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Location:

Salem,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 Ogden Marathon 4:19:33.

2006 St. George 4:05:31

2007 Riverwoods 1/2 Marathon 1:34:47

2007 Speedy Spaniard 10K 43:20

2007 Riverwoods 10 mile race 1:12:38

2008 St George Marathon 3:43:37 

2012 Spectrum 10K 43:54

2012 St. George Marathon 3:42:17 PR!

2014 St George Half  Marathon 1:40:34 C/PR

2019 American Fork Half Run Against Cancer 1:40:31 C/PR

2019 Nebo Half Marathon 1:38:09 2nd in my Age group 55-59.C/PR

Short-Term Running Goals:

 2024:

I'd like to just run more overall. 

Be more consistent.

Work on Speed.

Cross Train.

Run More races.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and keep running until I'm really old, and maybe get a Boston Qualify.

Personal:

I am Married and my wife Cindie and I have 5 kids. I am an insurance agent and have been for over 30 years.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 25.81 Year: 344.23
Kayano 29 Red/Blue Lifetime Miles: 136.15
Nimbus 25 Blue MS Lifetime Miles: 199.18
Nimbus 25 Blue New Lifetime Miles: 102.00
Nimbus 26 Dark Blue Lifetime Miles: 86.98
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.550.000.000.002.007.55

Late afternoon run as I was lazy and didn't get out the door this morning, I wanted to do some hills so I ran the woodland hills mailbox route but I went easy on the downhill, I didn't want to over do it. My quads right now feel awesome as they didn't burn at all on the way up, usually they are burning big time. My calf's are still feeling it, very week and stiff, but I'll take what I can get, I was very pleased with this run. Average pace was 9:05, usually my average for this route is sub 8:30 but I went real easy on the downhill so hence the slower average, total time was 50:18 with my HR average at 148. My HR monitor is a little wacky, at the start of my run it was saying 175 which is way off so I think that it is a little in-accurate... Maybe I need a new battery or a new one all together;) After the run I ran 20 minutes on the elliptical at an easy pace and then I finished up with some upper body weight training and some push-ups. I wish I could figure what is going on with my calf's they will just not loosen up. Any advice out there in blogger land?  Feel free to share your thoughts.

see ya tomorrow.

Kayano 16 Red Miles: 7.55
Comments
From Tom on Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 10:53:52 from 137.65.56.16

Clay sometimes my HR monitor does that same thing early in the run. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the contacts being a little too dry until you work up a sweat. So it's getting confused and counting your foot strikes instead of HR.

On the calf thing I'm not sure. Are you wearing compression socks or anything like that. They're supposed to help but I've actually found for me they seem to make it worse and I do better without them. Also maybe just stretching the calf out good before the run and a few times during the day. Maybe some good deep massage to work out the kinks. Always tricky to find the magic formula. Good luck.

From Brent on Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 21:22:33 from 76.8.201.223

Rambo, nice to see you getting in good runs. Keep up the good work. Not sure about the calf thing, deep massage has worked for me in the past.

Stay Kool, b of BS Rools out

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