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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
21.000.001.000.0010.0032.00
Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.10Saucony Guide TR Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 15.40
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.100.000.000.000.006.10

Solo run on the Orem library route. Boy it was hard to get moving on this cold morning. I barely broke 10:00 for an average pace.

Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.10
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.003.005.00

2000 N hill route with Larry and Kevin. We cut it short because one of us had to get back to a bathroom.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.500.000.000.003.005.50

Water tank hills with Larry. My legs felt no need for speed today. Another cold morning just trying to keep moving.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

Cascade golf course loop with Larry and Wayne. The canyon wind made the cold even colder, and we were running a little late, so we cut off the far end of the loop that's exposed most to the canyon wind. I'm detecting a theme in my running of late...cold temps and slow running.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 5.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.001.000.004.0010.20

What a great run! I haven't enjoyed a run this much for quite a while.

Larry, Wayne and I started out with Larry's wife Jolene. We started up the canal road but then Jolene turn to head up the hill to Dry Creek Canyon. We decided to go with her. Neither Wayne nor I had ever been there before. It started with a long steep climb. Once we got to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail we followed it over to the water tank hills. I especially enjoyed the trail running along here. We then headed up the water tank hills (Jolene headed home) and kept going beyond the top for a mile or so. We then turned around and ran back down the water tank hills and our usual route home down 1600 North. It was a cold morning, but with sunny clear skies I was feeling pretty good and decided to push the last mile home. I felt good about running it at 7:13 pace. My hip only hurts me when I try to run fast, especially in the cold. It hurt some but wasn't too bad.

Larry, Wayne and I all commented about how we want to do more trail running. We want to get ready for the Squaw Peak 50, and trail running is just plain fun. Both Wayne and I had missteps but avoid injury. Wayne said running trails more often might help with our eye-foot coordination. I don't remember hearing that term before, but I agree.

Running down into the valley we commented once again on how lucky we are to live where we do. I'm sure others have different opinions, but I think it very well may be the best place to live on earth, at least for me. It's not just the beauty and opportunities available in the area, but the great people, too. And my running buddies are some of the cream of the crop. What a blessing they are to me.

Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 10.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
21.000.001.000.0010.0032.00
Brooks Axiom Yellow Miles: 6.10Saucony Guide TR Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 2 Miles: 15.40
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