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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Another day with no time to run!

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Finally made it out for a run tonight.  I had 45 minutes to get in a quick 6 miler in Denver.  6:29 average pace.

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5 miles slow in Denver in between a flight to New York and one to San Fran. 

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8 miles in Kansas City after getting up at 3 am to ferry a plane back to Denver that just had an engine replaced.  The engine failed again as we taxied out so we headed back and turned it over to maintenance again.  Back to the hotel until a phone call at 5 am that they figured out what they did wrong to give it another shot.  After waiting three more hours at the airport I told them they could wait an hour and threw on the running shoes and got in at least 8 miles.  Very slow and no leg strength at all.  Not a good sign for a weekend marathon coming up!

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5 easy miles in Denver followed by some weight training.  This has been a hard week.  I have work until Friday night with no way of getting out of it and a marathon on Saturday morning in Duluth.  I have spent the week trying to decide if I can even run the marathon since I just can't seem to get the kick back into my legs.  Probably too much mileage after Ogden last month, I don't know.  This week has been simply recovery runs and 12 hour days at work.  I don't seem to have it physically and mentally together for this marathon.

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4 miles in Denver

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Crash and burn..First experience with not being able to finish a race, so a pretty disappointing day.

I was on call for work Friday in Denver so I wasn't sure I would make it to the race. But as luck would have it I got released early and hopped on a jumpseat to Duluth. I got there about 10pm and since I had chosen a host family over the hotel, I met up with them and we toured the city until midnight. I never get more than 4 or 5 hours sleep night before anyways. They were a great family and it was a highlight of the trip.

In the morning I was picked up by the van and spent the ride up talking to the Japanese team,very cool.

I was a bit apprehensive about running today because of a sore tendon and lingering leg fatigue but everything kind of fell together for it so I went for it. The pace felt great and I fell into a perfect group running a 5:45 pace which was exactly my goal. But around mile 8 I already could feel that Achilles tendon and calf tightening up. I hung with the group through mile 11 and had to stop and try to stretch it out. I started again but coming through the half it became obvious it could be serious. I sat at a medical tent for two minutes watching runners go by and decided to just finish the race so I started again. I only hit mile 16 until I knew it was a day. Crap.

What a downer. Dropping out of a race is the exact opposite feeling of finishing one well..

The EMT at the elite tent took some time with my ankle and insists it's a partial tendon tear, but I think I dropped out early enough that damage is minimal. The next few days will tell.

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