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St. George Marathon 2007

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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:


PR Marathon

2:51:33 (St. George 2009)

3:01:00 (St. George 2008)

3:09:52 (St. George 2007)

3:24:48 (St. George 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve training. Get serious, lose weight.

Improve speed.


Long-Term Running Goals:

Lifetime fitness, including running.

 

Personal:

Married with 4 kids. I live in Riverton and work as an attorney downtown in Salt Lake City.

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Race: St. George Marathon 2007 (26.2 Miles) 03:09:52, Place overall: 368, Place in age division: 81
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St. George marathon.

3:09:52 is a PR for me, report to follow.

First, congrats to all of you other fast running bloggers! You have all been motivational to me.

Heading into St. George, I had been following the FRB, but had not been logging my own training for far too long. Regrettably, I'd become a lurker.

I really had no idea what time to expect prior to the marathon. I had upped my training, but only peaked at 65 miles. I did make an effort to do more 12 - 16 mile runs than I have in the past. Since last year's St. George marathon I have consistently made an effort to work do some lifting and also work on my core, as I hadn't done anything for years in either area. In terms of general fitness, I feel I've made significant improvements since last year. However, I recognize that still need to up my running. My PR has given me motivation to continue seeking to improve.

My taper week consisted of a family trip to Disneyland. I was uncertain what effect this would have. As it turns out, it didn't seem to be too much of a detriment.

Last year I crashed and burned in St. George. I didn't have enough base to recover from TOU in Logan, and got sick heading into St. George. For me, I think it was good that the Grand Slam did not include Logan this year so that I could continue training hard and get a good taper. As a result, fortunately, I had no sickness this year.

When I put in for the lottery I stated an expected time of 3:10 though I would have been satisfied with a 3:15 BQ. I also admit, I wanted to be in the front corral, but did not want to feel guilty for putting an overly optimistic anticipated time. I'm glad now that I don't have to feel guilty being up front and able to use the the less-crowded porta-potties prior to the race.

When I began I thought, just hold sub 7:30 miles and I'd hit 3:15. I was pleasantly surprised that two miles at that pace seemed too easy, so I decided to adjust and stay ahead of the 3:10 pace group. As it turns out, this was very helpful to me. In past marathons, I've succumbed too much to the "I better watch my heart rate" so I decided to not run based on heart rate. This enabled me to actually gain a bit of ground on Veyo, which for me was significant. I generally do much better holding pace on the downhills and this was the case.

Around mile 17, despite having double knotted prior to the start, I did have to stop one time to tie my shoe, (which was a first for me).

 

On the uphill around mile 20, I ran a bit with the 3:10 pace group, then gained a bit of ground. I probably pushed the pace a little too early for me, as I started really feeling it around mile 24. I need to work on mental toughness, because at this point, I was content to let up rather than push through the finish. I easily lost 2 minutes during the last two miles, but was able to mentally justify that sub-3:10 surpassed the 3:15 I had really been wanting.

I finished very content. My wife and kids missed me finishing. I finally borrowed someone's cell phone after waiting far too long for them to show up at the finish. By that time, my wife had begun to worry that I had really blown up on the course.

As a side note, I was on the first bus to the start. However, when I went to claim my "fast pass" to the front of the massage line, the woman "in charge" said too bad.

 Splits
 1                   HR:156 7:28 
 2                   HR:148 7:25 14:53
 3                   HR:154 6:5621:50 
 4                   HR:155 6:5628:47 
 5                   HR:157 7:0235:49
 6                   HR:153 6:4842:37 
 7                   HR:153 6:45 49:23
 8                   HR:160 7:5557:18 
 9                   HR:162 7:37 1:04:56
 10                   HR:161 7:25 1:12:22
 11                   HR:164 7:33 1:19:55
 12                   HR:163 7:04 1:27:00
 13                   HR:162 6:51 1:33:51
 14                   HR:163 6:57 1:40:48
 15                   HR:159 6:43 1:47:31
 16                   HR:161 6:46 1:54:18
 17                   HR:160 6:55 2:01:14
 18                   HR:159 7:13 2:08:27
 19                   HR:166 7:22 2:15:50
 20                   HR:164 7:06 2:22:57
 21                   HR:159 6:50 2:29:48
 22                   HR:167 7:06 2:36:54
 23                   HR:167 6:57 2:43:51
 24                   HR:170 6:59 2:50:51
 25                   HR:164 8:42 (lame effort)
 2:59:33
 26                   HR:158 8:35 (pansy)
 3:08:08
 .2 (.27 on Garmin) HR: 170
 1:43 3:09:52

 

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