Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

April 2010

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Location:

Tooele & Ivins,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 20-year Club (completed 26)

Boston Marathon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 (+DNF 2011)

Running for 39 years, logged 58,000 miles since 1982. 38 marathons.

Old Man PR's:

5K = 19:58 - July 4th Freedom Run 7/4/08

6K = 26:38 - Cold Turkey Rrrun, 11/23/06

10K = 43:00 - Deseret News, 7/24/08

1/2 Marathon = 1:32:54 - Hobble Creek, 8/23/08

Marathon = 3:23:13 - St. George, 10/4/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Best: 3:35:07, 4/21/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Worst:  DNF, 4/18/11 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for another 20 years.

Personal:

Married for 44 years to a wonderful and supportive wife. She's run 2 marathons herself in our earlier years so that helps.  4 boys, all married, and 10 grandchildren.  2 sons are runners. I celebrated 39 years of running madness, insanity, or at least OCD, on August 23rd, 2021. 

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Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 22.50
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Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
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Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
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Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 212.50Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 26.00
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5.504.5010.00

5 miles TM at 8:35 ave. pace at 6:45 a.m.  9:30-8:30 on slight incline for 2.5 miles, then 8:30 increasing to 7:30 for 2.5 flat miles.  13+" of snow last night and still snowing.  That's no April fools joke.  We got major lake effect out here in the Tooele foothills!

5 miles at 6:00 p.m.  43:30 moderate effort, 8:42 ave pace.  Last two in 7:57 and 7:50 to finish.  SR 36 and Skyline up into Elk Ridge and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops.  The snow is melting and the roads mostly dry.  Half way through the run it starts snowing again.  It's really coming down again at 7:00 p.m.  

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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18.5 miles.  Had the day off and decided to do my long run today to avoid tomorrow's incoming storm.  (As if I can believe anything those weather dudes say.)  10:20 a.m.  Beautiful, clear and sunny morning.  A bit chilly at first but warmed to the high 40's by the end.  18.5 in 2:38:21, 8:33 ave. pace.  Slowest mile on the Smelter hill in 9:24.  Fastest mile at mile 11 in 8:00.  Ran the Smleter Road hills to mile 6 and back then down Droubay Rd. through Erda to the north end of Stansbury.  Felt pretty good.  Didn't really push it much.  Registered for St. George today.  Cost is up this year to $85.  $70 for my discounted registration.  Hotel is also confirmed.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 18.50
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6 miles in 53:17, very easy run.  8:53 average pace.  Noon run to mouth of Middle Canyon and back via Jr. High.  Weather guys said it was supposed to rain and snow overnight into this morning, but it's just been cloudy.  I'm still glad I ran my long run yesterday, it was really a nice clear and sunny morning.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 6.00
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5 miles at 5:05 a.m.  Very easy, muddy at the gate.  37 degrees.  Standard Skyline Route.

5 miles at 6:15 p.m.  Fairly easy in 44:58.  Bagged the tempo run due to wet, stinging snow coming down after the first 1/2 mile.  Got worse throughout.  Skyline, Broadway, 7th to Utah Avenue, zig-zagged home via the Jr. High School route.  Winter is back tonight.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles very slow on some icy spots.  5:05 a.m.  32 degrees.  Skyline to gate and back plus loop to the west.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles to gate at end of Skyline and back via Upland Drive route in 46:41, easy pace at 5:10 a.m.  Colder this morning at about 32 degrees.  Cold breeze from the canyons going out.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles easy at 5:05 a.m.  Even colder at 30 degrees, but supposed to warm up nicely today to 60.  We'll see.  I have an evening 7 miler, so I hope that's the case.  I'm sick of winter.

7 miles moderate to tempo pace.  6:10 p.m.  58:11, 8:18 ave. pace.  Cemetery and Broadway route to Vine and up Middle Canyon 1/2 mile down to Smelter Road and zig-zagged through town back home.  Very nice evening.  59 degrees, sunny and clear.  Long sleeves way too warm tonight.  Felt good most of the run.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 12.00
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5 mile easy recovery run at 5:10 a.m.  Standard Skyline route to gate and back plus loop to the west.  A bit tired this morning.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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7:30 a.m. run.  35-45 degrees.  Mostly sunny.  Up the Smelter Road hills to gate past mile 6 and then back down and thru Erda to the north end of Stansbury.  10 with Tina on her 13 mile run.   A good run.  5 minutes faster than last week for the same route.  Tina pushes the downhills pretty good.  Slowest mile: 9:39 on steepest Smelter Rd. hill.  Fastest:  Consecutive 7:13, 7:16, and 7:14 at miles 10-12 into Erda.  Average pace:  8:17.  A local bike race event was going on along the course on Smelter Road.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 18.00
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5 slow miles in the wind at 5:05 a.m.  How can the wind blow in both directions going out and coming back?  It was warm, prior to the predicted incoming storms.

6 TM miles.  Rain and windy out tonight.  6:10 p.m.  52:08.  9:30 to 9:00 with 1.5% incline for first half.  8:30 pace starting second 1/2 of run increasing gradually down to 7:15 pace with 1% incline.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 easy miles in light rain/snow.  5:10 a.m. 37 degrees.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles quite slow this morning.  34 degrees.  5:05 a.m.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles at 5:05 a.m.  45 degrees.  Easy run up Skyline to the gate and back plus loop to the west.  Felt good.

