Jose's Flat Foot Blues

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Member Since:

Aug 11, 2008

Gender:

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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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Fri, Aug 29, 2008

Last Saturday I ran 17 miles. I made the mistake of finishing the last 3.5 miles in an uphill (going up 134 S from 2700 W). And while I was able to run the whole distance those last 3.5 miles sucked!!! I ended up running the whole thing in a little under 3 hours, which is OK considering the fact that I was only running for the miles. I then did elliptical on Monday. Then 5 X 1 mile speed intervals on Tuesday and an 8-mile tempo run on Thursday. I am feeling a bit sore today but I think I will be able to run the 20-miles tomorrow morning (I will make sure to avoid the hills).

Dale, thanks for the advice on the 305. Are you replacing your 305? If so, what are you getting and how does it work for you? Mattrow, good luck on your 20 mile run tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn’t set you back on your injury. I probably won’t be posting a picture any time soon but I will let you know what I will be wearing at TOU (the fact that I am Latino should also narrow the field significantly!). I’ll try to post on Saturday after my 20-mile run.

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 13:43:15

Great job, JOSE! 134th is difficult to run up, with the hills and just plain trying to avoid getting hit by a car! There is nowhere to run!

Scott and I ran today almost to Bacchus Highway. Maybe you should head that direction?? The cars were flying, but we could run on the road most of the time, and the shoulder was okay for the rest of the time. It was a little like 134th on the way up, but we were only at mile 10-13, so not as tired. Then, it was downhill when we were really tired!

Hope your 20 went well!

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