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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.006.000.000.006.00

I got up early to help Karen get all the coolers loaded for girls camp. She's one of the ward cooks again this year, as well as now being a MIA Maid Advisor. With Brittany also being a 6th year YCL with many assignments, and Emily also going to camp, our house has been abuzz with pre-camp activity. Now Amy and I are left with cleaning up the mess they left behind and trying to survive until they get back.

I saw Wayne and Kent run by at the beginning of their run at the normal time as I was loading coolers at my house. I saw them again as they were finishing their run while I was loading additional coolers at another house. I saw Kevin later and he had also been helping to get his wife and daughters off to camp. I don't know where Larry was.

I finally got out for a solo run after 8:00am. It was already too warm, high 70's I think. I decided to race the virtual training partner on my watch - 6 miles at 8:00/mi pace. I knew this was aggressive for me right now, especially on the Lindon Loop which has some hills, but it was something to shoot for. I was about 300 ft behind after the first mile, but caught up and built about a 150 ft lead by the end of the downhill during mile 3. By the end of mile 4, after climbing out of Lindon Park, I was behind again for good. With a mile to go I was 0.12 miles behind, and I could barely crack 8:30 for the last mile. I finished in 49:28 (8:15/mi) - mile splits were 8:28 (warming up), 7:54 (on pace), 7:24 (good downhill), 8:29 (up out of park), 8:43 (gradual uphill - getting tired), 8:30 (working hard).

It's clear I'm not in as good as shape as the last couple of years, but this was another step in the right direction.

Saucony Trigon 5 Miles: 6.00
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