| 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! Favorite Blogs: |
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Year: | 0.00 | | 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 |
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| AIGB Miles: 301.60 | AB2 Miles: 8.00 | AIG4 Miles: 160.30 | AIG Miles: 150.98 | AB1 Miles: 3.00 | T-1 Miles: 179.31 | P2 Miles: 172.50 | P2a Miles: 334.10 | Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 88.65 | Other Miles: 124.50 | P2.5 Miles: 41.00 | P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 26.00 | T-3 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | 5.5 mi on the DDMR, with light workout. (ltw/o)
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| | FBW/O. Today was a rain day or at least the weather gypsies said it was going to rain so I put off my run till tomorrow.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR all by my lonesome. @50*, little or no wind and partly sunny for awhile.
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| | 6mi run on the DDMR and a lite w/o after the run, 56*, a little rain and some gusty winds...
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| | 6 mi on the big / ddmr, 40*, no wind and plenty of sunshine
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| | 5 easy miles this am on the DDMR with a FBW/O........life is good!
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| | 6 mi on the PRT this late morning. 50*, little or no breeze, and lots of sunshine.
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| | 6 mi on the big block and then a full body workout. (fbw/o)
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| | 6 mi run on the DDMR, 52*, lt breeze, no sun with cloudy skies
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| | 3 mi on the Big Block and a FB W/O........"PPPPPP"
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| | 8 mi on the big block and /DDMR, 50*, 20 to 40 mph winds, sunny. Oh what fun
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| | 6 miles up and down the DDMR.....40*, a little snow and rain, lite breeze, no sunshine.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR, 33*, mostly sunny, snow on the roads......chow boing!
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| | 6 mi on the ddmr, 32*, mostly sunny, lite breeze made it feel cold.
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| | 3 miles on the short block. 45*, partly cloudy, lite breeze
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR then a FB W/O. 45*, no wind, mostly sunny
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| | 6 mi on the PRT.....39*, no wind, mostly sunny. lt w/o.
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| | Fb w/o, 3 mi on the small block. 60*, no wind, sunny....
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR. 60*,no wind, full sunshine.....
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| | Rest day - Fb W/O - 3 mi easy jog
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| | 7 mi on the DDMR..........
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| | Fb w/o and a three mile jog...that makes for a nice cross training running rest day.
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| | 7 mi on the DDMR and a bunch of yard work......
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| | 7.3 mi on the PRT and then a bunch of yard work.....I hate yard work!
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| | 6 mi on the PRT...............
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| | Fb W/O while wearing the "green". 3 mile shake down run
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| | 6.5 mi on the PRT, fb w/o....
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR & a Fbw/o.
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| | 7.5 mi on the DDMR this cold and rainey Sunday morning.....
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| | Rest day - weight resistance Full body workout, 3 mi recovery stretching run around the small block.
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| | 6 mi on the PRT & a 'Fbw/o...
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| | 3 mi on the short block. I hjad a little bit of a cold the past week, I seem to be getting over it but I'm still feeling a bit rusty and sluggish....
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| | 6 mi on the big block, full body w/o....
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| | 6 mi on the PRT in Draper, overcast skies at about 50*, no breeze and no sunshine on this "Good Friday".
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| | I took the day off to do yard work. I think it's easier to run and workout...
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| | 7.5 mi on the DDMR. 60*, no wind, and full sunshine
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| | I sure was lazy today. I was up late last night into the wee early hours of the morning. I just bearly got out of bed in time to watch the live stream of the Boston Marathon. The whole time I was wishing I was there even though they were saying it was a warm day for the runners. Oh well, I'll see the Good Ol' Boston Marathon this time next year.. After sitting around all day I managed to get my running shoes on and go do a token 3 mi run around the small block sans the garmin. 65*, light 12 mph wind out of the south, partly cloudy,36% humidity.
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| | 7 mi on the Big block this am, 65*, 52% humidity, 9 mph breeze...."Just Getter' Done"!
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| | 6 mi on the big block today, 55*, no wind, partly cloudy...............Yo
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| | 6 mi on the big block, got a run in between rain storms...
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| | 8 mi on the big block and DDMR.
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| | 4 mi on the small block, a tempo run.....
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| | 7.5 mi this am on the small block X 3....when I started the run it was just barely starting to snow. Now I've got about a 1/2 inch on the front lawn and it looks like it going to get deeper. It's a good day... I just dropped to 170 lbs and I'm throughly excited that I'm on schedule with my weight lifting, running and nutrition system and I expect to be at 160 lbs in the next 60 days or so.....
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| | rest day, didn't want to run in the rain and cold.
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| | 8.2 mi on the DDMR, @55*, a little breeze, partly cloudy.....nice run!
