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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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Sat, Jun 03, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.200.000.000.0026.20

Disappointing SLC marathon in 3:46, guess it serves me right for not doing anything long. Through half at 1:44:45 which I thought was controlled, given my heart rate throughout. However, I struggled as early as 18, and then just didn't gut it out.

(Sasha -- is there a way to change my blog so I can log the easy miles, marathon pace, etc.)

Comments
From brent on Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 21:56:00

Paul, it was a tough day to gut it out with the warm marathon tempature. I had several friends that also ran the marathon and walked several times during the last few miles. We are not alone in thinking we did not have guts. I ran SL marathon last year in 3:36, 14 minutes faster. I was in better shape this year. I wonder if the weather really did have an impact on our races? Are you recovered? Good luck on your fall marathon.

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 12:18:36

Paul - I have switched you to a different template. However, all of your old mileage is recorded as easy. Fix it up as needed.

The marathon was a beast, especially for those who run it in over 3 hours. Nobody out of those I checked expect the winning man and woman got anywhere close to a negative split, although the course renders itself to one very well.

Early June is a very bad time for a marathon that starts at 6:45 am! Heat tolerance does not develop until late July/early August at least for me. I did tell Greg Reid you need to start it at 5:00 am to avoid heat problems.

Paul - I think for you the problem is not so much that you do not go long, as in your average daily mileage. Long run once a week will only trash you if you do not back it up by consistent training throughout the week.

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