Seth's Running World

Twin Cities (USA Mens Marathon Champs)

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8 Women

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1500m 3:52

1 mile 4:12

3000m 8:28

5000m 14:20

10,000m 30:20

10 mile 58:43 (Kiluea Hawaii course record)

Marathon 2:27:43 (Ogden Marathon, 1st Marathon)

8k cross country 23:16 (Alltime WAC championship record)

4-mile 29:12 (Wasatch Back Relay, Ragnar leg #34) all-time record by more than 2 minutes.

Short-Term Running Goals:

In the next couple years I would like to focus on the Marathon. My goal is to hit the Olympic "A" Standard in the next 2 years. I would also like to place at a USA marathon championship in the top 10. I have a long way to go, but I have a long time to get there.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Running in the Olympics would have to be my long time running goal. That would be awesome.

Personal:

I married Meagan in March 2005. We don't have any kids yet. Both Meagan and I ran at the University of Utah, and then we transferred to Utah State in Fall 2005 because the U of U dropped their Men's Track and Field program.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	161.85	Year:	1308.85

Sun, Oct 05, 2008

Race: Twin Cities (USA Mens Marathon Champs) (26.2 Miles) 02:29:11, Place overall: 33, Place in age division: 24

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

1.00 26.20 0.00 0.00 27.20

Well the big race finally came. The weather was cold when the Women's US Championship 10 mile race started (1 hour before the marathon). The roads were wet, but it wasn't raining. The marathon started easy. No one wanted to lead, Logan and I relaxed and began running with Dennis Simonaitis. Then the rain started. Mile 4 or so. I noticed that I was not on the pace that I wanted to run so I left the pack alone to chase down the next two solo runners and the 2nd pack. This took 4-5 miles. I felt good at eleven miles in, so I surged ahead with the leaders of the second pack, including Micheal Wardian. I was feeling good with them, but it was getting colder. Soon I lost feeling in my feet and hamstrings and butt. It became harder to turn over my stride, and I was slowing down by mile mark 20. The last 10k was up and down rolling hills. It was death, a strong headwind, with everyone strung out. It was miserable. At the finish I was just glad to be done. I ran a 41:06 on the last 10k. Ouch. The race was a good learning experience. I believe that I can hit the "A" standard on a day with better weather.

Comments

From jtshad on Oct 06, 2008 at 10:59:34

Nice job at the race in horrible conditions...man was that wet and cold or what? You ran strong and would have hit the cold but for the weather. Keep it up and I expect to see more great results from you.

I look forward to running with you again.

From RivertonPaul on Oct 06, 2008 at 11:00:16

Nicely done, as you continue to gain experience.

From paul on Oct 06, 2008 at 11:03:47

Nice effort. It's tough to go when the body is shutting down from cold. Still, 2:29 is a decent time, all things considering, plus you got some awesome experience.

From wheakory on Oct 06, 2008 at 11:15:47

Great effort and way to finish with such bad conditions. You will definitely will have a "A" standard time in the future. I guess St. George and the Twin Cities marathon's were not the place to be.

From Sean Sundwall on Oct 06, 2008 at 11:16:20

Nice effort. Really glad I didn't make the trip. You've got way more potential than I do so hang in there. With your speed, you might even try qualifying using a 1:05 half marathon time. Houston is coming up on January 18th. You should think about it.

From Burt on Oct 06, 2008 at 12:23:39

Well, if that wasn't the "A" standard, it was definitely a "B+."

From dave holt on Oct 06, 2008 at 13:14:34

Good job Seth... Way to go for it.

From jeffmc on Oct 06, 2008 at 14:05:22

hey, at least you ran a 41 last 10k. I ran my last 10k on Saturday in about 45. Hitting the wall bites doesn't it.

From Jon on Oct 06, 2008 at 14:17:59

You've only run 3 marathons, and 2 were sub-2:30. Not too bad, in my book. Sounds like you ran a good race and you've got plenty of time to get your qualifier.

From jtshad on Oct 06, 2008 at 15:32:06

Seth, I just checked my splits and I ran a 43 minute last 10K at TCM. Dang, man, where did that hill come from? It sure wasn't there on the bus tour!

From josse on Oct 06, 2008 at 22:34:30

Great job!! Running in those conditions is no fun, all of us at SG can sympathize with you.

From seth on Oct 07, 2008 at 13:45:49

Thanks for all the positive support. It was a fun race, and I am glad that Logan, Jeff and I were able to go and enjoy it. The last 10k was rough, but that gives me that much more incentive to train even harder for the next marathon.

From Superfly on Oct 07, 2008 at 14:08:32

Strong race Seth!

From Lucia on Oct 08, 2008 at 10:43:04

You are amazing Seth! You should be so proud of this accomplishment! Congratulations!

From MichelleL on Oct 08, 2008 at 20:57:36

Good job!

From James W on Oct 10, 2008 at 15:02:53

I agree with the others - great race on a horrible day. I actually think everyone who ran SGM this year can empathize with you, except we got to run downhill for most of the time! And our times still suffered because of the weather! Keep working hard, you have plenty of time to get that OTQ.

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