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| | 4 mi on the big block....58*, lite breeze, partly cloudy. Nice easy Monday rest day run.
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| | 6mi on the Porter Rockwell Trail this am. 54*, lt breeze, cloudy and threatning rain.
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| | 7.3 mi on the Dimple Dell Mt Rd. 63*, no wind, clear and sunny skies......
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| | rest day - doing nothing but set-ups....
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, 70*+, Lt breeze, clear sunny skies....
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| | 3 easy miles on the small block. 75*, Lt breeze, overcast.
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| | 9.2 mi on the PRT. 68*, no noticeable breeze, & lots of sunshine....132 days till Huntsville
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| | rest day - 3 mi jog around the small block, 65*, Lt breeze, cloudy
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| | 6 mi on the big block this am, 67*, Lt. breeze, full sunshine.........
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| | 8.18 mi on the small block & DDMR....65* to start, no wind, full sunshine. 128 days till the Huntsville Full Monty....
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| | I have had a pretty good start to my running week, so taking a non running day today is a good thing.I got in a full body w/o this am and then got on about doing life. Chow Boing! 127 days till Huntsville.
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| | 6mi on the PRT....75*, Lt wind, full sunshine
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| | 4 mi on the big block, 55*, Lite breeze, cloudy.
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR/hill training.
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| | 8 MI ON THE DDMR THIS AM, 44*, Lt breeze, full clouds .....120 DAYS TILL HUNTSVILLE. "PPPPPP", MY PLAN IS COMING TOGETHER ......
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| | 5 mi on the DDMR, just a slow easy shake down run.....Sunny, 55*, no noticeable breeze, just a nice easy outing....
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| | 11 mi up the DDMR and down Wasatch,,,,,,51*, Lt breeze and a bunch of rain......Today marks 17 weeks till the Full Monte.......PPPPPP!
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| | 3 mi easy recovery run, 54*, Lt breeze one way, lots of sunshine, W/O. 117 days till the next Mary! 12 days till the Nestle 5K. (I'm not ready for this one.)
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| | 5 mi on the Porter Rockwell Trail......62*, no wind, full sunshine.
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| | 8 mi hill run on the DDMR. 70*, no wind, clear blue sunny skies....115 days till the Full Monte!
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| | 4 mi on the PRT with a Tempo run. 53*, windy, mostly cloudy. Lt w/o.
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| | 9 mi tempo run on the DDMR this am, 54*, mostly cloudy, threat of rain but it didn't.
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| | 3.2 easy recovery run. Lite w/o, 69*, no breeze, full sunshine.......and getting warmer. 112 days till The Full Monte!
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| | 12.25 mi up DDMR and down Wasatch and over to 13th and then back to HB. St temp 51*/ end temp 77*, no noticeable breeze, full sunshine.....111 days left to train for the Full Monte!!!!
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| | 3 mi recovery run on the small block then a lite w/o.
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| | 5 easy miles on the PRT. 108 till the full monty
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| | 8.65 mi on the DDMR. 60* to start / 70* to end, no breeze, lots of sunshine when it came up over the mountains.....
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| | 3 shakedown miles this am. Nestle 5K tomorrow.
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Nestle 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:25:28, Place overall: 185, Place in age division: 2 | |
again the Springville / Nestle 5k was a really competive fun run. This was my first race of the season and I'm building up for the Huntsville Utah Marathon in September and this race was a shakedown to see if I will be worth my weight in the marathon. Todays numbers have me feeling pretty good about my training going forward and my chances of getting a double year BQ at the "Full Monte"!
Race time: 25:28, Pace 8.15, 65 to 69 Division Place: 2nd.
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| | 13 mi on the DDMR to Wasatch and back down DDMR, Start at 4758 ' elevation run up to 5360' and return.
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| | 4 mi recover run this am. W/O, now it's rest time till tomorrow.
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, 60*, 64% humidity, no wind, full sunshine. great run.
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| | 8.5 mi on the short block and the DDMR. Slep in this am and had to contend with running in 80* full sunshine. Uck! 101 days till the "Full Monte"!
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| | 3 easy mi on the small block.
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| | 10 mi on the DDMR. 61*, 49% humidity, no breeze, full sunshine when it came up. 99 days till the Full Monte and counting down fast!
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| | 3 easy shake down miles this am. Just gettin' ready for tomorrows 15 miler.
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| | 16.5 mi Up and down the DDMR & around the big block. 97 days till all this training pays off at the Full Monte....
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| | total rest day. kicked my feet up and ate Twinkies, donuts and washed it down with JD & ice.
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| | 6 tempo miles on the PRT.....95 days till the next mary. I hit 165 lbs today and have 7 more to lose to hit my weight goal, Yea!!!!
