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Mohs-Derm Dash

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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
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240.0029.81269.81
Asics 1150 Miles: 67.43Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 95.07Mizuno Nirvana 5 Miles: 27.76Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 68.99Mizuno Elixer 4 (new) Miles: 10.56
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10.510.0010.51

It was 61 degrees this morning and, of course, dark.  I didn't see all the clouds.  I noticed the first raindrops during the first mile.  By the time I met up with the running group, I had run 3 miles and was soaked to the skin.  It was raining hard by then.  Jedd and I ran 4 with the group and a couple more after that.  Almost all the intersections had small rivers of water going across and it was like being a kid running through puddles.  I even stopped once with 2 miles to go to unclog a storm drain on Satterfield Drive because it was causing a street to flood due to all the leaves/debris stuck in it.  Overall I ran 10.51 slow, but interesting miles.  Jedd and I planned a 20 miler for tomorrow morning.  Hopefully it will be drier.

Asics 1150 Miles: 10.51
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21.310.0021.31

It was about 55 degrees at 5:15am when Jedd came by for our scheduled 20 miler.  We were about 3 miles in when he mentioned that this was his first 20-miler of the year.  Didn't I just do this on Saturday with someone else?  Anyway, I told him that I would run his pace and he was grateful for that.  We kept a very steady pace the whole way.  We even saw 2 bucks o the South Bannock Highway.  One was a 4-point, the other one a 6-point and they were still fuzzy.  They kind of looked at us for a second and then scampered up the hill.

As we were finishing up we decided to run up the Satterfield hill and make the run over 21 miles.  Jedd pushed all the way up the hill even though I could tell it was killing him.  I told him that it was his idea to do the hill so he wasn't getting any sympathy from me.  I dropped him off and ran home for a total of 21.31 miles.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 21.31
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0.000.000.00

I have been having major hip/groin area issues for over a week so I am just going to ride my bike for a few days.

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7.003.6110.61

It was 62 degrees with a light breeze this morning.  I ran slow at first and it took until after mile 5 for my hip to loosen up.  After that I felt stronger and was able to tempo the last 3+ miles.  Total 10.61 miles.

Asics 1150 Miles: 10.61
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12.220.0012.22

It was 56 degrees this morning.  I ran 3 miles before our group run then I ran 4 miles with the group.  Then Barry and I ran another 3 before I finished a couple more on my own.  It took about 5 miles again for everything to loosen up.  Total 12.22 miles.

Mizuno Nirvana 5 Miles: 12.22
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22.360.0022.36

It was 52 degrees this morning.  Jedd had to bail on our run today because he pulled a calf muscle yesterday.  I ran 22.36 easy miles alone on a very nice morning.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 22.36
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5.795.0010.79

It was 49 degrees this morning....it felt great.  I ran 2 miles before our group speedwork.  We did 7 sets.  I took it really easy the first few sets and gradually worked up to about 70% effort so as not to aggravate my right hip area.  Then I ran a few miles afterwords with 2 new runners in our group.  Total 10.79 miles.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 10.79
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15.630.0015.63

It was 49 degrees this morning.  I ran my ISU loop alone, 15.63 easy miles.

Asics 1150 Miles: 15.63
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10.540.0010.54

It was 50 degrees this morning.  I ran 3 miles before our group run.  I ran another 3.5 with the group before finishing by myself.  10.54 easy miles.   I am running a 10K tomorrow in the middle of a 20+ mile day.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 10.54
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Race: Mohs-Derm Dash (6.2 Miles) 00:46:03
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8.6813.2021.88

It was 50 degrees when Barry ran over to my house this morning.  We planned to run 15-16 miles before the 10K today because he had a tennis match at 10am.  We picked up Seth and Penny as we headed in to Chubbuck.  My pace was awful the first 4 miles until my hip got warmed up.  After that I ran great.  I basically tempo'd the next 8 miles because I did not care about my 10K time.  I kept running back for the others until Seth and Penny left Barry behind and kept pace with me until the park.  I had 15.68 miles in before the 10K started.

