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Midway Swiss Days 10k

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2008
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Location:

Heber City,UT,

Member Since:

Apr 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2008 Hobble Creek Half Marathon: 1:41:49
2008 Swiss Days 10K: 45:32
2008 Charleston 5k: 22:06

Short-Term Running Goals:

2009: Kick the Army Team's butt on "Ragnar"  (again!) 
2009: Run a sub-20 minute 5k

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be one of those 75 year guys that runs a sub 8:00 pace half marathon

Would like to do a marathon and possibly qualify for Boston...  Though I haven't found the desire to actually attempt a marathon yet.  I see too many people getting injured during training...  Kind of leaves me wondering what the point is.

Personal:

Married. 36 years old.  I ran cross country in high school and pretty much hated every minute of it.  After high school I didn't run again for 17 years.  Somehow I got talked into running the Wasatch Back Relay in 2007 and found that this time around with the right shoes and socks I actually like running.  I haven't stopped running since.
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Sat, Aug 30, 2008
Race: Midway Swiss Days 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:45:32, Place overall: 36, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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This is a tough course, but it was a great race.  It was sponsored by the Midway Running Club, and since I'm a member I also liked the entry fee:  free! (Of course, I had to volunteer to do registration, which was fun anyway).   The race director, Mark Nelson, is a great guy.  I've run with him this summer and enjoyed getting to know him.

The first two miles were freezing cold (what happened to summer?), but I felt great.  I felt strong the entire race, even though the first three miles were all uphill.  My only mistake was starting to kick a little too far from the finish line.  A couple of people passed me in the last 50 feet.

Anyway, I have a new 10k PR!  I beat last year's time by about 2 minutes.

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Comments
From Kelli on Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 15:39:45

GREAT JOB!! The cold weather is not so bad, then we do not have to get up at 4 am to run!

From Kelli on Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 15:57:40 from 71.219.75.10

I guess you have been AWOL on the blog for a while! It was great to meet you at Ragnar---at least it was a face I could pick out with your part of the team. you guys did GREAT!

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