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.
Very pleased with today's run. It warmed up to 44 today, compared to 32 on Saturday. Flat shoes, short sleeves, and well rested resulted in 4.67 miles in 38:19 for an average pace of 8:13. Laps were 8:39, 8:08, 8:01, 7:58, and 8:19 (partial).
Slightly better than Tuesday with regular shoes. (Perhaps they don't make that much difference.) 4.65 miles in 37:57 for an average pace of 8:10/mile. The weather was still great at 50 degrees.
10.19 miles in 8:34 per mile. I decided to take it a little easier today. I still got the first 7 miles done in an hour with 20 seconds to spare, but I didn't quite keep the pace for the last three miles.