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American Fork,UT,USA

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Nov 07, 2009

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Running Accomplishments:

50+ marathons, a few ultras, a slew of halves. Love the trails

Short-Term Running Goals:

Ogden

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Hopefully a BQ this year

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.3519.3033.65
Saucony Guide 5 (black) Miles: 14.35Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 6.20Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.10
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.350.0014.35

14.35 miles | 2:16:48 | 9:21 pace | North to the mouth of the canyon and then home.

You can sometimes tell within a few minutes how a run will go.  I knew about 10 minutes in that I wasn't enjoying myself.  Still, I gutted it out even though the second half totally stunk.  Alas.

I could say it all started out well enough.  But it didn't.  I slept in (it's Labor Day) and I did some yard work (it's Labor Day).  By the time I got around to the run, it was after 12 and it had warmed up some.  Still, it's not like we were pushing 90° or anything.

At 1 mile I felt drained.  Not the kind of drained you feel in your legs, but the kind that begins in your gut and then extends out into your extremeties.  So I walked for a minute.  At 2.6 I had to take the GU I had been saving for mile 8.  The GU seemed to help up to mile 6 and then I had to walk again for a bit.

I ran up AF Canyon a bit (0.35) to add some extra mileage to the run and then began the trip back home.  Just before mile 9 I stopped at the Kohler's in Highland to fuel up (my GU had been used) with a Pepsi and some donetttes.  Yes, the crumb kind.

But I had lost it.  Ran/walked the rest of the way home and didn't like it one little bit.  I was actually questioning why I run.  Why do I run?

Fortunately, I have a testimony of running.  Even the bad days are good for me.  I hope.

Amen.

Saucony Guide 5 (black) Miles: 14.35
Comments(8)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

6.2 miles | 0:51:17 | 8:15 pace | Provo River Trail

The awesome thing about this trail is--if this house purchase thing goes down, I'll be 1/2 a mile from it both at work and home!  Winning!  Had a great run this morning.

That dude with the long hair.  It could be me.  :|  Without the short shorts of course.

Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 6.20
Comments(2)
Race: Nebo Half (13.1 Miles) 01:33:24
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0013.1013.10

3 words: Oh My Heck!

13.1 miles |  1:33:24 | 7:08 pace |

I beat Andy! But Andy was pacing the 1:35 group so I think he was holding back some.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.10
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.3519.3033.65
Saucony Guide 5 (black) Miles: 14.35Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 6.20Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.10
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