Craig Hudman - Simply Live

Utah Valley Marathon

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Location:

Shelley,ID,

Member Since:

Sep 08, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

 

2014 St. George Marathon 2:37:23 PR (1st Master's Race , turned 40 2 days before race)

2014 Big Cottonwood Half 1:11:21 PR

2013 Boston Marathon 2:48:23 

2012 Boise Run For Life 5K 16:59 (1st Overall)

2012 Shelley Spud Run Half Marathon (1st Overall) 

2013 Lake Lowell Half Marathon (1st Overall) 

2013 Idaho Falls Half Marathon (1st Overall) 

2013 Big Cotton Wood Half 1:15:22

Short-Term Running Goals:

Need to think about what my real goals are and what I can accomplish. I feel truly blessed to have accompilished what I have and have no clue as to where I can end up.

Sub 2:45 Marathon

Sub 1:18 Half Marathon 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and enjoy just being outside. Stay fit so I can be active in whatever life brings. Make trips to the mountains.

Ski A LOT with my kids. 

Personal:

Married to Nikki Hudman for 26 years. 5 Kids ages 25-15. Avid fly fisher and skier.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 10.70
Runs With Hutch Lifetime Miles: 1096.11
Brooks Racer T7 Lifetime Miles: 141.01
Adidas Boost Lifetime Miles: 829.06
Adidas Adios 2 Lifetime Miles: 166.80
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles: 453.19
Brooks Launch (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 716.29
Brooks Launch (Black) Lifetime Miles: 679.98
Brooks Launch Blue Lifetime Miles: 270.75
Brooks Launch 2 Lifetime Miles: 211.02
Hoka Mach 5 Lifetime Miles: 314.06
Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:56:37, Place overall: 22, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Got to Provo a little later than planned so I went right to sleep at the hotel without much thought of anything else. I was able to talk my wife into driving me to the bus and the going back to her pick up point at the mall which was right across from the hotel (she was very nice). I got on the bus shoved in my headphones and tried to get more sleep. The same was had at the starting line, just trying to relax, I did notice the wind but didn't think much of it. Now at the starting line, I could tell there were a bunch of really good runners. Someone asked Jon Kotter (last year's St George winner) what he was trying to run. He said he was planning on winning it but didn't know since three Kenyans had showed up (He ended up 3rd behind 2 of them). I thought it was pretty funny.

Miles 1-4 (6:07, 6:10, 6:14, 6:10) These miles seemed really easy. I had to hold myself back quite a bit here but I kept thinking these are a little too fast for me I need to slow down.

Miles 5-7 (6:22, 6:24, 6:21) Didn't need to worry about slowing down because I got a 20mph headwind right here. I tried to tuck in with a group and draft as much as possible for the next little while. Took a Gu at 7.

Miles 8-11 (6:45, 7:15, 6:30, 6:32) Headwind and hills. Still trading off drafting with the group. My stomach was really turning and I knew I couldn't last much longer.

Mile 12 (8:28) Pit stop. Dropped the group I knew I would be on my own from here on out.

Mile 13-13.1 (6:54, 1:24 --  1:28:04) I'm thinking here just hang on. I was feeling so weak from the stomach issue. I knew with the wind there was no way I would run what I was hoping for and decided to try and maintain 6:30-6:40 miles. Didn't think much more than this, just started hoping I would feel better at some point.

Miles 13.1 - 26.2 (6:41, 6:40 , 7:06, 6:51, 6:33, 6:37, 6:35, 6:38, 6:45, 6:45, 7:23, 6:44, 6:37, 1:01 -- 1:28:29) Started feeling better around 18 and knew I would need to take another Gu or probably run out of steam. Sucked it down around 20 and at 24 I had to walk through a water station and hoped to get a hold of my stomach. It worked and I was able to finish strong. The last couple of miles I was right behind the women's overall leader and there was a police escort for her. I just kind of hung back for a bit they were doing a pretty good job clearing the way. With about a mile left she started dying so I kicked it up and passed her. I talked to her afterwards and she looked dead. She said the whole thing was hard. I don't think I pushed myself that hard so I might have left some out there today. Came within 25 seconds of an even split. Take out the pit stop and it was a 2 minute positive split not too good.

Overall I felt ok. The wind took a lot out of me and stomach problems didn't help much. I'm learning more and more with each race. Today I learned a bunch. I can run a marathon and hold pace for this long. Need to work harder on tempo and speed workouts. The top 3 in my age group were a lot faster than me so I need to work hard if I'm going to be competitive in future races.

Brooks Racer ST5 Miles: 26.20
Comments
From crhudman on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 10:49:00 from 174.232.128.31

Can't post report from my iPhone do I guess the whole break down will have to wait a week. Overall feel good, wasn't the goal I was shooting for but a nasty head wind made me adjust on the fly. Ran real close to an even split.

From allie on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 12:26:49 from 161.38.218.168

nice race! congrats on the even effort and solid time.

From Rye on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 16:11:28 from 75.174.45.117

Congrats....Way to adapt on the fly. Have a safe trip home!

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 17:09:57 from 67.222.225.187

What errors do you get from iPhone? Does it just not work, or does it give you some diagnostic?

From jtshad on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 06:00:19 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on the PR and great race in the tough conditions. All your hard training paid off, now you deserve the break that we have talked about on our many runs.

From Tara on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:07:30 from 199.190.170.24

Can't wait for the report...hate "i" products for that reason alone:)

From crhudman on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:54:13 from 174.253.163.137

Sasha it just won't allow me to post any comments in the calendar function. It comes up and allows mileage but you can't get a cursor in the comments section. Everything else works. It's the same on an iPad. Good race yesterday.

Thanks everyone. A day later Im still pretty happy with the results. I was worried I was the only one complaining about the wind but it looks like it affected everyone.

From Andrea on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 14:23:05 from 72.37.171.52

Smart move to adjust your speed based on effort. Nice job with the even pacing!

From Marlin on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 14:58:39 from 174.255.128.211

Great race Craig it was tough conditions and a nice PR also. Wish we were able to get together before the race. And nice 4thto place in your age group

From Curt on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 15:28:09 from 69.20.189.206

Great race Craig. You put up a great time in difficult conditions. Very impressive!

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