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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 26, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Ran first marathon after 18 months of training (minus injury time) at age 52 in Logan, Utah on Sept 18, 2010.  Time was 4:16:56 compared to a goal of 4:15.

Second marathon was Oct 1, 2011 in the heat of St George.  Time fell to 4:52:27.

Short-Term Running Goals:

With two marathons behind me, my next goal is to run one in under 4 hours and potentially qualify for Boston within 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

My primary physical goal is to live a long, healthy life and to stay active to the end.  While I can, I expect running to be a big part of that.

Personal:

Married with 8 children and 5 grandchildren.  Youngest child is 13.

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Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Total Distance
7.32

Today, I did interval training.  I think it is my least favorite type of workout because it is hard and I must look ridiculous when I try to go fast and pitiful when I go so slowly.  My rule is to run about .75 miles as fast as I can and then trot until my heart rate gets down below 130bpm.  Sometimes that takes a while.  My first interval and my last one were at 8:37/mi and 8:10/mi respectively.  All the other intervals were under an 8:00/mi pace, my best pace being 7:30/mile

Overall, I ran 7.32 miles in 1:08:45  for an average pace of 9:24/mile and max pace of 6:27/mi.  Average heart rate was 148bpm with a max of 168bpm.

Comments
From flatlander on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 09:31:05 from 76.31.26.153

How many did you do? Those are good paces. That is a unique way to do them, but it makes sense to me.

From Stephen on Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 00:51:46 from 174.52.135.96

It was seven intervals.

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