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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, Apr 09, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
4.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.10

Just some easy miles this morning as I taper for Saturday. No aches or pains to speak of. Some time between now and Saturday morning I should probably set some goals for this marathon. So far my goals are 1) support the race, 2) finish, and 3) don't overdo it to the point of risking injury or a delayed recovery, but I'd also like to do well if it's in me.

I'll definitely run by feel. As I'm not in peak marathon shape yet, I don't want to start out too fast. I'd like to run a negative split and not be completely spent the last few miles. I've heard that generally leads to a faster recovery. My goals do not include a new PR or winning or any such thing.

I'm thinking of starting out at maybe a 7:30 pace on the initial downhill. That should be doable. As I did in St. George last year, I plan to take it very easy on the uphills. If there is something left in the tank at 20+, maybe I'll push a little. Most of the race I just plan to keep moving forward at a comfortable marathon pace effort.

All plans are subject to change at any time.

Comments

From Jonathan Crampton on Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 10:50:37

I am not sure if that is the blog address or not.. just started it a few days ago. Good job Sat... If I had registered I would have won my age group in the half ( 1:39 ), but I am saving my $$ for more Boston souvenirs. Do you mind if I run with you the first 4 miles on sat ? I am thinking of going out 4 then 4 back... Boston 9 days later so I have to be careful...then late morning I am going in a couple of events at the BYU allcomers track meet. We have a Mater's 4X400 relay team put together, I am very excited to run that race... I will add my races to my running acc. in the next week. see you sat if i can get up in time

From Paul T on Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 11:45:54

Jonathan - The link to your blog (http://truebrit.blogspot.com/) prompts me for a password. You ought to look into setting up a blog here, just go to http://www.fastrunningblog.com. It's a great community of runners, and members get 15% off at St. George Running Center.

With the race starting on the trail, I'd feel bad if a bandit running with me got in the way of registered runners at the start. Parking might be an issue, too. Maybe you could join me at Timpanogos Park or as I pass the parking lot at the mouth of the canyon. The field should be strung out pretty well by then. I should have settled into my pace by then, too, so I won't be influenced by you to go too fast. :)

Good luck at the BYU meet and Boston.

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