Bennett Family

 

We took this picture a couple of weeks ago at Payson Lakes on the Nebo Loop. I love it.

We had a great time at the Provo Veterans Memorial pool today. We took in some sun and had tons of fun on the water slide. Tammy, the kiddos, Tammy’s parents and her Grandma where all there. Broc loved the water slide while Bailey went down once and that was enough for her. I succumbed to the food stand and bought a piece of pizza, nachos and a pretzel. I wish I had more will power but the food was calling me by name.

For my workout I did a 7.03 mile run on the SF Memorial Day course. It was a little tougher than normal. I felt pretty slow and after looking at my times I was about 30 seconds slower than normal. I really need to get back on my training schedule.

Race Pace Run 7.03 miles in Spanish Fork Time:59:51 – Cal: 913 – HR avg: 181 – HR max: 199- Rate: 8.0 - Pace: 8:30

Tammy and Merri (our Neighbor) have decided that they want to qualify for the 2009 Boston Marathon. The great thing is that with their current times in smaller runs they would both qualify with time to spare… given they can keep up their current pace.

So, I have decided that I would also like to qualify for and run in the Boston Marathon. My problem is that with my current times I would need to improve a lot to make it. The qualifying times for women are significantly longer than the mens. For example, Tammy and Merri would need to finish with a 3:40 or under to qualify. In contrast I would need to finish with a 3:10 marathon or better.

So, I am making a goal right now that I will qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon. For more information about qualifying you can go to the actual site at http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp

Below is what I would need to be able to run to qualify and my current best times. Looks like I really need to up the intensity!

We had a big group run the Spanish Fork Memorial Day 5k. It was a ton of fun. Tammy, my Mom, Merri Hacket, Karen Grant, Brandon Carter and myself all ran the 5k. Broc ran the 1 mile fun run. Everyone did awesome and we cleaned up with medals.

Merri came in first in our group, 4th girl overall and second in her age group with a 20:23
I came in second in our group and 2nd overall in my age group with a 21:55
Tammy came in 3rd in our group, 7th girl overall and 4th in her age group with a 22:25
Brandon Carter came in 4th in our group and second overall in his age group with a 22:35
Karen Grant kicked butt, came in 7th overall in her age group with a 2 something
My mom came in second overall in her age group with a 29:43

The big story is that Broc ran his first mile. He finished in 10:19. He is four years old and ran a 10 minute mile! He is destined for super-stardom!

Mile 1: 6:26 Mile 2: 14:56 (8:30) Mile 3: 21:22 (6:26) Mile 3.1: 21:55 (33 Seconds)

Race Pace Run 3.1 Time:21:55 – Cal: 355 – HR avg: 188 – HR max: 201- Rate: 10 - Pace: 7:04

It seems that for some reason all the triathlons this year are getting harder. Maybe it is because I have only done 2 so far this year and that they are a lot longer than the sprint tri’s I did last year but Saturday was no exception. The St. George tri was top 3 hardest I have ever done.

Top 3 hardest so far

1) California Ironman 70.3 – March 2008
2) Xterra Mountain Sport – August 2007
3) 2008 St. George Olympic Triathlon – May 2008

It was pretty windy in the morning but I did not expect it to affect the race that much. I had never had a windy triathlon before so I didn’t know what to expect.

SWIM: The swim started off like normal: freezing waters, fighting for a spot and getting knocked around in the mean time. Once I finally got into a rhythm I had to turn on the buoy and bam!, we had to start swimming against the waves. Holy cow was that tough. We had 2 to 3 foot waves that we had to swim into and it didn’t get any easier the rest of the swim. I think I drank at least a gallon of the water and thats no joke. Everytime I would come up for a breath I would get a mouthful of water. It seemed like a never ending swim. I actually thought one of the buoys had blown away because I could never get to it. I ended up about 6 – 8 minutes off what I should of got on the swim. I found out later that after we finished they canceled the swim for the people that did the sprint tri because the waves were just too big.

BIKE: The bike was like the swim. We had to fight against the crazy wind about 3/4 of the ride. At times I was tilted sideways just to keep me from being thrown off the bike. One time the wind was so bad that I was going 12 miles an hour on a downhill that I would normally go about 30 miles an hour. Even though the wind was tough I felt pretty strong most of the way. The hill wasn’t that bad at all especially compared to the hill at the California Ironman. I started feeling real good at about mile 13 and came up with a decent time considering.

RUN: I was not a happy camper during the run. For those of you that don’t know about the St George triathlon, what makes it “special” is that the run is basically in sand dunes most of the way with a big hill that you have to basically climb (2 times in the Olympic distance). With the wind, the sand dunes, my burning calves and a poor attitude I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. The first 3 miles was brutal but I finally pulled out of it after that. The last 3 miles was definitely not a “breeze” but it was somewhat enjoyable.

I ended up finishing with a total time of 3:18:24. Who knows how much better I would have done if wasn’t sick. I figured that everyone was about ±10% slower overall because of the wind so my adjusted time would have been 2:58:04 which beat my goal of under 3 hours. Too bad it doesn’t count.

Dave also ran his first Olympic triathlon with a time of 3:30:51 and adjusted time of 3:09:01 which is pretty darn awesome. Tammy, the kids and my mom where also there to cheer us on. Thanks you guys, It really does help us when you are there to slap our butts and tell us, “Good Job!” We love you for it!

All in all it was a good day. No one died, Dave and I both finished and the St. George Triathlon lived up to it’s history of being one of the best if not the best triathlon to do in the state of Utah. Good job Brogg, you Rock!