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KD Foundation Diabetes Fun Run

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Location:

Mapleton,UT,

Member Since:

Feb 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

(14) - Half Marathons & (1) - Full Marathon

2010 Utah Valley Marathon (3:39:40) - Only Full to Date

2010 Salt Lake City Half  (1:37) - PR 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Progression!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy, enjoy life & always keep progressing.

Personal:

Happily Married with 3 great kids.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 93.35
Brooks Launch (Reds) Lifetime Miles: 492.13
Mizuno Wave Lifetime Miles: 515.14
Brooks Launch (Blacks) Lifetime Miles: 738.96
Asic Attacks (Trail Shoes) Lifetime Miles: 224.31
Saucony Ride 4 Lifetime Miles: 436.84
Saucony Perigrine (Trail Shoes) Lifetime Miles: 74.20
Race: KD Foundation Diabetes Fun Run (4.5 Miles) 00:32:05, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.001.504.500.006.00

I was signed up for the Provo City Half today but decided to visit family in Rock Springs, WY over the weekend instead so when I got here yesterday I looked for a race.  I found out about this fun run last night and believed it was a 5k.  There were about 150 participants and many of them walked, so not a lot of competition as it was more a fundraiser then a race.  When I got to the start I was told it was 4 - 5 miles to the finish, no one really knew for sure.  I don't believe that anyone had even really clocked it off, I was then handed a pink piece of paper with the street names of where to turn on the course.  This was very easy instructions for the locals of Rock Springs but for an out of towner, the directions made very little sense to me.  I memorized the street names of the first few turns and which way I needed to turn (left or right).  I decided that I was going to push for a PR for a 5k because I don't really have one and I will just cruise after that until I hit the finish somewhere between 4 & 5 miles.  I left the group early on and was alone.  I hit the 3.1 mile mark on my Garmin in 21:09 I then back off a little and cruised to the finish at 4.5 miles in 32:05.  I beat the second place guy by a few minutes.  This was not really an official race with a large clock and finish but it was a good time and it is most likely the only time in my whole life that I will be able to say I took first place overall in a foot race.

Brooks Launch (Reds) Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 177.00Calories: 760.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, May 01, 2010 at 22:08:17 from 98.177.220.145

Cool. Way to go. I hope the locals weren't upset at the 'out of towner.' :)

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