Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

May 2012

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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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Saucony Peregrine Trail Lifetime Miles: 318.15
Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
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Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 127.00Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 36.00
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5:00 a.m.  45 minutes at the gym.  25 min. light upper body reps.  3 x 15 x 6 machines.  Then 20 minutes on elliptical.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles in 45:25 with Thurman on the 50 W. and 150 W. alley paths, plus loop to West Elementary School and back. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at gym.  20/20 elliptical/upright stationary cycling.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles on Skyline route to gate and back on Upland loop.  47:20 AP w/Thurman. 

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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym, 45 minutes. 25 on light weight upper body reps, 3 x15 x 6 machines, then 20 min. elliptical.

6:15 p.m.  5 mile run. Westland route along Coleman down past USU extension to C&G, back to Main and Vine and home via Fairlane.  45:04, solo.  

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5:00 a.m.  4 mile easy run on Skyline.  Caught up with Liz and Roland and ran with them for a short while before having to turn back at my 2 mile point and the end of the asphalt.

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 4.00
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9:15 a.m. at the gym.  12 minutes recumbent cycling warm-up then 10 TM miles in 1:31:40.

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 10.00
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5:00 a.m.  5 TM miles at the gym in 46:23.  Slight progression run from 9:50 to 8:30 pace.

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6:00 p.m.  5 easy miles in 48:13 up Skyline Drive and back on the Upland loop.

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5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym with Sharon.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:00 p.m.  5 miles on the 50 W. and 150 W. alley route, plus West Elementary loop then home.  46:55. 

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5:00 a.m.  45 minutes at the gym with Sharon.  25 minutes on light reps upper body 3 x 15 x 6 machines, then 20 minutes elliptical.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles on the Westland route to USU extension and home via Main and Vine.  45:06, 9:01 AP.  Felt surprisingly strong tonight, which is strange because my knee has been bugging me all day, even on the elliptical this morning.  Felt great after 1.5 miles or so tonight. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  4 mile run along Skyline and back.  Easy.  Saw Liz and Roland out.

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 4.00
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8:15 a.m.  12 mile run on the Smelter Rd. hills and back direct.  1:51:41, 9:18 AP.  Mostly easy.  Knee seems okay running, but a bit stiff afterwards.

10:30 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  Lt. weight upper body reps.  3 x 15 x 6 machines. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 12.00
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5:00 a.m.  10 minutes recumbent cycling warm up before 3 TM miles at the gym.  Easy running, progression.

6:15 p.m.  5 mile run through town up towards Middle Canyon then up to the new Skyline Park with the paved loop trail.  (Very short trail, but it's a start).  80 degrees w/ Thurman. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 8.00
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5:00 a.m. at the gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

Didn't run tonight.  Had to put our beloved Chocolate Lab, Savannah, down tonight.  8 1/2 years old was all she was.  A lot tougher than one would think. 

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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym with Sharon.  10 minutes elliptical warm-up, then 3 TM miles slight progression run.

6:15 p.m.  5 mile easy run in Settlement Canyon, up and back. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 3.00
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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  10 min. recumbent cycling warm-up then 3TM miles easy progression run.

5:30 p.m.  4 mile run down 50 W. alley way to 780 No. and back along 150 W. alley path. Easy running.  Warm and breezy. 

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5:00 a.m.  3 TM miles easy at home.

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7:00 a.m.  12 mile run in 1:44:24, 8:42 AP.  10 of them with Tina in 1:25:20.  7 minutes faster over 12 miles than last week.  Always faster with her. Nice sunny morning.  Cool at first, but then got warm for long sleeves with the sun higher in the sky and quickly warming things up.

9:00 a.m. Golds Gym. 3 x 15 x 6 machines.  Light reps, upper body. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 12.00
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Bagged AM workout.  Had to go in to work an hour early today.

6:10 p.m.  5 miles on the Westland route, up to SR36 and down along the old abandoned airport runway to C&G Construction, then back home via the high school.  Fairly easy in the heat.  46:43.  Knee bugging me some the first couple of miles, but it loosened up. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m.  5 mile run in 46:18 to mouth of Middle Canyon and back.

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5:00 a.m.  25 minutes upper body weight reps 3 x 15 x 6 machines, then 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:00 p.m.  5 mile run on standard Skyline route and back on Upland loop. Cooler temperatures.  47:10 easy. Knee not feeling that strong tonight.

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym 40 minutes.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles in 46:13 along the 150 W. alley route to 600 North and over to Coleman, then uphill for 2 miles to La Frontera and home. 

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5:00 a.m.  4 easy miles on the Skyline route to the end of the asphalt and back.  Knee felt amazingly decent after bugging me some this week.  Saw Liz at about 2.5 miles.  She was celebrating last day of school and very early morning runs until after summer break.

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 4.00
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8:00 a.m. 6+ miles with Tina in 53:00,8:43 AP. Didn't push it much. Thurm had some troubles with his cold and dropped back. Splits:8:50, 8:47, 8:21, 8:22, 8:22, 9:19.

9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3 x15 x 6 machines, upper body. 10 minutes recumbent cycling.

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 6.00
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7:30 p.m.  12 miles in 1:36:42, 8:04 AP.  Tooele to Benson Mill at Stansbury Park with Tina.  Well, actually she left me in the dust.  I think she's ready for her next half-marathon on the 9th of June.  Splits: 7:47, 7:28, 7:32, 7:34, 7:35, 7:54, 8:07, 8:08, 8:27, 8:52, 8:42, 8:37.

9:15 p.m.  Gold's Gym.  3 x 15 x 6 machines.  Upper body light reps. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 12.00
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5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym with Sharon.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles along SR36 past the Army Depot gate to the new county jail property and back.  Easy running.  Legs a bit sore from the downhill run yesterday. 

 

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m.  4 TM miles at Gold's.

6:15 p.m.  5 miles in 47:04 to 900 S., Coleman, USU Extension, and back via THS and 400 S. and Main.  Easy.  80 degrees. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 9.00
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5:00 a.m.  4 miles.  West side of town, flat running on 400 S. and 200 S. and Vine.  

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 4.00
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Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 127.00Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 36.00
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