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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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Tue, Oct 05, 2010
Total Distance
5.50

I didn't see it during my run, but when I came in to work this morning, there was a sweet surprise:  Snow on top of Timpanogos!  But the temperature in Orem was a very mild 55 degrees.  The perfect weather helped me to make an improvement from Friday's run:  5.5 miles in 48:32, or 8:49/mile.

Comments
From lightitup on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 17:20:17 from 174.31.70.177

Hi. Not a lot to say, just wanted you to know I'm reading your blog. :) I am so excited to pace Mark the last 6 of his BQ attempt!

From Stephen on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 09:55:59 from 204.182.3.235

I didn't know about your plan to pace Mark. I expect that will be a great help. At the end of my marathon, I didn't care how slowly I went nor how many people passed me. My only thought was "how much further is it to go?"

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