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Location:

Herriman,UT,

Member Since:

Feb 17, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Short-Term Running Goals:

get in shape

eke out one more marathon PR -

**** ~~at St. George 2011~~ ****

**** ~~at St. George 2012~~ ****

**** at St. George 2014 ****

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Cumulus 0614 Lifetime Miles:						45.52
Nimbus 0913 Lifetime Miles:						228.31

Sat, Oct 02, 2010

Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:07:40, Place overall: 211

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	26.20	0.00	0.00	26.20

Race notes:

Primary goals for the day were: BRONZE) beat last year's time, SILVER) average under 7:00/mile pace, GOLD) run Sub-3 hours. The Gold medal possibilities started to slip away after mile 17. The Silver after about 21. And the Bronze, somewhere around mile 24.5...

I gave it a good attempt and left everything out there on the course. Better pacing would likely have yielded at least a PR time, but I feel pretty good about how I ran thru the first 21 miles. Just ran out of energy. From that point on i was just trying to slow the bleeding... at least i didn't completely slam into the wall like i had done at Ogden.

Took Gu's at 3, 7, 11, 15 and 19. (I don't like carrying that many! Hard to stomach all those but it was probably the right number for me.)

Should have grabbed a second cup at some water stations. (Felt very thirsty at the end.) After depriving myself for a month, that Diet Coke in the finishing area tasted excellent.

Even with a slower time than last year, overall placing was higher. Maybe the extra heat affected a lot of peoples finish times...

Mile Split Cumulative Time Projected Finish Time

1 0:07:07 0:07:07 3:06:27

2 0:06:54 0:14:01 3:03:37

3 0:06:54 0:20:55 3:02:40

4 0:06:43 0:27:38 3:01:00

5 0:06:47 0:34:25 3:00:21

6 0:06:38 0:41:03 2:59:15

7 0:06:39 0:47:42 2:58:32

8 0:07:30 0:55:12 3:00:47

9 0:07:08 1:02:20 3:01:28

10 0:07:12 1:09:32 3:02:11

11 0:07:20 1:16:52 3:03:05

12 0:06:59 1:23:51 3:03:04

13 0:06:45 1:30:36 3:02:36

14 0:06:50 1:37:26 3:02:20

15 0:06:37 1:44:03 3:01:44

16 0:06:47 1:50:50 3:01:29

17 0:06:49 1:57:39 3:01:19

18 0:07:06 2:04:45 3:01:35

19 0:07:24 2:12:09 3:02:14

20 0:07:12 2:19:21 3:02:33

21 0:07:04 2:26:25 3:02:40

22 0:07:31 2:33:56 3:03:19

23 0:07:40 2:41:36 3:04:05

24 0:07:48 2:49:24 3:04:56

25 0:08:00 2:57:24 3:05:55

26 0:08:22 3:05:46 3:07:12

26.2 0:01:55 3:07:40 3:07:40

This was a good race. I still think i have some room for improvement for the next time. Can't wait to do it again next year.

Nimbus 11 Miles: 26.20

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RivertonPaul on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 13:47:15 from 67.42.27.114

Cal, great training this year. In retrospect things just didn't go our way this year. Like you, I'm anxious to rebound next year. Keep in touch.

From Andy on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 15:20:49 from 159.212.71.200

Your pacing strategy was good. The heat once you hit 17/18 grabbed everybody. I have noticed the same comment made in most of the race reports. You have built a great amount of marathon fitness and I think you will see big improvements coming up.

From Tom on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 15:31:32 from 137.65.56.16

Great job Cal, you left it all on the course and did your best and you can't ask for more than that. As Paul and Andy mentioned - with that fine heat wave we got to enjoy the large majority of runners all had stories similar to yours (some much worse) with PRs being very rare.

Cal I just know we're both capable of a dang sub-3 and by dang one of these days WE ARE GOING TO DO IT!

On a side note you were able to snag one of my lifetime running goals by beating Terry! Congrats on that!

From TBean on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 16:12:25 from 63.241.173.64

Nice race Cal!! Your mile times were looking really good until the end. A little more fuild and a little less heat and your time would have been much better. The best news is there are always more marathons to attempt.

From RAD on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 17:14:03 from 67.172.229.125

Isn't it crazy how we always want a re-do so quickly? :)

You did a great job Cal! leaving it all on the course is what it's all about. You did that!! Your training was there, it was the weather that killed us all.

Keep up your hard work and we'll get that re-do soon!!

From ryandla on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 17:17:12 from 66.29.163.1

that was one tough day for a race. great job out there! let me know when you are up for another saturday run. BTW, any relation to Matt Stauffer in Lehi?

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 17:34:27 from 204.113.19.47

No medals but it sounds like you ran a great race in the heat. You were prepared as can be but no one can control the weather.

I hope to join you for next years attack. Hopefully the weather will be much more favorable.

From Kelli on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 19:51:27 from 71.219.65.246

I am absolutely positive the heat affected all of us in one way or another! Sorry you had to watch the goals slip away, but the end of the race was BRUTAL. Just plain brutal.

I hate carrying gels period, it make my skirt heavy and it wants to fall off. What a pain. And I can not stomach them in the heat apparently. They are such a great invention, but such a pain!

Until the next one.....and it better be raining or something!

From Bill on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 12:47:13 from 168.179.180.160

nice race. way to finish! never give up! keep up the good fight. way to go!

From Britta on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 12:01:47 from 99.63.199.84

Great race Cal!! Your splits really did look great especially the first 21 miles. Next year will be the Gold.

From Smooth on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 14:16:29 from 67.41.235.104

Cal ~ You ran a GREAT race...EXCELLENT effort...and leaving it all on the course. Those pace are AWESOME! You held strong 'till almost the finish. I'm sure if it weren't for the heat/dehydration you could've kicked it in and get your GOLD!

You were smart to carry your own energy gel. I totally bombed on aid stations management this time!

From Burt on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 21:24:13 from 68.225.214.248

Great job Cal.

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