| Location: Taylorsville,UT, Member Since: Nov 20, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments: Eden 10-miler 65:47
Half Marathon 1:26:17
5K 18:01
I rank somewhere between the competitive recreational runner and the competitive highschool runner. Here's the scale:
10 - World record holder; 9 - Olympic Athlete; 8 - National elite; 7 - Professional runner; 6 - College All-american; 5 - College runner; 4 - Local elite; 3 - Competitive runner; 2 - Recreational runner; 1 - Jogger
It's a tough scale. Short-Term Running Goals:
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Run for fun and health, be fit in my 40s
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Run a strong half marathon, under 1:25, good, under 1:20, great.
Long-Term Running Goals:
- Be a disciplined runner, to be competitive in my age category, and feel strong while racing.
- Somehow actually put together a full year of running: increased discipline and decreased distraction and injuries
- Be a 17/36 guy for 5K/10K (not realistic now)
- Be a competitive Master's runner
Personal: Spoken for, Christian, piano player, soli deo gloria, at least that's the ideal. Living for Triune God, beautiful wife, cute sons, self; hopefully in that order but Adam's nature and my own choices, not to mention worldly temptations like to play with the ideal.
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Murray Fun Days (3.03 Miles) 00:18:22, Place overall: 20, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.03 | 5.03 |
| Warmed up to far side of park where saw Eleanor and jogged with her. Wasn't sure how I'd feel since resting right ankle all week. Could feel it on the warm-up but once race began was great. Started about 3rd row, wide start on road but race not as big as in past. Ran first 1/4 w/ Mel, then eased up hill, legs were feeling heavy, shocked with the speed, but Eleanor came up beside me and ran with me to the turnaround. Nate was sitting in 4th, Teren stalking Steve, Nate drafting James Holt 35 yards back. I picked it up on the turnaround, told Eleanor this is where we pass people. I proceeded to pass 2 guys who were strung up ahead, then worked my way up to a group of 4 chasing 2 highschool girls who were getting encouragement. I was playing the psychological effort game of push on the downhill to catch them, which I did. We hit the 2 mile mark and I was a little surprised, I mentally negotiated to cruise up the hill to vine and then push. Caught an older guy after the turn and was pushing to catch Emily. Once we went down the hill into the park Em maturely used the hill and it took me around the turn to catch her. Then just a straight shot home, there were two more guys ahead, tall balk and shirtless bandit but I had a decent pick-up and sprint. First saw the clock at just past 18 and was cheered in by fam. My time matches my 2nd fastest 5K time done twice before, though this course was short?!
In all very happy with how I can race a 5K, I know I can push myself so much more and increase my training so much more too. Warmed down around park, ankle a little tender.
Looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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