9 miles in 1:18:13 or 8:41 averge pace.  Fairly easy to moderate effort.  at 6:15 p.m.  63 degrees.  Very nice running temperature.  Skyline, Broadway, Vine, up Middle Canyon 1 mile and back down.  Smelter Road up 1 mile and zig-zagged through town back home.  14 total miles today.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 14.00
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5 miles very easy.  5:10 a.m.  Nearly 50 degrees.  Legs a bit tight from last night.  Long one scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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20 mile run in 2:51:20, 8:34 average pace.  8:00 a.m. on the Smelter Road hills to turn-around point at 5 mile flat, back down through Erda on Droubay Road and up over the knoll on the gravel road down through Lakepoint along the old Lincoln Highway and frontage road to the Truck Stop.  Got there just in time for Sharon to pick me up.  Felt good about my first 20 miler and 60 mile week for this year.  A very nice day.  Nearly 60 degrees starting out and bit too warm finishing up. Fastest mile was 7:44, slowest 9:29 on the big hill.  Fairly easy effort most of the run.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 20.00
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11 mile run starting out at 5:10 a.m. with Elaine for 5 very easy on Skyline to gate and back.  Then another 6 miles along Vine and up Middle Canyon a mile and back home.  A nice morning and a day off from work.  

Watched the Boston Marathon coverage on Universal Sports.  Channel 5-2 (KSL) opted to lop off the first 1/2 hour and not show the Elite Women's start just to show a stupid info-mercial.  I couldn't believe it!  Tracked a few bloggers and other runners on the  B.A.A. site.  Everyone I knew of did very well.  Looked to be an almost perfect day.   A new course record at Boston in 2:05:52 (Wow!) by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (not to be confused with 4x winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, almost the same name, but a different dude).  Both the Men's Wheelchair and the Women's Marathon went right down to the wire!  The women always have a more exciting race.  Ryan Hall was 4th in 2:08:47 and Meb Keflezighi 5th, in 2:09:26, both of the U.S.A.  2 of the top 5 and 3 of the top 10 were Americans.  Rohatinsky must have dropped out past half way.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 11.00
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5 easy miles this morning at 5:10 a.m..  55 degrees.  Warm before the storm.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles at 5:05 a.m. in 46:20.  Warm at 55 degrees starting out. Driving rain hit at mile 3 coming home.  Decent easy run.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles at 5:10 a.m.  Some rain, but mostly muddy from yesterday's rain up towards the gate.  45 degrees.  Easy run.  2nd run scheduled for tonight.

9 miles at 6:05 p.m.  1:17:16, 8:34 average pace.  Sunny but cool.  55 degrees with some breeze.  Long sleeves and shorts.  Struggled a bit the second half.  Smelter Road hills out and back.  A few runners out tonight.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 9.00
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5 miles before the rain at 5:10 a.m.  Easy run to Grimm's Gate and back on Skyline plus loop to west and home.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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16.903.1020.00

20 miles this morning.  Starting with at 5K Fun Run for the Special Olympics fundraiser in 22:22, a 7:13 average pace.  Splits were:7:38, 6:58, and 6:42.  5th place overall of 100+ runners.  Then I headed up Smelter Road and turned around at 6.5 miles.  Then back down Droubay Road through Erda into Lakepoint.  Headed to Stansbury along the road above Adobe Rock and finished at the Benson Mill church.  Ran a pretty easy pace, but still struggled some the last 2 or 3 miles.  2:53:31 total time, including the 5K.  Nice day, a bit chilly waiting for the race to begin.  Long sleeves were too much for the last 5 or 6 miles.  A good effort overall.  Second consecutive 60 mile week.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 20.00
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5 miles at 5:10 a.m.  45 degrees.  Easy recovery run.  Felt a bit beat up after Saturday's run, but okay this morning.  6 more tonight.

6.35 miles tonight at 6:10 a.m. mostly on trail up towards the dam and behind Little Mountain and east of the water tank.  Dropped down to Skyline and up to the gate and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops finishing along S.R. 36 and home.  60 degrees.  Easy running picking up final mile to 8:05. A bit tired tonight.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 6.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 mile slow recovery run.  5:10 a.m.   Standard Skyline route.  50 degrees.  Last warm day for week........so they say. 

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 easy miles at 5:10 a.m.  Got back just before it started to rain and snow.  Caught a break between the wind last night and the percipitation this morning.  That seldom happens.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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14 miles this morning at 5:10 a.m.  Glad I got it in ahead of the incoming storm.  Easy to fairly easy effort for entire run.  Skyline out and back and then up Middle Canyon 1 mile and back to Droubay dropping down to Smelter Road and up a bit.  Headed home via the high school and Coleman St.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 14.00
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5:10 a.m. in the snow and rain.   4.5 miles, avoiding the mud bog at the end of Skyline.  Easy run in preparation for final 20 miler tomorrow.  Hope the weather is better for that.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 212.50Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 26.00
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