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Location:

Orem,UT,

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k:

CJC 21:47

10k:

Payson Onion Days
9/08	47:13
9/09	47:09

(aided Spectrum 43:18)

Half Marathon:

Hobble Creek
8/08	1:41:50
8/09	1:39:01

Painters 1-17-09 - 1:39:49

Marathon:

1: 2005 Toronto 3:55
2: 2006 Marine Corp. 4:40 (ouch)
3: 2007 St George 3:46
4: 2009 St George 3:43

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy!

Would like to BQ - need to shave 23 minutes off PR.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

When I started running my wish that turned into a goal was to qualify for Boston. Just so I could say "I qualified for Boston."

AFTER BQ, I think I will do some Tri events. For sure some Half Ironman events, and see where that takes me.

Personal:

Married to Kelly (with a 'Y')

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Cumulus 11 (Aug 10) Lifetime Miles:						155.95

Sat, Sep 13, 2008

Running Miles	Swimming Yards	Bike Miles
18.00	0.00	0.00

This just about killed me. I really struggled getting this run done. Had some serious hard times. I was telling the guy I was running with that I had some serious mind problems with going up the section from Vivan Park up South Fork to the parking lot about 3 miles up. Just as we started up the first hill a big gust of tail wind came, and I chuckled and told Bill that it must be God telling me that I can do it.

I fell apart here and there, really struggled. Very hard 18 miles. The kind of hard that makes me question why I think I could go another 8.2.

2:45:08/9:11 pace

Details:

1    0:08:10
2    0:08:32
3    0:08:36
4    0:08:37
5    0:08:43
6    0:08:48
7    0:09:24
8    0:09:20
9    0:11:32
10    0:08:46
11    0:08:28
12    0:08:13
13    0:08:51
14    0:09:55
15    0:09:41
16    0:09:27
17    0:10:38
18    0:09:20

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

Comments

From marion on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 12:09:14

You ROCK Jon! Way to go! They say running is 90% mental :) Nice nice splits. You ran a really hard route! Once again, WAY TO GO!!!

From jona on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 12:45:26

Marion, Thanks for the boost of confidence. I kept telling myself that I had to finish, get the miles, its the mental challenge. In hind sight I can see I conquered. But I still have this doubt back there. Next Saturday will test me again. Funny about those splits. Its easy to see others work for what it is/was, the only thing I see is 11:32 and 10:38, and some 9:30+'s.

Thanks again for the confidence!!!

From marion on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 13:01:57

You know- the splits are good to have, but they can really mess with your mind. I love my gamin, BUT most of our training needs to be at a VERY conversational pace, reguardless of the "real" pace. Did you realize that TEN of those miles were in the 8's? Four of the 9's were less than 9:30. Did you run up and then down the canyon, or just up?

From jona` on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 13:55:03

I ran up, started at the mouth and went up. Then turned around and came back down.

I think some of the reason I felt so yucky is the time of day. We started about 1:30.

I hear what your saying, I'm thankful that you are keeping me in check with my bad attitude. :-) I need to concentrate more on the positives.

From marion on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 14:43:41

Holy CRUD Jon- OK, then this is even WORSE than I thought- did you even see your UPHILL splits? You were SMOKIN' fast! Jeez-louise! Pull your head out man- YOU ROCK!!!! :D Bravo Stars for you **** ********** ********* ******** ******** ******** ********** ********

(oh, and the time of day is a bit rough, but you're tough! :)

YOU DA MAN!!!!

From jona` on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 14:58:58

Your over the top Marion. :-)))))

I need to work on going out easier. I need to control myself. What am I thinking. :-)

Funny, I used to have a "wiener dog" by the name of Louise. She was fun. She chased those laser pointer dots like crazy. Very fun to watch.

From marion on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 15:25:25

Dogs are AWESOME!! We've always had golden retrievers. Cal, the dog, had to move out due to Mac's (my 4 year old), nigh unto death allergies. It was SO sad. Ford, my 7 year old, voted we get rid of Mac and keep Cal. We revoked his voting privileges at that point. Boy was that tough.

And, I think you SHOULD smoke it up mountain. That is REAL power! Way to be a billy goat. Did you even know you were part goat?

From jona on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 15:30:04

I had no idea I had any goat in me. That doesn't explain why I like steak and potatoes so much. I thought goats ate that green stuff.

That is sad when you have to re-home a dog.

From Kelli on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 17:32:23

Wow, great job Jon!! You are laways saying that Scott and I are fast, so now is the time to eat crow. Your avg pace is faster than ours was on our 18 and 20 miles runs AND you did way more uphill than we did. You rock and you do not even know it!! A long training run is supposed to be SLOWER---and that is right about where yours should be based on your 1/2 and 10k times (since they are similar to mine!) You need to be more POSITIVE!!!

Okay, now we have to get you a spot in St George. I am going to have Scott check on that at work tomorrow.

Did you take any Gu (or something like that)? I never did last year and I can see a HUGE difference this year. It really helps. Speaking of GU---they should ban it as it is far more of an aide than a stupid iPod is!!!

Have a great restful day!!! AND YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!

From jona on Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 00:35:54

Kelli and Marion, you two are just too nice.

Kelli, energy was a problem for me Sat. I wasn't sure when I would get out, I missed breakfast, and then as I got close to when I was thinking we would go I didn't want to get a lot of food, so I didn't eat. About 1/2 hour before I ate one of those snickers protein bar, and some beef jerky. I took two GU's with me, had one about mile 7, then the other at mile 15. Energy was seriously depleted. I'll make sure I'm better off this next week.

I'm totally with you on the iPod thing. I think it is stupid they consider iPod's an aid. They should outlaw watches too. I think they aid more than music. I mean where would the top runners that we know be without their watch to tell them splits? Ok, I'll let it go, not much I can do about it.

K & M, thank you for all your encouragement. I really appreciate your help on this mental friend!

From leslie on Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 15:49:47

you guys crack me up! Thanks for the entertainment!

From Kelli on Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 19:09:31

Glad to help your mental state anytime you need it!

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