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Ragnar Del Sol 2009

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Member Since:

Aug 11, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Ogden Marathon 2009 (3:54:40) - First time under four hours.

Hobble Creek 1/2 2009 (1:36:18):  Finished in Top 100 men

TOU Marathon 2009 (3:42:52): New PR, finished in top 16% of field.

Mesquite Marathon 2009 (3:36:37):  Brutal course, but a new PR.

Painter's Half 2010 (1:36:37):  Same as Hobble Creek.

Riverton Half 2010 (1:36:30) Tough course.

Run 4 Kids 10K 2010 (42:40):  2nd in age group.  First age group award!!

Ogden Marathon 2010 (3:20:19):  Missed the BQ but a new PR.

Utah Valley Marathon 2010 (3:25)  Ughhh

St. George Marathon 2010 (3:11:36)  BQ baby, yeah!

Boston Marathon 2011 (3:23) Hey, it's Boston!

Utah Valley Marathon 2011 (3:16:16) BQ again by virtue of age.  Sweet revenge!

Short-Term Running Goals:

1. Run Pikes Peak Ascent and survive -DONE (3:46)

2. Qualify for Boston before November 2010 - DONE (3:11:36)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run Boston in 2011. - DONE!!

Personal:

Happily married father of three.  Originaly from Puerto Rico, but have lived all over North and South America.  Utah is definitely one of the most beautiful places on earth.

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Mon, Mar 02, 2009
Race: Ragnar Del Sol 2009 (17.4 Miles) 02:27:00, Place overall: 47, Place in age division: 12

Well after a long absence from the blog I have decided to post again.  I ran the Del Sol relay with a few people from the blog (Walter & Misty and Scott and Kelli) this past weekend.  Our friend Lamont from my ward was also part of the team.  We were van 2 of the Redmond Racers team.  Redmond is a company in Heber that sponsored van 1.  The overall team had differing skill levels and the race was a fun experience for all.

It was great for me to hit my goal of 8:30 pace for all 17.4 miles of my legs.  My first leg was 5.5 miles and I did it in 8:35 pace (lots of uphill).  My second leg was 8.8 miles and I did it in 8:27 pace.  This one was interesting.  It also had a lot of uphill but it was in the middle of the night, which I think somehow helped my pace.  My last leg was an easy 2.9 miles and I did it in 7:52 pace.  I know some of these paces look painfully slow to some of you but for me it felt like I was flying, so I am very happy with my performance.  I am also optimistic that if I keep up the training I will be able to break the 4hr mark in Ogden in May (my ultimate goal for the first half of the year).

The best part of the race, however, was watching Walter tear up the trail.  I had never seen anyone running long distance that fast and it was definitely a treat to see people's faces when he would pass them.  Good job Walter!

The hours in the van were made easy by the quality of the company.  Thanks to all my team members hopefully we can repeat it some day.

Comments
From Burt on Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 15:17:33 from 68.76.197.194

I didn't know you were a member of the FRB. It was nice to meet you. You guys did great.

From jj on Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 15:43:41 from 138.64.2.77

Thanks Burt. It was nice to meet you also. Maybe we'll see you down there again next year.

From Kelli on Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:20:19 from 71.219.75.10

JOSE!!! Great job! I did not know know you had hit 8:30 on all of your legs, how did I miss that? Maybe I was too busy trying to take out the other teams!?!

We are going to run Lehi this Saturday as well. Hopefully between 8 and 9, I am still so tired!

From jj on Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:49:07 from 138.64.2.78

Thanks Kelli. When I downloaded my info from Garmin I saw that I ran the 5.5 mile leg in 8:35, the 8.8 mile leg in 8:22 and the 2.9 mile leg in 7:52. So overall it is the best I have done in a race. Thanks to you and Scott for keeping me motivated. I will be at Lehi this Saturday probably closer to 9am.

From jj on Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 12:21:20 from 138.64.2.78

...and actually I think the only reason I hit 7:52 on that last leg is because Walter and Scott said to me "well, since you averaged about 8:27 on your first two legs you should AT LEAST hit 7:50 on your last one!" So, all of the sudden my leisurely 8:30 pace finish turned into a race for the 7:50 pace. I missed it by 2 seconds!!!

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