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St. George 2006

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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 2006 (26.2 Miles) 03:24:32, Place overall: 650, Place in age division: 106
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My St. George 2006 Report.

Well, St. George finished my first year of running the 6 Grand Slam marathons. During the last six months, my training has been sporatic, with virtually no long training other than the marathons.

Heading in I’m a bit concerned, given the fact I’ve had a cold for a week and don’t know how recovered I am from Top of Utah.

Mile 1 - 7:25

Mile 2 - 7:19

Mile 3 - 7:01

Mile 4 - 6:57

Mile 5 - 7:00

Mile 6 - 6:40

Mile 7 - 6:35

Mile 8 - 8:29 – At the advise of some runners, I walked part of Veyo to “conserve” for later. In hindsight, I should never have stopped running. Oh well, .live and learn.

Mile 9 - 7:47

Mile 10 - 7:43

Mile 11 - 7:51

Mile 12 - 7:30

Mile 13 - 7:21 – Half around 1:36

Mile 14 - 7:37

Mile 15 - 8:10 Starting to experience stomach issues, which has been uncommon for me. Watch the 3:10 Cliff Pace group pull away, which at the time seems alright because I’m targeting 3:15:59.

Mile 16 - 7:03

Mile 17 - 8:10

Mile 18 - 8:16 Struggling

Mile 19 - 9:30 – Bathroom stop, which proved to be more psychological than physiological.

Mile 20 - 7:39 Struggling

Mile 21 - 8:08 Struggling

Mile 22 - 9:36 3:20 Cliff Pace group catches me around here or in last mile, which demoralizes me because mentally I thought I was just hanging ahead of the 3:15 group. However, when I realize it is the 3:20 pace group and that no 3:15 group existed, I lose all hope of 3:15 and mentally tank it as I realize I cannot make up the 3:15.

Mile 23 - 8:18

Mile 24 - 8:25

Mile 25 - 7:55

Mile 26 - 8:20

Mile 26.2 - 1:44

3:24:32. Still a PR, but not very satisfying. I’m disappointed that I didn’t tough it out more, but once I lost the 3:15 I really struggled. At least I’ve had glimpses that more serious training can continue to lead to improvement.

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