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| | 8 mi this am. Hill Repeats.
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| | 5 mi on the Porter Rockwell Trail - 61*, lite breeze, mostly sunny. Nice morning for an easy run rest day. W/O after run. 93 days till the Full Monte!
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| | 7mi w/4mi@ mp. On the DDMR & 13th E. 60*, full sunshine, no wind.
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| | 6 easy miles on the PRT, 60*, no wind, full sunshine defused by the shade on the trail.
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| | 14.5 mi long run (cut back week) this am. 65*, lt breeze, 32% humidity, full sunshine. 90 days till the Full Monte.....
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| | 3 mi recovery run this am,then a weight w/o, 65* & rising, no wind, full sunshine, 50% humidity.....
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| | 6 mi on the big block....
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| | 8 mi Hill training...72*, no wind, full sunshine, 30% humidity
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| | 3 mile shakedown rest day jog, Full body Workout (FBW/O)
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| | 7 mi w/4@mp, all on the DDMR, 61*, no wind, full sunshine.
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| | semi unscheduled day off...
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| | 15 LD miles on the DDMR. 60*, 30% humidity, no wind, full sunshine when it came up about 6am!
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, nice recovery run this am. 71* at 6:30am, very lt breeze, full sunshine,
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| | 5 mi on the DDMR, 5mi/3 x 1mi hill repeats. 61*, lite breeze, full sunshine.
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| | 7 mi on the DDMR, 7m/4@mp, 61*, no wind, lots of hills, full sunshine.
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| | 5 mi on the PRT, 800x1@3:25, 63*, no breeze, and the sun was up. I started this run off to be an easy rest day jog but I soon decided that I needed to start my Yassos. So, I did one and was I happy with my first yasso. As I marked off the yasso distance and turned around and startred my sprint back to the trailhead I ran through a HS track class. As I passed a bunch of them, one of them shouted out, "Look at that old guy go"! That felt pretty good but I know that with 78 days till the Full Monte I know that I have a lot of work ahead of me to be ready to get a decent "BQ" out of this Old Guy!!!!
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| | 17.4 LD mi this am. 58*/4750' ele @ st. & 72*@ the end. Highest point on todays run was 5400'. No noticeable breeze, full sunshine when it came over the mountains, 33% humidity. I changed up my Sunday long run for today because I felt like I might need an extra day for recovery as I get ready to run the Sandy City Classic 5K on the 4th of July.....that's all. Oh by the way, it was a great run in the mountains.....
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| | 6 easy recovery miles on the PRT. 71* to start the run, no wind, partly cloudy, 15% humidity.....
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| | Just a nice kick my feet up rest day... 5K race tomorrow!
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Sandy City Classic 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:24:06, Place overall: 52, Place in age division: 2 | | Fairly nice day for the Sandy City Classic 5k.....At the start it was 72*, no wind, and full sunshine with @25% humidity. The race for me was pretty much as expected except at the very end of the race some old guy drafted off me and managed to beat me by 01.0 seconds, he managed to get me by a step. Guess I need to pay attention to whos closing in on me! Anyway it was a great race and I came away with second in my old mans division with a 24:06.1 @ 7.53 minutes per mile average. Looks like I was able to shave off 1:22.6 min/sec off my Nestle 5k time on Jun 3, 2017 and 2:25.0 seconds off my last years time from Sandy City Classic 5k 2016. OK, I'm improving, which makes me feel really good about my training for the Huntsville Utah Full Monte Marathon. Yea!
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| | 6 easy miles on tue DDMR. W//O at the Athletic Club.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR. 6mi w/2mi @ mp.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi on the big block this morning with a follow up at the Life Center Gym for a full body w/o....
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| AIGB Miles: 1.00 | P2a Miles: 5.00 |
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| | 15.5 mi on the DDMR & Small block. Lite breeze, 74*, partly cloudy, 35% humidity. 69 days away from the Full Monte....
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| | 5 mi recovery run this am. 75*, no breeze, partly cloudy. 39% humidity . Full body w/o at the gym.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR this am. 75*, no wind, cloudy, too early for sunshine...
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 9 mi (4X1 mi repeats) on the DDMR, 74*, a little breeze, 38% humidity, mostly sunny when it came up. 66 days till the full monte! After I was done with this fine bit of training I went over to the gym and took in a Full Body workout and two rounds of steam!!!!! Hey you all, Have a great day!!!!
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, 71*, no wind, full sunshine, 33% humidity.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR this am, 74*, no noticeable breeze, am humidity @ 38%, followed up by a trip to the gym (LCAC) for a full body w/o with two rounds of steam. What a great week and it's only Friday. Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!!!!! I should have retired years ago, ya know what I mean!
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| | rest day to prepare for LDR tomorrow...
