Cheston's Running Blog

Spectrum 10k

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Member Since:

Oct 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

-Distance running as of 2001 -11 total marathons -Boston Marathon (2006) -10k PR 33:55 -1/2 marathon PR 1:16:57 -Marathon PR (2006 St. George 2:45:09) -5k PR (Don't know, hate the distance)

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Compete in the Utah Half Triathlon!!

Did it, what a great challenge!!

Ramp up my weekly mileage.

PR at the St. George Marathon in 2009. Didn't make the Lottery. Doing the Top Of Utah instead. It's a 4:30 minute tougher race. I Still hope to PR!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Be a life time runner for the love of running. Mix it up. Try something new. Do a full Iron Man.

Personal:

Married for 11 years!! I have 3 daughters. My wife runs marathons as well. I'm a park ranger.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Franctic Lifetime Miles:						170.00

Sat, Mar 24, 2007

Race: Spectrum 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:36:04, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 4

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
1.00	0.00	6.20	0.00	0.00	7.20

Didn't really know what to expect going into yesterday's race. I hadn't ran the course since 2001 and I've been slacking for a few weeks. I wasn't really sure about my fitness, but I surprised myself. I ended up running well and placing well.

I'm not sure how many runners there were, probably over 300. I ended up placing 5th over all. I'm a little disappointed I didn't push it a little bit more. 3rd place and 5th over all was seperated by about 9 seconds. I ended up getting 4th in my age as well, with a little extra effort I might have been able to grab 2nd in age.

At least I know my fitness level and what I need to work on. I was overall happy with my performance a 36:04 average of 5:48 per mile for 6.2 miles. I surprised myself a little at how I seemed to hold a much faster pace then what I've been training at. I run a lot of hill and at elevation, so I'm sure the faster pace in St. George had something to do with that.

Comments

From Brent on Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 14:08:02

Sounds like a great effort for a tough race, if and buts, candy and nuts, you will get them next time. 5:48 pace sounds great to me.

B of BS Rools out.

From Dustin Ence on Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 22:55:56

Good Job on the race. Like you said our age divison is pretty hard. I remember last year at the Enterprise 10K I took 6th overall and 4th in the age division. Usually I place 1 or 2 places behind the cut off of to win anything, yesterday was a rare finish for me. My schedule is pretty busy this week, I'm teaching a night school from 3:30 to 6:30, but I know some people do some speedwork on Tuesday nights at 7:15 pm at Snow Canyon High School and we meet on Thursdays at 6:15 pm at the St.George Running Center as a club, also Saturday mornings at 7:00 am at the Dixie Center. www.stgeorgerunningclub.com, this site has a little more information.

From Bill on Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 09:34:22

Great Race Cheston. It was nice to meet you. That is a great time for this early in the year.

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