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

May 09, 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: 723.49
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
22.350.0022.35

6:00am:  Ran with Barry and Greg today.  We let Greg pick the route.  We went West on Chubbuck Rd., then North on Hawthorne to Tyhee Rd.  We then went West on Tyhee to some road past Rio Vista.  It was too dark, I could not see the sign.  Then we went South to Siphon, then East to Philbin, then south to Quinn, turned south on Pole Line, then East on Alameda up to Olympus then back to the start.  We had 19 miles at this point so I ran the extra 3 I needed to be over 100 for the week.  Did the entire 22.35 miles in under 3 hours.  It was 35 degrees at the start so I wore shorts....it was nice.  2nd 100+ mile week in a row but this week I did it in 6 days instead of 7 and felt all the better for it.

Comments
From wheakory on Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 14:53:15

Sorry Bill, I wasn't feeling well last night and slept 10 hours last night. My run was not very good today because I didn't feel good, and ran only 15 miles.

Nice run and congratulations on the 100 mile week, but do be careful and not over-train for Tucson. I would work on doing some intensity miles for the next couple of weeks to work on the speed, because you definitely have the aerobic base build-up.

From barry on Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 09:52:35

Bill, I have a question for you? I am also running the half marathon on November 1. And was wondering if maybe i am cutting back on my mileage too much? I read an article that says that to start cutting back on your mileage three weeks before the race. I am not sure if i did the right thing by cutting back. I have knowtice that you and Kory have not really cut back on your mileage that much. I am wanting to run a 1:30 half and I am thinking now that by cutting back i will not reach my goal! Thanks for your input.. Barry

From Bill Mandler on Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 13:24:27

Barry, I think you are probably doing the right thing with your mileage. The half-marathon is not a goal race for me. I am using it as speed training for the Tucson marathon in December. I will, however, cut my miles back to 60-70 this week so I am fresh for Saturday.

From barry on Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 15:40:09

Bill, what time are you wanting to get for the half?

From Bill Mandler on Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 18:43:21

Barry, I would like to be under a 1:25.

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