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| | 18 miles on the DDMR and small block. got up and hit the road at 4:15am. 74*, 34% humidity, no wind, beautiful stars and heavenly bodies etc. 62 days till the Full Monte!
The after the run I went over to the gym and induldged myself in a lite workout and ended it with two sessions in the steam room. I think that next week I'm going to add some laps in the swimming pool to my routine. I'm loving this retirement stuff!!!!!
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| | Nice easy recovery run. 68*, 38% humidity, no wind. This jog sucked...should have stayed in bed!
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| | 6.5 miles on the PRT this am, 68*, no wind, 28% humidity and a whole lot more good attitude! Then I went to the gym and put in a full body workout, OMG that was a great workout with two sessions in the steam room.........60 days till the Full Monte!
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | 9 mi ( 4 X 800 ) on the PRT/ DDMR. 75*, lite breeze, cloudy and overcast, 39% humidity. 59 days till you know what!
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| | 3 TM miles on my running rest day, then a full body workout and two sessions in the steam room.
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| | 7 mi on the DDMR W/3 @ MP. 71* this am w/42% humidity, 8 mph wind.
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| | 4 easy miles on the DDMR. 83*, 27% humidity, lt breeze. Just too hot for man or beast!
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| | Long Distance Sunday - 19.65 mi all over creation this am. Mostly on the Big Block and DDMR. 55 days till the Full Monte......
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 19.65 |
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, lite rain, 66*, lite breeze, nice easy run in the rain.
after the run it was a trip to the gym for a full body workout and two sessions in the steam room...
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| | 8.2 mi / 4 X 1 mile repeats. 68*, lt breeze, 80% humidity. I was soaking wet in sweat when I ended this training session, so much moisture in the air.
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| | 5 easy rest/recovery miles and then a full body w/o at the gym.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | 8 mi w/4@mp 70*, Lt breeze, cloudy overcast skies. 48% humidity. 50 days till the Full Monte!
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| | 3 high speed miles on the TM this am with a full body workout at my second home now, "The Gym"!
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| | Out at 5:am for a 15 miler step-back week long run on the DDMR. 68*, no wind, 32% humidity, sunrise 6:23. 48 days till the Huntsville Marathon.
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| | Full body W/O with 3 mi on the eliptical. Rest and recovery day!
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| | 9 mi / 4 mi @ mp. Full body w/o at the Gym.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Rest Day - 5 mi of forced TM speed training, Lt W/O.
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| | "TGIF" . Got 9 mi on the DDMR this am. 72*,a little bit windy the first half of my run, 48% humidity. 43 days till showtime...
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| | 3 TM miles X 7.5 mim miles. Full body W/O at the gym. 42 days till the Huntsville Marathon.
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| | 20 mi, 4:30 am, 35% humidity, 70*+, no noticable wind...41 days till the Full Monte!
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| | 3 TM miles this am, Full Body Workout, then some relaxing time in the steam room! 40 days till the Full Monte.
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| | 8 mi, 6 mi on the DDMR, 2 mi on the elliptical, FB-W/O at the Gym.
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| T-1 Miles: 6.00 | Other Miles: 2.00 |
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| | 9 mi on the DDMR 4:30am, 65*, 45% humidity, dark and cool....
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | 3 TM miles, FB-W/O.
37 days left till showtime, this time around!
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| | 10 mi on the PRT. 6:am, 65*, 46% humidity.
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| | I decided to take today off from the run and the gym. I think I need a full rest day before my 21 miler Sunday.
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| | 21 mi on the Big Block and DDMR for a very successful long run this morning! 34 days till the Full Monte!
*completed booking my trip to the 2018 Boston Marathon.....
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| | 3 mi (otr) & 2 mi (ottm) this am as a recovery run......plus a Lt w/o.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR this am. 58*, no wind, cool dark and quiet! PM FB-W/O & 3 mi on the TM.
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| P2 Miles: 6.00 | Other Miles: 3.00 |
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1 mile warm up
3.5 mi / 7 X 800
4.5 mi / cool down
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| | 4 Mi TM and a FB W/O, rest day.
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| | 7.2 mi on the DDMR this am. 58*, no wind, 50% humidity.
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| | 5 easy mi on the big block contemplating a medimum long run tomorrow. Good week of training, 60 miles and I hit 160lbs. 28 days till The Full Monte!
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| | 15 easy cut back week Long run. one last long run of 22 mi next Sunday as I slip into Taper Madness....
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| | 4 mi am rest/recovery run. 64*, lite breeze, 40% humidity.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | 5 easy miles this am.....tomorrow is a 10 miler w/yassos X 8.
