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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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Total Distance
20.36
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
Total Distance
5.51

I tried it.  I kept my heart rate between 127 and 132.  I could talk and I could even sing (if you call what I do singing).  I found out that my wife usually walks at the same rate that I jogged.  I felt like I could have continued all day.

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Thu, Mar 24, 2011
Total Distance
4.69

Slept too long, ran a little less, but I ran hard.  HR was in the 160's with a max of 170.  The run took 43:20 for an average pace of 9:15 per mile.  Not very satisfactory for trying so hard, but it is what it is.  Hopefully, I can start to get in better shape soon.

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Sat, Mar 26, 2011
Total Distance
10.16

This was going to be a long, low heart rate day, but I didn't have the heart when I took off really slowly and my heart rate monitor reported 175bpm.  I kept looking at it and I was well into the second mile before it got down into the 140's.  At that point, I had no intereset in slowing down any further.  I guess that makes today's run a "garbage" run, but at least I did it.  Overall, pace was 10:16/mile or 1:45:48 for 10.16 miles.  My speed mostly improved with each mile, but even the last fraction and the fastest rate was 9:12/mile.  Foot pain started coming back.  Hopefully, I didn't overdo it.

 

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Total Distance
20.36
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