WildBull

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Location:

st george,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Feb 08, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St.George 05 first marathon. 3.00 hrs. 2010 in 3:02, 2012 in 3:00 Ran Boston 3 X , PR half 1:22 in 08. 10 k 35.28 min PR 5 k 18 min:

Short-Term Running Goals:

Utah Summer games 10 k

Drop 13

Enterprise 10 K

Cottonwood Marathon

Run every day. Work on flexibility,

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and stay healthy

Personal:

53 years old. Been Sruggling with a Knee injury. Trying to get back into running shape after 8 months of weight gain.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Kinvara 7 Lifetime Miles:						124.00
Launch 3 Lifetime Miles:						220.30

Sat, Oct 07, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
27.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	27.00

Ran with a few friends and the company of 4,600 runners. People were screaming at me and trying to make me drink out of some cups. Occasionally I ran into some person who had a stick of Vaseline. I wonder what they wanted me to do with that? The first few miles were interesting. Someone biffed it right next to me and got trampled. Around mile 4 I ran over several road kills. Spots of blood and bone. I thought to my self. "Poor Clyde and Dustin, may they rest in piece." I was moving nice and felt good until Veyo hill. Then my right calf told me that I was a pain to carry, and it wanted to quit. The moon looked cool. Big and bright. I did not get my goal time, But there will be other marathons. I had a good time. I was glad to find Clyde and Dustin alive and well at the finish line.

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

Comments

From Dustin Ence on Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 17:28:50

Enjoyed the humor of your post Bill. Sorry the calf injury was still bothering you Saturday, but like you said there will be other marathons. Just ease back into things and be cautious of causing any of further injuries. I'm thinking as part of my training through the winter I might start lifting a little and doing some more things to get stronger, especially through my core area.

From steve on Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 21:14:22

Sweet blog!

So Bill, what are you and I going to do to redeem our souls from post 3 hour hell? We are so freakin close it's driving me crazy!

I hope your calves are doing better.

From Dave Holt on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 11:05:24

Bill, I've had a few of those types of races myself. Great attitude to come out of it. Isn't it all about TRYING to have some fun?!

From Superfly on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 11:28:53

I think the Wild Bull should drink Red Bull on race day. It gives you wings!

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 22:16:34

Bill - you've put in some good training in the last two months. Unfortunately, you have not yet had the time to let it sink in. It takes a while. Run easy for a couple of weeks, then continue your regular training routine and run the Valley of Fire. You should do quite a bit better. And since your calves have been giving you problems in the past, stretch and massage them regularly as a prevention measure.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 22:25:51

One more thought - I entered your Hobblecreek in the predictor and it produced almost exactly the time you ran in St. George. Granted that both races were apparently hampered by non-endurance issues, so we should take the numbers with a grain of salt, still it would make sense to say that what holds your marathon back is your anaerobic threshhold speed (roughly, the fastest pace you can hold for an hour).

To fix - measure out a 3 mile stretch of road, flat or slightly downhill, and run it twice a week at 6:15 pace (flat) or faster if downhill. Maybe bring Clyde along, as well as other members of the club - two setting the pace upfront, and two swinging whips behind in case you start falling back.

When you get used to this, do that stretch twice in one workout. Make sure it is always the same stretch so you can monitor your progress.

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