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| | Out this morning @ 5:am. 800 X 8 (Yasso). Average 3.24 min per 8 / 800. 6.49 per mile ave. I felt pretty good about this workout. 24 days till The Full Monte!
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| | got out this am and did an easy run around the big block to ascertain if my yassos we beneficial or a determent to my plan. Seems as though they are beneficial! 22 days 22 hours left....
Went to the Gym for a very light w/o, some elliptical time and a session of steam.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 4.00 | Other Miles: 2.00 |
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| | 10 mi on the DDMR this am.58*, no wind, 48% humidity. Plus a very light w/o at the Life Center.
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| P2a Miles: 10.00 | Other Miles: 1.30 |
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| | 5 mi on the DDMR this am. 68*, no wind, 45% humidity. Went to Payson and watched Smooth finish the Nebo Marathon, in control with the shiney side up and a big smile on her face....What a woman!!! This was Ms. Smooths 66th marathon! Now shes got 20 days 13 hours and it's showtime at the Full Monte!
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| | 22 mi on the Big Block/DDMR & PRT to get my miles in. 60*, no wind, ran out of the dark into the sunshine. 19 days 21 hrs till the Full Monte!!!
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| | 3 mi on a TM this am as a recovery run.
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| | 4 mi on the big block for an easy run.....62*, light breeze, 17% humidity. It's taper madness time .
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | 9 X 1 mi repeats down hill X 3. (8:13, 7:43, 7:41) 68*, no breeze. 16 days 23 hrs till showtime....
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| | 2 mi on the elliptical and a very light upper body w/o.....
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| | 9 mi W/4@mp. 63*, no breeze. 14 days 22 hours till the Full Monte!
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| | I think I will take a rest day!
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| | 13 mi on the DDMR at 5:am. 59*, no wind, cool - dark - and quiet!
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| | 4 easy miles this am. 10 days 23 hours till the Full Monte.
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| | 6 mi @ 3 X mp. 1.5 mi warm up, 3 @ mp+, 1. 8.12, 2. 8.07, 3. 7.48, (8.03 ave) 1.5 mi cool down.
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| | 6 mi am easy run......The full monte is getting really close.....
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| | 5 easy miles on the Big Block this am. Here it is, 6 days 22 hours and show time is here! Last week of taper time....Oh Ya!!!!
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| | 12 mi around the big block twice. Now it's all taper time for the last week before race day at the Ful Monte....
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| | rest day. 3 mi on the elliptical and a very lite upper/middle body w/o. 5 days 27 minutes till starting time at the Full Monte, don't get scared now!
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| | 4 easy miles on the Big 'block/rest.....3 days 23 hours till the Full Monte.....
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| | 3 very easy miles/rest. 71 hours 57 minutes till showtime!!!!
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| | total rest, but I added 3 miles on the elliptical to keep the joints fluid, ya know what I mean?
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| | rest - I went to packet pickup and drove the Full Monte marathon course. The mary starts at 8:am tomorrow morning! So, it's all done except the crying! It's showtime!
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The Huntsman Full Monte Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:58:30, Place overall: 166, Place in age division: 1 | | The Full Monte -9/16/2019-Huntsville Utah Marathon.
The Full Monte is a very well organized marathon which also includes a half marathon, a 10k, a 5k and a 1 mile kids run! It reminds me of the St George Marathon and the Nestle a 5K in regards to it's family friendly and runner supportive community! The marathon race course is a gentle downhill grade from start to finish without any surprises.
At the starting line I met up with Smooth, Teena and we prepared for the run down the hill. I had the privileged of helping to train a good friend on mine (Troy) to run his very first marathon. At the starting line tent I introduced Troy to Smooth who agreed to run with Troy during the marathon. Smooth has been on a whirlwind tour of a bunch of marathon and has the St George marathon to do in about 17 days and Teena too! But not me.
Just before the race we were run out of the heated tent and moved towards the starting lines. If I have a concern about the marathon it's the starting line chip readers were not the width of the small road, just about half of it and you had cones funneling you through them to the mats. It appeared that many runners missed getting their chips read.
Prior to the race I had decided that I wanted to run a 3:45:00 at the Full Monte. When we all got out of the tent I noticed that The Full Monte had "Pacers". I searched around and could not find a 3:45 pacer and soon learned that my choices of a Pacer were either the 3:40 pacer or the 3:55 pacer. I chose the 3:40 pacer and pace group even though I thought that the 3:40 pace was a bit to fast for me. Oh ya, this is a very fast course, as much as 15 minutes fast!
