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Logan 1st Dam Race

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2008
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Location:

Brigham City,UT,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Ran Cross Country in high school for a small school and qualified for state all four years.  My Senior year placing 10th.

In high school 3 mile time was consistently in the low 17 minutes 

Ogden Half Marathon 1:33:55 (May 17, 2008)

Ran Ragnar relay Leg 34 in 47:01 (2008)

Perry 5K   19:47 (July 4, 2008)

Member of the Fast Running Blog Relay team for the Northwest Passage took 2nd place over all

Brigham City Peach Days 10K  42:19 (Sept. 2008)

Top of Utah Marathon 3:34:07 (Sept 20, 2008)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Run a 5K in Under 19 minutes

Stay in shape during the winter time

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Time qualify for Boston

Run a 10K in under 40 minutes

Personal:

I am a 33 year old Male.  I have been married now for over 10 years.  I have three kids, all boys.  My boys ages are 9, 7 and 2.  I have always enjoyed running and my wife is slowly being converted.   While I was going through college I didn't do much running so I am having to teach my leg how to run fast again. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Wave Lifetime Miles: 543.62
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
84.908.2093.10
Mizuno Wave Miles: 93.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Race: Logan 1st Dam Race (6.2 Miles) 00:41:51, Place overall: 14, Place in age division: 3
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.506.207.70

I started out with a 1.5 mile warm up then I stretched used the rest room.

Before the race I planned on running the first file in 6:15 to 6:20 and then see how thing went from there.  While I was talking to Cody before the race I decided that was a little fast and shoot for 6:30.  The first 2.5 miles are slight uphill so I didn't want to start to fast.

My watch doesn't keep laps so all splits are from memory

1: 6:30 (slight up hill)

2: 13:12 (slight up hill)

3: 20:10 about

4: 26:45

5: I don't remember

6: don' remember seeing mile marker

Finished in 41:51

I came into the race wanting to run a sub 40 minute 10k so I didn't meet that goal but I did set a PR by 21 seconds. 

 

Mizuno Wave Miles: 7.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Ran 6.5 miles in 49:48.  The run felt pretty good.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

run 6.5 miles pushing a stroller.  It was good to be out again after being sick for the last week.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Ran 8 miles in 67:03.  Pretty slow.  Man I get out of shape fast, it doesn't help I am still have a lot of Phlem that makes it hard to breath.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

6 miles in 48:42.  I just ran slow nothing to brag about.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.500.007.50

7.5 miles in 63:14 I ran pretty slow but I was still tired when I got done.  I should be in better shape then this.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Ran 6.5 mile in 48:08 the run felt pretty good.  I wish I had a name of the run but it was just around town.  To 7th south up to 2nd east to 1st north to 6 east to 9th north to 1st east to 6th north to 5th west to 5th south and back to my house. 

Mizuno Wave Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Ran 8 miles in 58:56 whick is a 7:22 mile.  I ran the first .75 miles then stretched.  I ran the first 2.5 mile in 17:30 3 mile in 20:48, 4 mile in 28:45, 5 mile in 35:50.  I ran pretty hard and I was hoping to average a 7:15 mile.  The first 3 mile were a little fast 6:56, mile 4 was to slow (7:57).  Mile five was a good pace, 7:05, but the last three mile I averaged a 7:42 mile.  I ran the last mile in about 7:26 so I did speed up in the end.  I need to increase my endurance so I can hold the pace for longer. 

Mizuno Wave Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

This was an easy slow day.  After yesturday I am sore.  I ran 8 mile in 70:32.  I was just traveling the miles.  Same course as yesturday.  (frontage road)

Mizuno Wave Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Race: Brigham City Turkey Trot (4 Miles) 00:36:22, Place in age division: 3
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.002.004.00

This race report is more for my son then me.  My oldest 9 year old ran his first race today.  The turkey trot was a four mile race that did two laps.  Kids 12 and under ran one lap, so 2 miles.  My son and I ran together during the first lap.  Curtis did really well, he ran the first mile in about 9 minutes, the first mile was down hill.  The second mile was a gradual uphill.  He was pretty tired, but happy.  He finish third in the kids and first in his age group.  He won a turkey.  He finished in 23:12

After running with my son the first lap I ran the last lap in 13:10.  The race was pretty small so It was a good race for my sons first race.  I took third in my age group and won a Pie.  OK I took third out of three, but I still got a pumpkin pie.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

Seven mile in 52:31.  I ran the first 3.5 in 26:30 and the last in 26:01.  The course was an out and back course with more uphill on the way back.  Frontage road course.

Mizuno Wave Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

ran 8 miles with Joe (Predog) in 63 minutes.  The pace felt fast but my time showed it was slow.  One of those days. 

Mizuno Wave Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.400.009.40

Ran with Joe again this morning it is nice to run with some one.  I could tell he was holding back so it was a nice easy run for him and for me a marathon pace run.  Joe told me it was ten mile but when I drove the course it showed as 9.4.  We ran it in 69 minutes  ran 7:20 minute mile average my goal is to run a marathon in 3:10 a 7:15 mile. 

Mizuno Wave Miles: 9.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
84.908.2093.10
Mizuno Wave Miles: 93.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00


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