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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.

Personal:

Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	6.00

Larry, Wayne and I ran the water tank hills this morning. My legs felt pretty good pain-wise this morning, but that didn't mean they wanted to run. They felt like lead weights. The only explanation I can come up with is that I was on them all day yesterday, squatting up and down and going up and down the stairs. I took the day off work and spent all day on projects, mostly sanding and painting the bathroom vanity I've been rebuilding, including the door and all of the drawers. I enjoy these projects, but they are a little more taxing on my body than my normal sitting at a computer all day.

Now that the paint has dried overnight it's time for the clear coat finish this morning. It would be great if I could get the bathroom painted today, too. The new vanity counter top we ordered should be ready to be installed in the next day or two. School starts next Monday and with three daughters still at home (1 high school, 1 junior high, 1 grade school) I really need to get their bathroom back in commission.

Since I'm taking the day off work again, I won't be running at noon. Maybe I'll count these honey do's as cross training.

Comments

From Kerry on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 13:52:30

In my book, honey-do's count as cross training. Many times they make a twenty miler seem relaxing :)

I mentioned the canyon run to Lloyd and as expected, he seemed a bit hesitant. Part of it is that I've told him of your running prowess (and progress) as part of my effort to get him on to the blog, but the other part is that even while he's improving, he slows down quite a bit towards the end of the run. I'm a bit torn because I've been looking forward to a run with you guys, not only for the company, but because they're a much better training run for me. On the other hand, I'm trying to nurture things along so I have a running companion for next year. Well, I'll see what happens in the next day or two and let you know.

From Paul T on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 19:17:44

You're a good friend (but I already knew that).

If you two are planning a 20-miler anyway, you may as well do this one. It's the easiest one I know of, is scenic, and has water and toilets along the way. If we don't end up running together for very long, so be it.

Besides, we don't plan to go very fast, and some of us are slower than others anyway. We're also a pretty patient and flexible bunch. We've done this run with women and kids before and I don't remember anyone ever caring about someone being too slow. Some of us might actually welcome a slower runner to run with.

I'll understand whatever you decide. Let me know when you know.

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