Hangin' Loose

St George marathon

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Location:

West Jordan,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Jun 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Started running Dec of 06

5k 20:00 Utah Human Race(08)

10k ~~41:09 Spectrum 10k (10)~~ 40:31 DesNews 10k(10)

1/2 mary 1:30:36 Bryce Canyon Half(09)

Full 3:33:58 St George (09)

Finishing the Grand Slam 08 and 10

Finished my first sprint tri 1:23:30 (10)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2011 races...

May- Ogden half (no goals)

Oct- SGM

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run Boston and do a Triathalon(did a tri)

Do a half Ironman and then a full

Personal:

Married to MrsFit:) and trying to keep up with her. And have 3 girls.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Avi-Bolt 2 Lifetime Miles:						93.80
Foundation 8e Lifetime Miles:						316.95
Foundation 9a Lifetime Miles:						398.13
Foundation 10a Lifetime Miles:						125.53

Sat, Oct 04, 2008

Race: St George marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:35:13

Running Miles	Swimming Yards	Bike Miles
26.20	0.00	0.00

Well I wasnt able to hit my goal of BQing at this one. Had to make 2 pit stops at mile 6 and again at 12. Losing about 5-7 mins time. So I just tried to make the best of it without cramping till the end. And so Splits were good till the PoP visit and fought off some mean deamons as my time slipped away. I am happy though that I was able to run the grand slam and finish it. I had my doubts. But as for next yr I hope to get into SG without having to run it. And being better prepared for it. Now I can start working on getting recovered and ready to do build up more milage and get some speedwork in. And such.. Sorry not much of a report right now. Maybe next time will be the race.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00

Comments

From Tom on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 09:51:44

Hey I think we all struggled mightily out there today. Good job making the best of a super tough situation. We'll get it next time.

From Teena on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 10:02:55

Mark -- you know that I think you are 110% awesome. You are so good at adjusting to whatever is thrown out you. I just think that you are amazing!!!

From RivertonPaul on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:56:48

Good race. I missed Boston qualifying my first SGM, but hit it the next year. Keep at it, you are very close!

From Andy on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:58:34

You've made great strides this year and should see even more improvement next year. Keep running solid mileage through the winter and you will get your BQ next year. Glad to see that the cramps weren't an issue again.

From JeffC on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:27:56

Great race man! Sorry we didn't get to run much of it together. We will get that BQ eventually.

From Cal on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:01:03

Mark, that's too bad about the pit stops. Keep working at it, you'll do even better next year.

From Dave S on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 14:17:45

Nice job completing the slam. Keep up the work and that BQ will be coming.

From JD on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 14:29:08

Nice going! I wasn't there, but from all the race reports it sounds like you could've run 5 or 6 minutes faster under better weather conditions. Great grand slam performance. It's a good sign that you're already looking forward to more training.

From Mike Warren on Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 01:10:47

Mark, sorry for the long delay in commenting. Hey, very impressed with your time. The weather was just a beast. You still looked very fresh when I saw you. Thanks for shouting out to me. Also, thanks for all your comments and encouragment.

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