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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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Headed up along the Dry Canyon trail after church.  Feeling pretty good after an easy week with not much soreness now from the Stress Fracture Express.  I actually think it may be time to get into shape for some racing.  I have zero injuries.

Can't decide if I want to run TOU this weekend since obviously I have not been able to marathon train.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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6X400 mixed in an easy run. Lifting.

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Supposed to be a long easy run today but I was just too sore. Called it off early.

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Spent the day diving the reefs west of Puerto Vallarta. Nice to have a complete day that served no constructive purpose.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy medium run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Spent the day with the kids in the mountains on the four wheelers

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Race: Top of Utah Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:59:58, Place overall: 19, Place in age division: 4
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Sasha spent the night here again and we were shooting the breeze about past TOU marathons.  My friend Keith Anderson was up earlier in the evening.  Of the guys who have run all 15 marathons, these two have been the fastest average times.  But Sasha has run and average of 2:35 and change on these 15.  Incredible!  I wonder what he could do if he wore shoes.

I knew today would be tough.  I just haven't been recovering this year and have no long and fast training runs.  I stayed at 6:05 pace as long as I could but my legs were weak from the start.  Allie and Devra passed me about 8 I think and were looking great.  I decided to hold it through the half and take a break.  I stopped to walk and recovered arobically within a few seconds so I knew I was dealing with the legs.  No way I was going to DNF today, been there before.  I got running again and figured I could pull off a 3:20 if I just ran it slow and hung in there.  But after dropping back 40 seconds or so a mile, it felt pretty good and when I came to the finish I was just under the 3 hour.  Couldn't believe it.

If I keep running at these kind of paces I'm going to need to get some fuel belts and earphones.

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