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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
24.81
Mon, Jul 02, 2012
Total Distance
0.45

Maybe I stepped it up a little too much on Saturday.  My left ankle was hurting enough to change my stride.  Then my knee started hurting.  So, I turned around to come home and do core exercises instead

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Tue, Jul 03, 2012
Total Distance
4.62

Ran hard again today.  No real ankle pain, but I can feel some now.  4.62 miles in 38:26 for an average pace of 8:19 per mile.  Two miles were under 8 minutes and all miles were under 9.

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Wed, Jul 04, 2012
Total Distance
7.31

Happy Independence Day!  No work, more time, more running.  I've got chronic pain on the back side of my left knee, my left ankle, and my left foot.  I think it's all connected and I need to figure out how to strengthen those muscles to alleviate some of the pain.

 But, it wasn't bad today.  The worst pain came after stretching for a long time at a stop light.  Then I had a lot of ankle pain upon restarting that took about a half mile to subside.  Overall, I was pleased with my effort today:  7.31 miles in 1:01:29 for an average pace of 8:25/mile, even though the first mile took me 9:30.

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Sat, Jul 07, 2012
Total Distance
12.43

I didn't know what my knee would do today, so I took it easy for 12:43 miles in 2:01:01 for an average pace of 9:44/mile.  It hurts to bend my knee all the way, but otherwise it doesn't hurt that much.  I wish I knew whether or not the running was causing more damage.

Weather was nice at 68 degrees and I didn't think I sweated that much, but I was down 4.5 pounds from before the run to after the run, even though I drank two cups of water.


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Totals
Total Distance
24.81
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