A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

April 20, 2024

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001.  Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then. 

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson.  He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012).  I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals.  Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 years.  We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

 "Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go"  T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank.  You begin to draw interest on it immediately."  Hal Higdon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles: 653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 601.69
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.560.006.56

It was 40 degrees and sunny...a beautiful morning.  I ran 6.56 miles nice and easy.  Ogden in 6 days!!!

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 6.56
Comments
From snoqualmie on Sun, May 10, 2009 at 15:38:52 from 67.171.56.164

Your races are so close together. Do you run some of them easy, just for fun -- or do you have the same race strategy for all?

From Bill Mandler on Sun, May 10, 2009 at 18:04:58 from 24.119.13.42

Sno...I can actually race pretty well every 2 weeks.

From snoqualmie on Sun, May 10, 2009 at 18:27:48 from 67.171.56.164

I love that. Anytime I see someone defy mainstream practice, it makes me feel like it's ok for me to question what I read and go more by what feels right and makes me happy. Of course I'm not doing anything radical, but I have radical thoughts! lol

From Barry on Sun, May 10, 2009 at 22:36:48 from 75.174.1.135

Bill,

I will be getting a vitamin IV done on Thursday. Did you want to get one also?

From Bill Mandler on Mon, May 11, 2009 at 08:22:10 from 24.119.13.42

Barry, I have never done that and I would be worried about trying anything new 2 days before a race.

From Bill Mandler on Mon, May 11, 2009 at 08:31:35 from 24.119.13.42

Has anyone else ever tried this and does it work? I would love some comments.

From Barry on Mon, May 11, 2009 at 09:57:12 from 75.174.1.135

Bill,

You could get it done on another day like today if you want?

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