Bang, the race started with a bum announcing system that could hardly be heard, everybody that wasn't very close to the starter just got pulled into the start when the group of about 196 marathon runners started to move down the course. So the race was on at the appointed time of 8:am. The temperature at about 35* at the altitude of about 8750' and there was a light wind blowing over the starting area. But as usual it only took a few minutes of running until you warm up. I jumped into the 3:40 pace group of about 12 runners plus the Pacer. If there was a steeper grade on the course it was the first 3 or four miles but it was still very easy to control your pace and not go out too fast and brutalize your legs.
I stayed with the pace group until about 20 mile where I started to lose gas which was more than likely because of going out with the faster pace group. But I had to because there wasn't a 3:45 or 3:50 pace group. At the 22 mile mark you take a side street of the main course which had been Highway 39 for about 3 miles until you returned to Highway 39 at about the 25 mile mark. Now you could hear the sounds of the finish line but weren't able to see it because you still had several twists and turns in the course to negotiate before you entered the finish chute, step over the finish line and received your Finisher Medal. The goodies at the end were very good and they had Cremies, chocolate milk, sugar cookies, bananas and a bunch of other good stuff for recovery fuel. All of this took place in the spacious Huntsville town park.
On a personal note, I really enjoyed this marathon and would recommend it to anyone. I managed to run a BQ time of 3:58:30 at a 9:06 per mile pace and took 1st place in my old man Age Group (M 64-69)against 8 other runners including me.
Chow Boing!
PS : I signed up for the 2018 Boston Marathon last night when I got home from the Full Monte!
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| | 3 mile recovery run / Full Body W/O
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| | 3 recovery miles on the small block. 50*, no wind, full sunshine. Just another beautiful morning in the 'hood. "Back on the road again."
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| | 4 mi on the road and 2 mi on the TM. Recovery and Maintenance miles.
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| P2 Miles: 4.00 | Other Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Today was just a total rest day. I got up late, ate poorly and did nothing physical. I just sat around watching the wind blow and the rain fall.
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| | 3 mi run and a W/O. Now it's time to sit down and build my training plan for Boston 2018. I think I will model it after my 2006 training plan I made for Boston and cross it between my plan for the Full Monte, that should give me a very aggressive and meaningfull plan to run Boston ! I think it would be great to BQ at Boston again, even though I have already BQ for 2018 & 2019......
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| | 5 mi recovery/maintenance run on the big block this am.
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| | 7 mi on the Big Block, 9 am, 50*, no wind, full sunshine, Full Body W/O at the LCAC.
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| | 6 mi on the Big Block, recovery is coming along nicely....
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| | 6 mi on the big block, 50*, lt breeze, partial sunshine, FB W/O .
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| | 5 mi recovery run - gettin' better and better everyday....
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| | 5 mi on the Big Block, lite breeze, 64*, mostly sunny.
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| | rest day in anticipation of U of U 5k saturday
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University of Utah Homecoming 5K (3.107 Miles) 23:51:53, Place overall: 57, Place in age division: 1 | | Man-O-Man what a fun day at the U of U Homecoming Scholarship 5K. The day started early when my good friend Troy picked me up and taxied me to the "U". We got there earlier enough to get our bib numbers and goodie packets and take care of the preliminary business before the race started. It was announced that there were 800+ runners for this years 5K. I grabbed Troy and drug him to the front of the mob and showed him how the Theory of Relativity works. (That is line up in front and run like hell and you'll probably finish in front of all the other old guys in your AG)
The race started at almost promptly 8:30am and it was off in a blinding flash, all the really fast people were out of sight in no time flat. So I jumped in and started chasing the pack like a slobbering dog chasing a soup bone.
The first 1.7 miles were somewhat up hill through the campus and then it flattened out for about a half mile, and again changed to a pretty good downhill running course past the stadium and back to the Law Library to the start/finish line. From the beginning of the race I tried to keep upping my speed but I was still feeling a bit sluggish from the Full Monte two weekends ago, so I just settled with keeping my feet happy and moving and not letting any old men pass me!
At the finish line I checked my time and found that I had run a 23:51:51/at 7:40 per mile. I was estatic because I knew that I had to run something in the 23 minute zone. Troy finished in 26:26:02 for a 6th place in his AG.
At the awards ceremony I was one of the first called out and given an award for being the Best Dressed runner, I was just wearing my regular Red, White and Blues from head to toe. As time went on I got called up again for my 1st place prize for for beating the other 3 old guys in my AG(65-69).
OK, that's all she wrote, short race and a short report. Chow-Boing!
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| | 3 easy miles this am and a W/O at the gym.
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| | 3.3 mi on the small block, 35*, a bit breezy, lots of sunshine. & a Fb W/O
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| | 5.5 mi on the DDMR. 183 days till Boston 2018.
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 5.50 |
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| | 3.3 mi @ the LCAC. FB W/O
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| | 6 mi on the PRT. 54*, no wind, 15% humidity, Dew Pt. 34*.
