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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
23.600.008.000.000.0031.60
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 11.50Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 20.10
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

Kevin and I ran the longer Lindon loop this morning. I started on an antibiotic on Saturday to hopefully clear up the respiratory issues that have been plaguing me for the last two weeks. I felt like my breathing was still labored this morning, but then I realized that we were running 8:30 pace instead of the 9:00-10:00 pace I've been running. Just before we turned back south we realized we'd had a tail wind for the first half of the run. With the headwind and some uphill stretches on the return trip our pace slowed...or I should say my pace slowed and Kevin slowed to stay with me. We ended up averaging 9:05/mi, which is about as fast as I've been able to run these days, but we ran 6.2 miles instead of the 4.5-ish I've been doing lately, so I view it as an improvement.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.004.000.000.006.00

Kevin and I ran a Lindon loop with a variation that took us above the Jr. High on the return trip. Average pace: 8:56/mi.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.300.004.000.000.005.30

Medium Lindon loop with Kevin. Average pace: 8:55/mi

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 5.30
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Short Lindon loop. Four slow easy miles with Larry on my 51st birthday. Average pace: 10:16/mi.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.100.000.000.000.0010.10

The wind was so strong and cold coming out of the mouth of Provo canyon this morning that Larry, Kevin and I decided to run south, with the wind to our backs. We ran along the Provo River trail down to Macey's on State Street and back, tacking a little distance on the end (into the wind up Provo canyon) to get to 10 miles. At one point, while crossing under University Parkway next to the river, the sidewalk under the bridge was flooded and we had to climb up and along the hillside for a bit. This was one day when just getting a long run in was a major accomplishment. Average pace: 10:34/mi.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
23.600.008.000.000.0031.60
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 11.50Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 20.10
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