| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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5.52 miles in 49:02, or 8:53/mile. Other than the first half mile, I was trying to go fast. Average heart rate was 154bpm, 175bpm max. It wasn't raining, but it was overcast, 49 degrees, with fresh air.
I'm thankful that my body is holding up well and I'm starting to drop those pesky last five pounds. | | Comments(3) |
| | 5.48 miles in 1:11:35 or 13:04/mile at 125bpm, which is a little lower than usual. I wonder if there is a lower limit on effective low heart rate training, not that I want to go there. On the other hand, I want to make sure I don't approach that level if I'm not getting a benefit. Low heart rate training takes long enough as it is. | | Comments(1) |
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I actually ran more like 5.5 miles, but I failed to get my GPS properly started at the beginning. It was a good run at 65 degrees. 5.31 miles in 1:06:42 or 12:33/mile, average heart rate of 125bpm, max at 132bpm. Most pleasing to me was to record two of those miles at under 12 minutes. I have good days and not such good days, but the trend is towards progress.
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| | Had GPS problems at the start again and the heart rate monitor wasn't working right as it registered a high of 182. With all that included, I ran 6.31 miles in 1:18:56 or 12:31/mile with average heart rate of 127bpm. Every split was between 12 and 13 minutes, which is unusually consistent for me. | | Comments(1) |
| | I felt it this morning, especially towards the end of the run. I've increased my miles a little this week and I need to be careful to guard against injury. (Other than lightening and dogs and bears, injuries are my worst fear.) Stats were 11.55 miles in 2:23:53 for an average pace of 12:28/mile and average heart rate of 126bpm and 138bpm max. Other than miles 1 and 11, all other miles were between 12 and 13 minutes. Not really a bad run, but nothing to blog about either.
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