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| | 6 mi on the big block, FbW/O. 69*, no wind, full sunshine, 27% humidity, 30* Dew Point.
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| P2a Miles: 5.00 | Other Miles: 1.00 |
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| | 6 mi this am on the big block, 55*, 25% humidity, 28*Dew Point, no wind, lots of sunshine.
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| | 3.5 rest day easy miles & a W/O
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| | 5 mi on the big block, 51*, lite breeze, 30% humidity, 24* dew point, mostly sunny.
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| | 8 miles on the Dimple Dell Mountain Road, 65*, 30% humidity, 32* Dew Point, 12mph wind.
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| | 3 mi and a FBW/O. 60*, 41% humidity, no wind, full sunshine.....
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| | 6 mi on the Big Block....45*, no wind,40% humidity....full sunshine.....nice running weather!
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| | full day off from training, had some other stuff to do......
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| | 3 mi today and a full body W/O.....60*, Lt breeze, full sunshine, 40% humidity
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR.....nice day!
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| | 8 miles on the DDMR, 52*, lite breeze, full winter/fall sunshine, 28% humidity... Just another day of white line fever!
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| | 3 easy miles and then a full body workout....
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| | 6 mi on the Big Block today, 54*, 43%, humidity, Dew point 30*, lots of fall/winter sunshine, wind NNW 5 mph.
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| | 6 miles on the Dimple Dell Mountain Road & a full body workout at the gym, 59*, 29% humidity, w/up to 11 mph breezes.
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| | 4 mile run on the Big Block, 60*, 48% humidity, partly cloudy, intermintent 18 mph winds.
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| | 3 Easy miles and a full body workout....
Looks like I have about 164 days till the Boston 2018 Marathon and I'm totally excited. I've already booked a flight and a room! I don't know what my outcome at the Boston Marathon will be this time around, but I'm planning on doing the best that I can to insure the best possible outcome!
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR. Took the opportunity to do some up and down hill speed training.
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| | 2 mile shakedown run....nothing serious
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Sandy Turkey Trot/Vets Day 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:24:57, Place overall: 30, Place in age division: 2 | | This was a small race with about 165 runners. I felt pretty good running but I was favoring my left knee. Oh well it came around and did well even though one old guy got passed me at the beginning and I was never able to recover. Next 5k is in 10 days and I'll do better now that I know my knee is good to go! Second Place in AG is good!
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| | 5 miles on the DDMR with my new marathon (first timer) trainee.
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| | 3 Easy miles and a full body workout this am......life is good!
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| | 6 mi on the Porter Rockwell Trail (PRT) 50*, lite wind, gray sky. My next race is the Cottonwood Thanksgiving Day 5K, on Nov 23, 2017, Thanksgiving Day morning?
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| | 6 miles out there on this fine wet, windy and snowy day plus a full body workout at the athletic club. Now it's time for a BNO at the Donkey Tails.......TYI
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| | 5 mi on the PRT.....................
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR, 42*, no wind, mostly sunshine
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| | 3 easy miles and a w/o............
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| | rest day. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Cottonwood Thanksgiving Day 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:26:20, Place overall: 243, Place in age division: 2 | | The Cottonwood Thanksgiving Day 5k is a local 5k that is contested ever year on Thanksgiving Day and I can't find anywhere where it says when it started? (I think the first 5k was on Thanksgiving Day in 1967) I attended this race with Troy and Camille. We got to the race early enough to get a warm up run on the course. Right off it was easy to see that the first half of the course was up hill on city streets that seemed to roll on and on. The only good part of this was that the return trip to the finish line was pretty much the same route but down hill with a really mean hill at about the 2 mile mark that we didn't really plan for. The start of the race was a bit congested with about 1386 runners, dogs and stroller pushers having a fun run on a great Thanksgiving Day. It was 50 degrees with little or no breeze on a partly cloudy morning. The race started on time (9:00am), but it was congested with with so many strollers and dog walkers mixed into the crowd it was hard to get started into you personal run. Anyway, as I started I noticed that one old guy had lined up way ahead of me and got a really big head start on me, to which I was unable to catch him by the end. So the race is off and running, Troy and Camille and I are off on different races and paces but aimed at meeting at the end. As I progressed thru the first half of the race I felt a bit sluggish running up hill and found myself hoping for the down hill portion of the race to finally appear so I could get some get up and go in my get-along. Thats when I ran into the hill at about a mile away from the finish. I remember seeing the guy that finished #1 in our age division clear the top of the hill when I was at the bottom. All I was thinking at that time was to keep the feet moving and not get passed by any more old guys between the hill and the finish line. As I finished I got to talk to Paul who is a local who I get to run against in 5ks all over the local area. We congradulated one another and vowed to meet again.
