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Ogden Marathon

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Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

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Other

Running Accomplishments:

I also maintain a blogspot running blog. Check it out. 

5k- 16:01, 1/2 marathon- 1:11:37, marathon- 2:34:16, 50k- 3:58, 100 mile- 15:19

Former World Record holder in 100 x 5k relay 

Ultra history:

8-100 mile, 1-100k, 9-50 mile, 2-40 mile, 14-50k-ish

12 wins, 5 CR's, plus four 2nd, five 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 9th, 16th, 20th, 28th, 38th, and 62nd place, with 1 DNF 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Goals 

Enjoy running, stay fit (and maybe lose a few pounds). Play ultimate frisbee.

4 year coach of Langston Middle School- love it

Long-Term Running Goals:

Unretire at some point

Run a sub-6 hr 50 miler

Win a 100 mile ultramarathon

Personal:

I have five cute kids. And I have some rockin short green racing shorts- I wear them mainly because it embarrasses my wife so much. I like ultimate frisbee, trail running, reading, and cheering for the Denver Broncos!   And I have the absolute best wife in the world.  And I used to run for the now-disbanded national Team Pearl Izumi- Ultra!

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Miles:This week: 15.50 Month: 55.50 Year: 154.50
Fastwitch Lifetime Miles: 82.50
Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 86.50
Road N1 Lifetime Miles: 31.00
Trail M2 Lime/black Lifetime Miles: 297.00
Road M3 Grey And Yellow Lifetime Miles: 324.00
Road N2 Purple 2 Lifetime Miles: 222.50
Road N2 4 Grey Lifetime Miles: 51.00
Race: Ogden Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:46:55, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.8026.200.000.000.0028.00

Going into this race, I just wanted to treat it as a good training run, run a first 1:25 half (6:30 pace), then even or maybe slight negative split, and I didn't want to make my knee worse.  Goal time of 2:49:58 (1 second faster than my 2003 TOU).

It was lots of fun to see the bloggers at Logan's party last night (thanks Logan and Katey) and to see TONS of bloggers at the start.  I didn't want to go out fast so I stood a few rows back and went out with Andy Browning for the first 5 miles.  Mile markers were uneven but we were at 39:10 at mile 6 (6:31 pace).  Andy dropped back and I ran with Carre Joyce for a few miles.  After mile 7, I was in ~28th spot and was never passed again.  I met Jake Saunders at mile 8, and we ran the next 10 miles together.  He is a nice guy from North Logan- I was excited to meet another Loganite to train with Cody, Paul, and I.  He had a few cheering sections along the way, too, which was nice.  Next 6 miles were all 6:22-6:38 over the rollers, with a 1/2 marathon split of 1:25:15 (6:31 pace)- I felt pretty good and was excited how close I was able to stay to my goal pace.  My internal speedometer (no GPS for me!) was right on.  I knew a negative split was doable, and started to think 2:47 was in my capability if I worked hard after mile 18.

Mile 14 was a bit fast with the crowd and downhill, 6:01, then mile 15 was slower up the hill, 7:31 (marker may have been off, too).  Jake and I ran 3 miles at 6:00-6:10 pace, then one relaxed 6:25 right before the downhill.  At this point, I wanted to see if I could get a good negative split and even run some sub-6:00 miles, so I wished Jake luck and started picking off runners.  Ran 3 miles of 5:51-5:57 down the canyon, which I was happy with.  Mile 23 was out of the canyon on the bike path, flatter, and I thought I slowed down, but it was 5:50.  I passed lots of runners in the canyon, finally getting the last guy (Bill Cobler) at mile 24.  I had never run sub-6 this late in a race and it felt great.  Then my speed burst and the heat (plus 23 miles) started to hit me a bit, so my last 3 miles were 6:10-6:23 pace, with a final .2 of 1:18 for a final time of 2:46:55.  I felt fatigued at the end, but it was definitely my strongest finish ever and I never hit the wall- 6:03 avg for the last 7 miles!  All in all, I ran a 3:50 negative split, passed 15+ guys in the last 19 miles while never being passed, felt great (minimal knee pain, partly due to a super-dose of IBprofin before the race), and am hardly sore now.  It was a great workout.  11th place overall, 3rd in age group.  And even if I raced right from the start, it's doubtful I could have caught Walter who was 2 minutes ahead of me. 

