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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
10.100.007.100.000.0017.20
Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 14.10Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.10
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.004.000.000.004.00

4 miles @ 8:50/mi  solo

I've been having weird sporadic nerve pains (and achy teeth and sore throat) on the left side of my head since Sunday. Dr. Google says it may be trigeminal neuralgia, or a myriad of other things, but whatever it is I think I triggered it by my heavy exertion Saturday, racing the half marathon in the morning then hiking with a heavy pack 4+ miles in the rain in the afternoon.

It was bad enough Monday that I took the day off work. I even alternated ice and heat on the whole left side of my head for a while. Since then I decided to return to normal life. The condition has calmed down a lot, but I still feel some level 1-2 pain/discomfort. So far I haven't had any of the 7-10 level stabbing pains this morning.

I'm certain that worrying about it won't help. I've rested (not run...or mowed the grass) for a few days. Now it's time to move on and hope it goes away. It seems to be improving. If it persists I may have to give in and go to a doctor. Ah well.

"Come what may, and love it." - Joseph Wirthlin's mother
"Que será, será." - Doris Day (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans)

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.003.100.000.003.10

3.1 miles @ 9:03/mi Neighborhood 5K route (zero-drop shoes)

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.10
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.100.000.000.000.0010.10

10.1 miles @ 9:30/mi Not so easy easy run with Kevin on Murdoch and Provo River trails to tunnel between Timp and Nunns parks. The temp was only 60º at the end but I was sweating heavily. It feels good to be able to run hard enough to sweat heavily.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.100.007.100.000.0017.20
Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 14.10Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 3.10
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