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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, Nov 14, 2011
Total Distance
5.07

5.07 miles in 45:23 for an average pace of 8:57 at 155bpm.  Max, if they can be believed are 5:24 pace and 178bpm.  This was my steep hill route with the following splits:  9:22 (warmup, mostly uphill), 10:36 (including very steep uphill for a half mile), 7:35 (all downhill, quite steep), 8:24 (mostly downhill, 8:52 (mostly uphill), and 8:25 (uphill)

Chased about 8 deer on mile 2 and two dogs chased me on mile 4 (when I got the 5:24 pace).  I couldn't shake them off.  So, I finally stopped and made friends.  It took a couple of minutes to calm them down.

I'm not sure if the 178bpm is accurate either, although I frequently saw readings of about 162.

I'll have to take this route more often.  It's not as boring.

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