty crappy week! My only excuse for staying inside is it was just too cold and the snow had piled up on my favorite runs..... at least I took in some workouts in my weight room....may this week be better.
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| | 11:45 am, 8 mi, 6" snow, 18 degrees, Lt wind, what more could you ask for?
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| | w/o & 6 mile easy run.....14 degrees, partly sunny, fairly clear roads
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| | 6.6 mi - speed training , sunny but still only 18 degrees, no wind, in the middle of the road. 130 days till Boston!!!
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.60 |
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| | 5 easy miles in 18 degree weather, inversion tainted air, totally clouded over, and mostly cleared streets of snow and ice....
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 5.00 |
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| | 6.17 miles on a 24 degree, cloudy, stinkey air inversion day in wonderland! Getter' done !
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.17 |
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| | 9 mi Long Slow Distance run this AM. 18 degrees, mostly sunny clear skies w/inversion.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 9.00 |
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| | rest day - weight training
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| | 5.3 mi easy run this day. 20 degrees, sunny skies, light inversion.....
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 5.30 |
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| | 6.15 mi in the hills....25 degrees, gray overcast skies, still living in an inversion.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.15 |
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| | 23 degrees, snow-ice & slush covered roads, 5 mph north breeze. It was a slow deliberate 5.67 mi run this afternoon.......
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 5.67 |
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| | I think I'm getting used to this winter weather.....32 degrees, lightly snowing on partly snow and ice covered streets, and a light breeze.......6 easy miles.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 10 mi in crappy weather. It was cold, snowing, windy and a bear trying to share the road with the "cages"! Oh well, I got it done. 119 days till Boston.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 10.00 |
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| | 6 am miles, 37 degrees, no new snow, partly cloudy skies, wet roads.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my running friends...
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Who will tell whether one happy moment of love, or the joy of breathing or
walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the
suffering and effort which life implies?
--Erich Fromm
7 mi run in perfect 37 degree winter weather.....sunny, clear roads and lots of fresh air!
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.00 |
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| | 7.2 mile easy run, sunny skies, @36 degrees, fairly clear roads except in the canyon where the trees block the sun.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 7.20 |
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| | easy 8 miles running on Dimple Dell & Wasatch, conditions were much like yesterdays...
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 8.11 |
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| | 11 mile Long run up Dimple Dell and down Wasatch. 22 degrees, partly sunny, some icy patches in the shaded areas, no wind to speak of...
112 days till my 11th Boston Marathon !!!!!!! The 2014 Boston Marathon will be my overall 50th marathon.
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 11.00 |
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| | 3 mi recovery run / rest day / workout
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 3.00 |
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Beat the Clock 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:20:43 | | am 6 mi training run in the smog and partly cloudy gunk filled air. Then tonight at 11:30p I'll do the New Years Eve Beat the Clock 5k at Sugar House Park.............Chow Boing!
This 5k was my 8th time to attend in the last 8 years straight. The ambient temp was 30 degrees. The race started pretty much on time and was well attended with about 275 runners. There was a slight breeze but it really made little or no difference in this hilly fun run. I got a fairly good start and stuck with my 5k running plan....start fast in the first mile, get faster in the second mile and in the third mile let whatever you've got left go and get your butt to the finish line......
Life is whats happening, when you are making other plans.
--John Lennon
Happy New Year Everybody!!!
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| Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 9.10 |
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| BAA!0 Miles: 18.00 | B9-10 Miles: 204.05 | NBA9 Miles: 337.63 | BA NYC Miles: 217.00 | NYC 1 Miles: 181.80 | BA0 Miles: 27.15 | Brooks Pure Cadence Miles: 315.90 | Brooks B9 Addiction Miles: 6.00 | BA9 Miles: 8.00 |
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