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

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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

Tue, May 20, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.00	3.50	0.00	1.50	6.00

Morning run, temp 60'

My idea of todays workout was to get my legs ready to go fast for this weekends 5K down in Ephraim. I was planning on doing 8 * 400 with a 400 rest inbetween with the total workout under 7 min. miles. Hoping to do the 400's around 75 seconds. I ended up doing 6 * 400. I need to work up to more 400's. Results -first one in 80, next three slightly down hill 79, 75, 74, last two flat 81, 79.

It felt like the 400's workout would get me in better 5K shape than doing the 3 mile tempo runs I've been doing lately.

Time 41:18, Mile avg. - 6:54

Comments

From Kim on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:04:58

You and Tom are both gearing up for the big Scandinavian 5K this weekend! I might have to bag this race just so I can be at the finish line and watch you two come in.

From Terry on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:15:56

Kim, you need to run to show Ephraim how much you've improved. Plus, Dallas needs someone to pace him.

From Kim on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:20:34

Dallas, (or Sallad, as we like to call him), will probably whoop me! What is his plan for the race?

From Tom on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 14:23:41

Terry, Terry, Terry..(putting on coach Tom hat now)...what's with this planning on 8 reps and only doing 6? If I'm remembering past tongue-lashings from Coach Terry correctly I feel obligated to accuse you of wimping out on this workout by stopping at 6. I think you could/should have sucked it up, maybe even slowed down a hair and got in 2 more.

(Putting on friend Tom hat now)

These are pretty darn speedy Terry, now I feel wimpy about my shorter intervals at slower pace I did last week (but at least I DID do 8!! and they felt pretty easy!). BTW how long (time-wise) were your rests? Did you jog them or do any walking?

Just trying to gauge where you might be at pace-wise come Saturday. I'm hoping to closely tail you and be a pain-in-the-behind for at least some of the race, but if you're going to go out at sub-5:30 pace or something I'll have to just say SEE YA!

From Terry on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 16:09:20

Sallad could run a sub 25 if he wakes up on the right side of the bed. His attitude is inconsistant and really effects his running.

Tom, I was hoping I could slip the 6 instead of 8 400's past you. I wimped out. My excuse that my legs were getting tired probably doesn't work well. Anyway, I set Garmin to beep every quarter mile so I would run a quarter and jog a quarter which I did for 6 reps. The quarter jogs got a little slower each rep.

I wish I could run 5:30's but I'm hoping I can get sub 6:00's by a few seconds.

From Cal on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 16:26:32

Hey Terry,

Did you ever figure out what happened with your Garmin battery? Mine has been acting up lately. It died shortly after the marathon with less than 6 hours of usage. Now I'm having trouble getting it to charge up at all.

From Terry on Tue, May 20, 2008 at 18:24:26

Twice I had fully charged my Garmin and when I went to use it a day or two later the battery was dead and I know I turned it off. It has worked for the last week or two just fine. I don't know what to make of it. But I hope it doesn't show low battery right before a race.

From Kim on Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:20:51

Hey Terry, Tell Sallad to wake up on the right side of the bed Saturday and him and I can help pull each other to a 24:45 5K. Do you think he would he run with me?

From Terry on Wed, May 21, 2008 at 15:36:06

I'll try to put it in his head that he should run with you because you'll provide a better pace then he would. His best 5K is 25:17.

From Tom on Wed, May 21, 2008 at 15:45:46

Hey Terry I have a question for you.

Compared to your typical mostly flat 5K run in SLC or Utah county (4500 ft elevation?), how much do you think the course/hills and elevation (5500 ft?) of the Scandinavian Day 5K in Ephraim affects your pace? Should I expect to be any more than around 5s slower per mile down there?

Trying to decide if I should be able to do "sub 6:00's by a few seconds" or not :)

Actually I think no matter what you say I'll still give it a shot. I still haven't achieved the goal of throwingup in a 5K yet.

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