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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Lifetime PRs:

Marathon: 3:07:59 2013 Big Cottonwood Marathon 

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

10K: 38:39 2008 SLCTC

5K: 18:44 2009 Nestle Art City Days 

55-59 AD PRs:

1/2 Marathon:???

10K:???

5K:??? 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2023 plans: 

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

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

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

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

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

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

Peace of mind by striving to live like this

 

Personal:

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

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Miles:This week: 5.00 Month: 56.00 Year: 289.00
Saucony Fastwitch #1 Lifetime Miles: 65.50
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #3 Lifetime Miles: 718.70
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #4 Lifetime Miles: 561.25
Asics Gel-Nimbus23 #5 Lifetime Miles: 179.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
111.5023.509.000.00144.00
Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 67.00Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 70.00Hoka Stinson #1 Miles: 7.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Still feeling sluggish, not sleeping well this week. Hopefully just a bit of taper madness.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 3.00
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Race: Nebo 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:42:33
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.002.008.000.0014.00

I was incredibly stupid today. You would think as long as I've been at this I would know better than to start out a 1/2 marathon at 10K pace, but I guess it's been so long since I've raced this distance I forgot what it's supposed to feel like the first 5 or 6 miles.

Pretty much I went out and ran a 40 min 10K and then crashed and burned horribly, struggling just to keep the pace under 10 min/mi for the last 4 miles. Dumb dumb dumb. But silver lining for Kim since she has now beat me at this race, just not on the same day, as last time she ran this race she got a huge PR of 1:36-something. Good for her! :)

My splits tell the whole ugly story, I was pretty much done at the 1/2 way point on this one. No fun to suffer for 6.5 miles I was reminded of my BC Marathon experience where I did something similar albeit 2x the distance.

Splits: 6:50, 6:43, 6:30, 6:24, 6:38, 6:40, 6:57 (wobbly wheels time), 8:20 (walked for far too long thru water stop), 7:47, 9:53 (lots of walking, ugh....), 9:42, 9:33, 9:38, :49

We live and we learn. I hereby promise to take my revenge next year and re-run this race correctly - which should mean a 1:30-1:35 finish with an outside chance of sub 1:30. 

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Slept in a bit then went out with Kimi on a beautiful Labor day morning. Pretty sore from the race so took it very nice and easy. Even dusted off my Hoka clown shoes with the extra cushioning and tried to stay off the asphalt as much as possible.

Hoka Stinson #1 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

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Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

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Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

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Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.000.000.000.0021.00

Nice run down Payson canyon and into Salem. Weather was perfect.

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 21.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Felt pretty lousy on the run, no gas in the tank.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.004.000.000.006.00

Did a few miles around the neighborhood at marathon pace, which sadly for me is 8-8:15 if I'm lucky. Still feeling pretty sluggish.

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

Kim and I went over to Salem and ran up/down Loafer Canyon with a few others. Been a LONG time since I've done this run, definitely have to work hard on the uphill. Wish we would have been doing this a few times over the summer I've been doing to much downhill and not enough up. I might be pretty wimpy up Veyo this year.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Nice & easy.

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.007.001.000.0015.00

Nice morning. Was able to get in some good MP miles so hopefully that will help some in 2 weeks.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Taper time so only 5 miles today. Battling a bit of sore throat the last couple days and felt pretty sluggish.

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Very very bad smoky air this morning. Smell like a bonfire, probably did more damage than good going out running.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.007.000.000.008.00

Did our final Payson Canyon run of the year. Always a little sad to finish up and know that summer is officially over. Got in some good MP miles with Dan.

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Taper time so 3 was enough for today. Got rained on a bit.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.001.000.000.0010.00

Felt pretty lousy after 5 miles. I forgot how cold/wet conditions tend to make my hamstring and calf muscles get super tight and crampy. Did a fair amount of walking the last 2 miles.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.500.000.004.00

Was going to do a couple MP miles today but the Saturday cold/wet run seems to have flared up my stupid tendon-bum-itis on the left side so I slowed things down. Thinking I'll not do anymore running until Saturday and then may have to change my plans of trying for a sub 3:30 and BQ. Poor wimpy old-man body of mine is falling to pieces.

Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
111.5023.509.000.00144.00
Asics DSTrainer20 #2 Miles: 67.00Asics DSTrainer20 #3 Miles: 70.00Hoka Stinson #1 Miles: 7.00
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