This is my 3rd fastest marathon ever, though my 2005 St. George of 2:46 is probably slower when you account for difference in difficulty.  So, it was a somewhat easy race/workout that resulted in my 2nd best marathon performance ever.  Hopefully my knee will get better and I can have a great race season.  Back to work on Monday!

Bloggers did great.  10 of the top 12 guys were bloggers, and Michelle took 2nd.  Plus lots of other good races on a hot day.  Congrats to everyone! 

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Comments
From jtshad on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 15:58:50

Way to crush your goal and run a great race! Nice to see that you are running strong even after coming off a spring full of sickness and injury.

From Cody on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 16:02:35

There is no looking back now Jon - You will be set up for an awesome summer of racing if you can keep the injuries/sickness at bay. Textbook example of how to run a marathon! Everyone take notes!!!!

From Lybi on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 16:49:13

What the...you really shouldn't be running easy and getting times like this, Jon. It's just unnatural! Great job, sounds like you had fun toying with the other runners who just about died running this race today. :)

Good luck with your knee! I can't wait to see what you can do at St. George this year.

From josse t on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 16:52:21

Looks like winter is over. Great job! you beat your goal time. Impressive finish and -split.

From Walter on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 16:59:15

Great run Jon! If I would have tried to stay with you, you would have lulled me into a nice pace then dusted me at the end! I couldnt make that much time in the 2nd half! You are an animal! We'll have to get over our illnesses and injuries and hammer it out old school style! you know, when you pass me I trip you or the apples you were going to throw at me at TOU! yeah, Im still glad that didnt happen! Wouldnt want to see a 130 pounder open up a can of whoop a##! I wish I could run with you guys up there! When I visit my inlaws Ill call you and cody and we can light it up!

From David on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 19:25:47

You got beat by Cody?

I'm kidding, good run. I was worried when I saw your entries about the troublesome knee. Way to finish strong.

From James on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 21:41:42

Good job today. Sounds like you will be fine this summer.

From Adam RW- on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 22:13:27

Smart race and I bet that second half you were having a ball. It is fun to finish a marathon strong.

From Chad on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 23:30:41

Jon--strong race! Err...training run! Great performance, no matter what you call it.

From Dustin on Sat, May 17, 2008 at 23:33:08

Great job, especially nice to see you felt so strong toward the end.

From Mike Warren on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:40:32

Thats an impressive "training run"! Hey, great job, very glad you did so well.

From Superfly on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:14:34

Your a machine Jon. Great job considering you've been so sick and stuff.

From MichelleL on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 14:42:20

Wow Jon! I didn't realize yesterday that you had such a great race/non-race. Congrats!

From Paul Petersen on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 14:50:15

Nice job. I knew you would do well. It's fun to run a marathon relaxed, isn't it?

From nicole on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 20:41:08

Thanks for the encouragement! Looks like you dominated your goal today - great job!

From johnr on Sun, May 18, 2008 at 23:53:16

Nice work with a 1:25/1:21 split. Looks like you could have really rolled a PR if other things had lined up. That must have been fun passing people the whole way. Get healthy and keep up the good work.

John R.

From Dave S. on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:21:24

Nice run and a great second half. It was fun to see you and the other sub 2:50 bloggers cross the finish.

From Dale on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:28:01

Wow, 2nd best performance on a training run? Great work. A real race for you will be scary fast!

From Jon on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:55:47

Thanks for the comments, everyone. It was a fun race, though I was a lot more sore and my knee was very tight by Sunday morning. It was very exciting to see all the FRB'ers do so well.

From RivertonPaul on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 17:58:08

Thanks for being friendly at the start. I enjoyed meeting you.

From Brent on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 19:28:00

Jon, a litte late on my comments, isn't it great when you can run 2:46 at not be all out? 300 commando points for the 11th and age div. placing. Hey, if you wore your green shorts, I have a picture of you about two blocks from the finsih. Let me know if you want it emailed.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools

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