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St. George Half Marathon

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Location:

Saint George,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

15:28 5K, 31:25 10K, 1:07:11 Half-Marathon, 2:21:45 Marathon, 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF = bummer!, 50k - 3:59:03, 50 mile - 7:56:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 half by the summer.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and fight off heart disease or diabetes that has been passed on for many generations. Try and break the cycle.

Personal:

I am currently 39 years old. I have a 11 year old girl, Norah, a 9 year old boy, Oliver, and a 6 year old girl, Myla, who are wonderful. I am a SPED Teacher at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. I also coach the cross country and track teams at Desert Hills High.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Type A (2) Lifetime Miles: 63.00
Nike Pegasus 35 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.75
Nike Pegasus 34 Lifetime Miles: 562.95
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral Lifetime Miles: 611.90
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral 2 Lifetime Miles: 308.95
Asics DS Trainer 24 Lifetime Miles: 77.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue Lifetime Miles: 336.05
Hoka Clifton 7 Black Lifetime Miles: 435.55
Hoka Carbon X Lifetime Miles: 263.50
New Balance Fresh Foam Trail Lifetime Miles: 97.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue (2) Lifetime Miles: 459.15
Hoka Clifton 7 - Gray Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Saucony Kinvara (new) Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 111.75
Brooks Launch 8 Lifetime Miles: 96.75
Total Distance
63.40
Nike Pegasus Miles: 13.60Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 36.70Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 13.10
Total Distance
6.10

Did a workout on the track with the girls today. 8x400m w/400m recovery. Solid workout for them.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 6.10
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Total Distance
7.50

Easy 7.5 mile run with the boys this afternoon out on the trails. Explored some new areas and found some good trail running. Decent run.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 7.50
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Total Distance
17.20

10.20 mile run this morning with Dave from Clyde's house. Need to complete the circle next week. Hopefully that happens. 

7 miles this afternoon. Did a warm up and then 5x1000m w/1:30 min. recovery and 4x200m w/200m recovery with the boys today. Good push for them early in the season. Cooled down with team as well.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 17.20
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles on the trails from the high school with some of the boys. Weather is absolutely perfect right now in the afternoon.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up, 2 mile tempo, and then 2 mile cool down. Solid workout for the team. 

Met Riley Cook, Scott Keate, and Ben Vanbeekum at the expo. Never met Riley or Scott before but they seem like really solid guys. Nice talking with them for a while.  

I will try and do some good tomorrow in the half marathon. I guess I will have to wait and see.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 6.00
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Race: St. George Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:13:34, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
20.60

I was out last week with the running guys and wives at Red Ginger (tasty food by the way) discussing upcoming race plans. I really haven't had any due to using graduate school as an excuse. I still think it is valid. The guys encouraged me to sign up for this half so I decided to hop in and see what would happen on not much training other than just putting in miles, a few workouts with the high school kids, weights, and core workouts. I really had no pressure going into this race.

I met up with Dave and did 5 miles of a warm up. It seemed a touch long but I felt like I needed to get in a solid warm up for the race. The plan was to go out and see if I could lock in at 5:35/mile. The course is honest and I run in almost everyday so I knew where I could push and where I needed to be a little more conservative.

I started out for the first two miles and was in the top 15 and just relaxed through the first couple miles. I could see people struggling early on so this gave me a boost of confidence. I hardly looked at my watch and just decided to pick people off. I caught up to one of the Howell boys and also ran with Bryant Jensen for a few miles up through about the half climbing into Bloomington Hills. They both took off like they got shot out of a cannon and I was standing still. Nice little hill to play with made for an enjoyable middle section of the race.

I felt really good through about mile 11 and I was catching up to the 7th place guy (Matt Poulsen) when I could hear someone behind me. I ran neck and neck with this guy for about a mile and then with about a half mile to go he accidentally clipped me and threw my rhythm off a little. No harm no foul but it threw me off a little bit. I dropped a touch but almost caught him at the end. 

1:13:34 for my time and 9th overall is very good considering what I have done the last forever it seems. I was pleased with my effort and was very happy I raced. It felt good to do it again.

2.5 mile cool down with Dave including a VRPB. This might be the race to get my b*tt moving again with the faster stuff. I need to do it. I know the weights and core workouts paid off today. I felt pretty strong throughout the race and I attribute it to doing this the last couple months.

Here I go! On to the next race. 

Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 13.10Nike Pegasus Miles: 7.50
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Total Distance
63.40
Nike Pegasus Miles: 13.60Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 36.70Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 13.10
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