When the 10K started I was doing pretty good and then I ran out of gas the last 3 miles.  I ended up with 21.88 miles for the day and finished a pretty good mileage week.  Next week is the Park City marathon, which I will run easy, then Pocatello is in 3 weeks.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 21.88
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7.080.007.08

It was 73 degrees and windy this morning.  It did not cool off much last night.  I ran a couple miles before our group run, then ran a few with them.  This is a lighter mileage week with the marathon Saturday.  Total 7.08 miles.

Mizuno Nirvana 5 Miles: 7.08
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10.480.0010.48

It was 50 degrees and calm this morning.  I ran 10.48 easy miles by myself.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 10.48
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7.270.007.27

It was 49 degrees this morning.  I ran about a mile before our group run, then I ran 4 with Jedd and Tracy.  Then Tracy and I ran another 2 together.  He is getting ready for the half marathon in 3 weeks.

Asics 1150 Miles: 7.27
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6.530.006.53

It was 48 degrees this morning.....very comfortable.  I ran 6.53 very easy miles by myself.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 6.53
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5.030.005.03

It was 51 degrees this morning.  I ran a couple miles before the group run and then cut out at my house before it was over.  Total 5.03 easy miles.  Travel to Park City later today.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 5.03
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Race: Park City Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:51:37, Place overall: 46, Place in age division: 7
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26.200.0026.20

My right hip has been having lots of issues lately so I knew I would take it really easy today.  It was in the mid 50's at start time and felt fairly comfortable most of the way.  We got headwinds along the rail trail and especially miles 11-14 coming back in to town.  I walked through the aid stations to make sure I didn't push too hard.

Teena caught up to me at mile 23 but didn't recognize me at first.  We exchanged small talk and then I asked her how her vacation was and she suddenly realized who I was.  We ran mile 23 together before she finally pulled away from me.  

My left knee tightened up pretty bad in the afternoon.  Probably over-compensated for other issues.  I need to try and heal up if I want to do well in Pocatello in 2 weeks. 

Marathon #84 is in the books.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 26.20
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7.520.007.52

It was in the low 50's this morning, but there were pockets of much warmer air in the neighborhood.  I ran about a mile and a half before our group run.  I ran a few with them and then ran 3 more with Bob Fisher.  I haven't run with him in a couple months so it was nice to chat with him for a while.  I ran 7.52 nice and slow recovery miles.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 7.52
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8.460.008.46

It was 56 degrees this morning.  I ran 8.46 easy miles alone.

Mizuno Nirvana 5 Miles: 8.46
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4.213.007.21

It was 53 degrees this morning.  I ran 1.25 easy miles to meet with our group.  Barry talked me in to a 3 mile tempo run with him.  I was barely able to run 7:00/mile pace for the whole thing.  Then I finished on my own.  Total 7.21 miles.

Asics 1150 Miles: 7.21
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8.780.008.78

It was 70 degrees this morning....yuck.  I ran 8.78 easy miles by myself.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 8.78
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7.520.007.52

It was 65 degrees this morning.  I ran a mile before our group run then ran 3.5 with Jedd before running a few more with Barry and Chad.  Total 7.52 miles.

Asics 1150 Miles: 7.52
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8.562.0010.56

It was 71 degrees this morning, it never really cooled off much.  My sister-in-law Kathy was in town so I agreed to run 6 with her.  She is coming back next week to run the half-marathon.  We ran 6 together and then I ran another 4+ by myself.  Total 10.56 miles.  This was a nice, easy mileage week for me in hopes of being fresher for the marathon next week.

Mizuno Elixer 4 (new) Miles: 10.56
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3.533.006.53

It was 62 degrees and windy this morning.  I ran 2.5 before our group run.  Then Barry, Chad, and I did a 3 mile tempo run.  I then ran home easy.  Total 6.53 miles.

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 6.53
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8.680.008.68

It was 52 degrees this morning.  I ran 8.68 easy miles by myself.

Asics 1150 Miles: 8.68
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6.110.006.11

It was 70 degrees with a breeze this morning.  I ran a mile before our group run, then ran 3.5 easy with Jedd before running home.  Total 6.11 miles.

Marathon in 3 days...not sure how I will do with my IT Band and hip issues but I will try my best.

Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 6.11
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240.0029.81269.81
Asics 1150 Miles: 67.43Brooks Trance 5 Miles: 95.07Mizuno Nirvana 5 Miles: 27.76Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 68.99Mizuno Elixer 4 (new) Miles: 10.56
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