Terry's Running Blog

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 09, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

All Time

2001 Provo River Half 1:18:25

2000 St. George Marathon 2:46:53

45-49 AD

2012 5K - Sandy July 4th 18:33

2011 10K - Des News 36:12,

2011 Provo River Half 1:22:10

2010 UVM 2:58:42

50-54 AD

2015 Scandinavian 10K 42:52, 2015 SLC Haunted 1/2 1:26:14, 2015 SGM 3:06:56

Other

I've run 30 marathons.

Ran Boston in 2003

Short-Term Running Goals:

5/25/19 - Scandinavian Days 5K - 20:01

6/8/19 - CornerCanyon Half

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run to stay healthy and happy.

Personal:

Married to a beautiful woman. We have 5 great kids.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	252.35

Fri, Aug 31, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Morning run, cloudy, temp. 73'

My body told me that it needed an easy day today. My first 3 miles that are slightly down hill I did in about 8:05 miles which was about right to get my body rested back up. But the thought of getting over 8 minute mile average started bugging me so I had to pick up the pace. 8 is not a bad number. I'm sure 7 wouldn't be offended if my mile average started with an 8. I'll have to think about this some more so I can justify 8 minute average miles on my slow days.

Time 47:10, Mile avg. - 7:52

Comments

From Tom on Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 10:17:49

Terry doing 8's for you is about like doing 9's for me. Usually my easy pace averages around 8:30 but some days (like today) for me something over 9 feels right, especially if I'm running alone. In fact today I may have averaged closer to 9:30, my legs were just worn out and needed a break.

So with that in mind I guess I better give you my blessing for 'occasionally' running 8+ pace. I'm pretty sure Sasha has no problem with it either based on past comments.

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 10:43:44

I often run a good portion of my mileage at slower than 8 pace. Usually because there is somebody with me that cannot or should not go faster at that time. But I am not in a hurry to drop them. Easy run should be easy, see the top list of training mistakes at the link above.

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