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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
34.96
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Total Distance
1.13

Ben told me he ran a 5:20 mile, But he wasn't sure it was a mile.  Having missed my morning run, I decided to run it myself with the Garmin.  I ran the same distance in 5:37, but it was only .80 miles, which came out to a 7:02 pace.  I took off on a sprint and had to slow way down.

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Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Total Distance
5.68

5.68 miles in 47:44 for an average pace of 8:26/mile in a cool 38 degrees.

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Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Total Distance
6.13

6.13 miles in 50:17 for an average pace of 8:12 per mile.  Felt good today.  I had thought that my flat shoes would be speeding me up.  But, so far, that hasn't been the case.  But I was more rested this morning than yesterday.

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Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Total Distance
4.62

Decided to run at low heart rate for today's easy run:  4.62 miles in 50:07 for an average pace of 10:52 per and average heart rate of 128bpm, in spite of a malfunction when it shot up to 188bpm.  Those low heart rate runs leave me feeling great, but I don't do them much any more.

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Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Total Distance
17.40

17.4 miles in 2:41 is an estimate based on forgetting to restart my GPS  That comes out to about 9:15 per mile.  Out of the measured miles, I got 16.04 miles in 2:25:59 for an average pace of 9:06/mile.  I'd say is was a pretty good run up to Vivian park and back.  But my feet didn't think so.  My flat shows give me less support, and I injured my left foot.  Hopefully, it won't have long term effects.

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Totals
Total Distance
34.96
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