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Utah Alumni 5K

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Sep 14, 2008

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Local Elite

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52 marathons, Overall winner 15 times, PR 2:20:25 at St. George 2013, Kona Ironman 2002, Zero DNF

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Sat, Oct 10, 2015

Race: Utah Alumni 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:16:50, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.50	3.11	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.61

I couldn't miss this race, even though I ran STG last weekend, because it is one of my favorite 5Ks. Plus the race starter said we were responsible for channeling our energy to tonight's big game. The race turned out to be about as slow and painful as expected but at least I didn't injure myself; my hamstring was super sore all week.

My splits were 5:15,5:06,5:41 whereas last year I ran the race a week before STG in 5:04,4:55,5:28. I lost to a kid who might have been 16 years old and probably about 8 inches shorter than me. He ran tough and even on a good day I am not sure I would have won. Amiee ran well and ended up on the podium (3rd overall), Nicolai was 3rd overall in the Kids K despite taking a spill at the start and Josh was 2nd in his age group.

New Balance 1400v2 Miles: 6.50

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 18:10:15 from 24.10.247.181

So being a Utah alumni is not a requirement?

From XCAnimal on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 18:16:10 from 108.21.93.177

good thing that you did not injure yourself. Why is being in a Utah alumni race not a requirement?

From Fritz on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 18:18:36 from 98.202.9.237

Apparently not or else nobody pre college age could run and the winner would have been disqualified :) Of course they want as many entrants and as much money as they can get. The entry fees go to scholarships.

From allie on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 19:03:53 from 24.99.46.55

5k-after-a-marathon -- that usually feels pretty bad. :) nice race though. i'm glad you didn't injure yourself and i hope your energy channeling works.

PS - belated congrats on another great performance at st. george.

From Ben VanBeekum on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 19:38:56 from 73.52.147.143

Shouldn't have tapered for the 5K. You seem to run better off of high mileage.

From Fritz on Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 23:15:09 from 98.202.9.237

Thanks Allie and Ben. The energy channeling is doing...ok thus far (30-24 with 12 mins left).

PS happy belated birthday and good luck in your painfully race on Monday. Interesting Columbus Day fact that I just learned. Berkeley, CA replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day in 1992.

From XCAnimal on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 18:01:09 from 75.194.55.54

interesting

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