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2009 Boston Marathon

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Location:

Springville,UT,United States

Member Since:

Jan 19, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

 

 

2:49:21 at 2009 St George Marathon

2:53 at 2009 Top of Utah Marathon

2:54 at St George Monsoon Marathon of 2008

2:58 at Top of Utah  in Logan

3:06 at Snickers Energy Bar Marathon in Albany, GA on March 1, 2008  PR by 23 minutes - Boston Qualified

3:01 at Utah Valley Marathon April 12, 2008 New PR by 5 minutes

3:10 at Ogden Marathon May 2008

3:24 at Deseret News Marathon July 2008

Short-Term Running Goals:

Finally Broke the 2:50 Barrier,  Now just to achieve the 2:45 goal.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run 50 Marathons before I turn 50 years old, keep times under 3 hours.  Dream of hitting 2:30-2:45 speed range.

Personal:

Happily married with 3 Boys (16, 13 & 7)

Update! New Arrival August 16, 2009

Boston -- Now 4 Boys!
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Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Race: 2009 Boston Marathon (26.45 Miles) 03:04:55, Place overall: 1888, Place in age division: 273
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.0014.4526.45

Overall a great experience.  I took what the race gave me early on and I took the hills in stride and just kept a good strong pace and never let up.  I wish I would have turned it up a little more down into Boston I think I could have broken 3 hours but overall I really think I spent my energy well.  I am pretty happy with the overall race.  I have never seen so many fans in my life what an event.  I hope I get to go again.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Steve P on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:26:50 from 155.100.160.249

Congrats, Rich! Nice time. Since you ran faster than the qualifying time at Boston, doesn't that mean you are a lifetime qualifier?

From mattk on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:29:03 from 69.27.13.147

Nice race Richard. I was amazed by the crowds too. They definitely helped me keep my mind off of the pain! You've been running a ton of miles. Were you training through Boston, or did you taper a bit? What other races do you have lined up this year?

From rockness18 on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 18:33:27 from 69.183.233.81

great job...strong run!

From Robert on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 15:31:04 from 206.195.193.254

Great job Rich! I really wanted to turn it on while in the city as well. Those little down hill drops were a killer though.

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