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

Ogden Marathon

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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: 702.58
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 2001.75
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 400.84
Race: Ogden Marathon (26.39 Miles) 03:29:02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
16.3910.0026.39

It all started pretty well....

I stayed the night before the race with some friends at a condo at Wolf Creek so we did not have to catch the buses early because we were able to drive to the start.  That's the good news.

It was chilly at the start (32) but you could tell the day was going to get warm very quickly, and it did.  I started in a conservative pace as I did not have any aspirations of a PR today.  I was averaging 7:01 through 6 miles and was feeling good.  I took my gel after the 6 mile mark and made sure I focused to keep my pace while I ate as I sometimes slow a bit when I do this.  Mile 7 is fairly flat and I was feeling good so I pushed the pace ever so slightly.  I did mile 7 in 6:54 and was thinking I could be under a 3:10 with how I was feeling.

Then the pain started.  That stupid lower abdominal/upper groin issue that I have had problems with started to come back.  Mile 8 was a 7:03 and things went downhill from there.  By the time I got to the half in just under 1:36 I was in major pain.  I had a decision to make.  My friend Barry passed me just before the hill after 14 and he noticed how bad I looked.  I told him that I did not know if I would finish, and at that point I really did not know.

When I got to the crest of the hill at 14.3 I stopped at the aid station and tried to stretch for a minute.  That made the pain bearable (probably a 3 or 4) and I continued on.  I ended up having to do this for the rest of the run.  I stopped at each aid station and stretched for a minute.  When I would continue on the pain would be dull but would gradually increase to about a 7 or 8 by the next aid station.  I knew that this was now a training run and I stopped looking at my watch and headed for the finish slowly.

There are only 3 reasons I finished today:

1.  This is part of the Grand Slam.

2.  It is a downhill finish from 18-23 so I could stumble my way in.

3.  I am pig-headed and probably needed the miles anyway.

After how well I did last year this was not a fun day.  This stupid pain issue only bothers me when I try to run fast.  I can run slow all day long.

Mizuno Elixer 4 (Treadmill) Miles: 26.39
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:35:53 from 24.18.192.33

Bravo for toughing it out. I hope you figure out what's going on there with the pain. Good luck.

From Kelli on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:48:04 from 71.219.75.178

So sorry to hear about the pain, but way to be pig headed and finish!

From jtshad on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:19:17 from 69.20.183.178

Sorry about the issues, hope you can get healed up quickly. Yes, you are stubborn but you know your body and made (or would have made) the right choice. You will be back!

From Kory on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:33:19 from 24.116.159.75

Courage is all I can say and that's what you proved on this day. Bill your a talent runner, and just to finish is a great accomplishment. Do you have any pain in the lower back?

Get some rest.

From MarkP on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:51:50 from 24.2.76.180

Great job to power through to the finish! Get healed for the fall races!

From Barry on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 23:47:29 from 67.61.235.198

Bill, i am sorry to hear about the pain. But you still did awesome. Now you need to get healed up for the Pocatello Marathon.

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