I finished with a 26:20.3/8:30 pace in second (2nd) place in my 65-69 Age Division of 8. Overall I was 243 of 1386 and 174th place of 637 Male Gender.
Troy finished at 29:07 and Camille finished with a 31:48. So now it will be on to the "Beat the New Year 5k" on New Years Eve at Sugar House Park and then the big ramp-up in training for a return to The Boston Marathon in April of 2018......
Life is Good!!!!
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| | 6 easy mi on the DDMR to recover from the 5k and big turkey dinner yesterday. 60*, full sunshine and no wind.
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| P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 6 mi on the big block. 50*, lt breeze, partial sunshine, 40% humidity
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| | 6 mi on the Mt road, 50*, mostly cloudy, 90% humidity, 10 mph winds. Nice day .
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| | 4 easy miles, 45*, lite wind, 40% humidity, mostly sunny. W/O .
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| Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR, then a full W/O at the gym.
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR
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| P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 3 easy miles and a full body workout.
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| | 3 easy miles & a full body workout.
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| | 6 interval miles on the mountain road. First day this winter season I have had to wear long sleeves and long legged Running clothing. 28*, 50% humidity, lt breeze, and full sunshine.
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| | 3 easy miles and a full workout.
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| | 5 mi on the mt road 28*, no wind, Full sunshine
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| | 3 easy miles & full body w/o
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| | 6 distance miles on the Mt Rd . Full sunshine, 38*, 2 mph wind, 45% humidity.
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| | 11 MLR miles up the DDMR and down wasatch to home. 38*, no noticeable wind, mostly sunny.
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| | 3 easy rest miles and a full body workout...
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| | 6 mi on the PRT, 28*, no wind, total gray day w/smog & fog, no sunshine. Just an ugly day , except for the run! It was great.
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| P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 6.00 |
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| | 7 mi on the PRT, 40*, 3 mph breeze, partial sun, 60% humidity.......
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| | 3 easy miles and a Full Body Workout....
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| | 12 miles on the mountain road....29*, lite breeze, fresh snow on the ground with a mostly sunny day!
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| | 3 easy miles and a full body workout......
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| | 7 miles on the mountain road (DDMR) 26*, too early for the sun, no wind, 70% humidity.
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| | 3 easy miles and a full body w/o
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR in about 2" of snow. 26* (feels like 16*), 77% humidity, 16 mph wind, easy deliberate run in the elements.
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| P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 8.00 |
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| | 3 easy mi and a full body workout.....
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| | 4 easy miles and a full body workout.....Life is Good!!!! Hey you all - Have a very Merry Christmas and an equally Happy New Year!!!!
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| | 12 miles on the Mt Rd, 29*, lt breeze, little or no sunshine....
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| | 3 really easy miles on the small block this morning to burn off a bit of Christmas cheer and to kick off my 16 week training schedule for my 13th return to the Boston Marathon....112 days from now!
Merry Christmas to you all!
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| | 6 interval miles on the mountain road, 27*, mostly sunny, 74% humidity.
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| | 4 easy miles and a full body workout ....
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| | 7 mi on the Porter Rockwell Trail, 42*,Full sunshine, 57 % humidity. Nice distance run.
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| | 3 easy miles and a full body workout......then I will take the next couple of days off before I run the “Beat the New Year 5k at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City Utah. This should be a rather enjoyable run as the weather is supposed to be rather favorable with no wind , 27 degrees and about 50% humidity. Happy New Year !
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Beat the New Year 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:23:01, Place in age division: 1 | | Well that was a great New Years Eve Run ! As usual the Beat the New Years 5k was just great, well organized and full of fun runners . Beat the New Year 5k celebrated its “40th” year last night. I think I’ve done this fun run at least 10 times and plan on doing it many more times in the future! I finished my run thru the park in 23:01 and beat the start of the New Year. At the finish line we were awarded finisher coffee mugs and cookies. Shortly there after I was awarded $25.00 for best costume, I’m not to sure what the to do was all about, I was just wearing my Red White & Blue Stars Bars Running clothing. The to finish it off we all danced and were all of good cheer as we watched the fireworks and passed into the New Year... Happy New Year to all you crazy runner friends of mine! Oh ya, instead of a T-Shirt this year they presented all runners with a light weight full front zipper hoodie!
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| AIGB Miles: 301.60 | AB2 Miles: 8.00 | AIG4 Miles: 160.30 | AIG Miles: 150.98 | AB1 Miles: 3.00 | T-1 Miles: 179.31 | P2 Miles: 172.50 | P2a Miles: 334.10 | Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 88.65 | Other Miles: 124.50 | P2.5 Miles: 41.00 | P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 26.00 | T-3 Miles: 11.00 |
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