| 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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| | 7.31 miles in 1:04:32 for an average pace of 8:50/mile, average heart rate was 155bpm, 170bpm max. First mile was 9:58 and all other miles were under 9 minutes. I figure I need to start running harder once in a while or I will end up with 11 minute miles for the marathon. Fireworks in Utah are much different than Arizona, where we had to drive a long ways to the designated spot on July 4th, fighting traffic all the way. In Utah, you can't really get away from them in the month of July. It sounds like a war zone every night, but last night in particular. We walked out our front door and saw fireworks going off from about 10 locations and two of them were within 2 blocks of our house. The closest one was the most spectacular as it filled the sky over our heads. We also heard a fire truck. I wonder why.
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| | Same route as Monday, but low heart rate: 7.29 miles in 1:29:15 (12:15/mi), 125bpm, 134bpm max. For some reason, I had to go pretty slowly, especially at the start to keep my heart rate down. Miles 4 and 6 were the only ones under 12 minutes, but none were over 13 minutes. I ran mostly in the dark as the days are starting to get shorter again.
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| | 6.2 miles in 58:18 9:24/mile 6:21 max, 150bpm, 172bpm max. I did interval training, which isn't my favorite and I almost didn't do it for fear of injury, but I feel really good right now and probably didn't overdo it. As usual, I got my heart rate below 130 between intervals. I hit the wrong button on the first interval, but these are the rest of them: .50 miles at 7:32 pace, .83 miles at 7:32 pace, .83 miles at 7:41 pace, .54 miles at 7:42 pace, .69 miles at 7:50 pace, and .17 miles at 7:20 pace.
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| | This was an easy day, but a good day: 5.85 miles in 1:02:25 for an average pace of 11:24/mile at 126bpm, 133bpm max. Mile times were all under a 12:00 pace: 11:59, 11:20, 10:58, 11:00, 11:26, and 11:50 for the last half.
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| | 14.55 miles up the canyon and back in 2:52:55 for an average pace of 11:53/mile and an average heart rate of 127bpm. Towards the end my legs got weak, my pace slowed down, and my heart rate went up. I can't blame it on anything besides fatigue. Perhaps I need to take supplements at that distance. | | Add Comment |
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