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Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon

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Location:

Washington,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 03, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2:41:20 St George Marathon (2015)

1:14:38 Snow Canyon 1/2 (2010)

34:49 Spectrum 10k (2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:3x Marathon, 1:12 Half and shave a few min off the 10k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

 Keep enjoying running and improving.

 

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Hitogami 2b Lifetime Miles: 159.70
Hitogami 3 Lifetime Miles: 57.43
Launch3 A Lifetime Miles: 460.69
Launch4 Blue Lifetime Miles: 462.42
Launch4 Red Lifetime Miles: 458.75
Launch4 Blue#2 Lifetime Miles: 387.85
Adidas Boston Lifetime Miles: 59.53
Launch4 Black Lifetime Miles: 192.64
Sense Pro 2 Lifetime Miles: 21.00
Race: Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon (13.2 Miles) 01:23:26, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
14.500.000.00

I wasnt quite sure how this race was going to pan out. I woke up yesterday and could tell i was coming down something. Took a big afternoon nap and just hoped that I didnt feel to crapy on race day. Woke up feeling ok but not 100% and just figured what the heck we'll see what happens. Ran a little over a mile warm up and had some troubling tightness in the right hip that made me nervous.

1 - 5:22 Hip was really feeling weird and I thought I might have to just back off.

2 - 5:37 Hip pain was gone and I was just trying to let the downhill take me

3 - 6:16 Not quite as steep a downhill here. Slowed to a more realistic pace.

4 - 6:55 Starting up the slight incline of west canyon. To much slow down.

5 - 6:47 I dont think it was any steeper throught here I just dropped the ball

6 - 6:14 Coming back down the canyon I was able to get back to a decent pace.

7 - 6:46 A bit of up hill here that slowed me up once again. Got a horid cramp in my right side. Havent had one of those for years. That made it a little hard to concentrate on running.

8 - 6:18 The cramp had worked itself out by this time and I was able to get back to a more reasonable pace on the downhill coming out of Snow Canyon.

9 - 6:29 Trying to get the juice up to pass the two guys in front of me.

10- 6:39 I was able to pass both guys in here and was feeling pretty good.

11 - 6:49 Slowed on the up hill in this section. Got a little nervous at one point cause I couldnt see anyone in front of me and didnt know if I was going the right way. Looked back and saw a few guys and hoped I wasnt leading them a stray.

12 - 6:35 I could see Dustin up ahead of me and tried to pick it up to see if I could catch him.

13 - 6:32 Caught Dustin and kept trying to push through to the end. Thought I was going faster that this but oh well.

Over all I feel good about this run. I didnt pr but was right at the same time as the last 2 halfs. I really wanted to get a sub 1:20 but that didnt work out. I need to work on getting my times to be a bit more consistant. I guess thats where being more consistant in training comes in to play.

Cumulus Gold Miles: 14.50
Comments
From superfly on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 16:44:37

Good job even being able to race since STGM. You looked good coming in. Keep up the good work.

From Steve Hooper on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 22:18:20

Hey Jame, once again the weekly runs are paying off. Keep it up!

From wildbull on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 01:10:02

james having the time you had today tells alot. it shows that your still in great shape. I think 120.00 is very close. Painters could be your race.

From dave holt on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 12:41:33

Way to go James. Even feeling a bit sick.

From Michelle N. on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 12:45:42

Great work! I am from SLC and had no idea what to expect on this course. It was a tough one but fun.

From Dustin on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 13:25:46

Great job on the race, I wish I would have had a little more in the tank the last mile and could have gone with you. By that point I was pretty beat up. My legs are really sore today.

From Chris on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 15:31:44

Man - a whole week of no posts?? Have you quit running already - I guess no time for this now working there huh? Get back to posting!!!

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