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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Lifetime PRs:

Marathon: 3:07:59 2013 Big Cottonwood Marathon 

1/2 Marathon: 1:24:30 2008 St. George Painters

10K: 38:39 2008 SLCTC

5K: 18:44 2009 Nestle Art City Days 

55-59 AD PRs:

1/2 Marathon:???

10K:???

5K:??? 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2023 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • Overcome lingering injuries
  • Have fun!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Consistently place in the top 5 of my age division as long as my body will allow it.

Beat Terry Bean at any distance at least one time before I depart this earth.

Take care of mind and body so I can be in it for the long haul. Don't do STUPID THINGS!

Run until I'm 99 with Kim by my side and remember that EVERY RUN IS A GREAT RUN!

Peace of mind by striving to live like this

 

Personal:

I've been married to the lovely Kimberly for 36 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.

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Ran just before noon at work on Kuhni Road. Kim warmed up with me then I got in a 4 mile tempo in the 1/2 marathon pace range. Finished up with Kim but she was starting to feel her old nemesis IT band pain acting up in her knee so she wisely stopped running and I ran back to work to get the van to go pick her up. Darn the injury bug, we've been so lucky so far I was hoping we had found the magic formula for running injury free. Most likely the long run Saturday along with most Kim's other workouts lately becoming more aggressive on the pace (partly my fault I'm afraid) are what flared up the IT band again. Any advice from you runners who have dealt with IT band issues is greatly appreciated.

The tempo miles went pretty well considering the wind factor. However I cheated a little bit, working it so that I only had the headwind on the last mile, first 3 miles had a decent tailwind to help out. Tried the new DSTrainer2 shoes. They felt pretty good, I think they are a keeper.

Ave tempo pace 6:20, splits were 6:22, 6:20, 6:18, 6:17.

I was freezing when I got back to the gym so I did some biking and circuit/weight training to warm up before stretching.

Comments
From Cal on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 18:26:01

I'd like to run some splits like that. Nice job.

From Brent on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 20:17:51

Tom, thanks for the kudos, your splits on tempos are really consistent. When is your next race? your ready

B of BS Rools out

From Tom on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 20:39:58

Thanks for the kudos guys.

Brent - Kim and I were going to do a 5K this weekend but with the funeral doings it looks like the next race will be the Striders 1/2. We were thinking of doing our own "uneventful" 5K on Friday just for fun but with Kim's IT band acting up I don't think that will be a wise thing for her to do. If I feel OK I may see if I can break that 19 minute barrier, going to be tough to do with no other runners around me.

From Terry on Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 14:27:35

Nice splits. Are you sure they are not 5K or 10K tempo? You're getting to fast and I'm slowing down. Not fair.

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