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Salt Lake Valley, Utah
I'm a 74-year old runner, and I've been running for over 37 years, including four marathons, and... Full Bio
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I had a great 2 mile rest run by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup pulse rate was down to 57, and I felt fine. I ran 2 miles and felt good during and after the run. If I feel fine on Monday, I'll do a 3-mile rest run, followed by (h ... Read on »
Wakeup pulse rate down a bit by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I had a solid 8 hours of sleep last night, and my wakeup heart rate this morning was 61. I'm taking another rest day today. Hopefully, my pulse rate tomorrow will be 61 or low ... Read on »
Took a rest day today by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I've made good progress the past few weeks, and I decided it was time for a rest week to give my body some extra rest. I had planned to run 1 mile today, 2 miles on Saturday, ... Read on »
Today was my best run since January BC (before clots) by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I ran 3.78 miles this afternoon. I had planned on running 3.66 miles, a 10% increase, but it was getting dark when I reached my turnaround point, and I couldn't see my GPS ver ... Read on »
I saw a red fox on the path and two deer in the river by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running On my way back on the 0.75 mile north segment of the path, I caught a glimpse of a red fox trotting down the path. When I got to the place where the land owner was building a ... Read on »
Ran/walked the 3.3 miles again by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I did the 3.3 miles again. It was an OK run, but my energy level wasn't great. I ran in the mid afternoon and didn't eat breakfast due to thinking I would be going out in the ... Read on »
A great 3.3 mile run by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup heart rate was 55, and I repeated the 3.3 miles that I did on Monday. I did better today. During the first 2 miles I did more running and less walking than on Monday ... Read on »
A much better run of 3 miles by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup heart rate was 62 but I felt pretty good, and I had a nice run. Sometimes my body limits my run and other times my legs are the limit. Sometimes neither are the limi ... Read on »
Added a quarter mile to give me 3 miles for my run by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I started my run about 11 am this morning. The temperature was 25 (F) last night, and the air was still cold during my run, even though the temperature in the sun was 50 (F). ... Read on »
Saw the Heron again today by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I saw the Heron again. Standing on the dead branch in the river that has been his perch in the past. I watched him/her for a couple of minutes. It just stood there without mov ... Read on »
My strategy for adding distance by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I'm currently running three days per week, and I usually run the same distance for each day of running during the week. However, that will change in the future. When I get the ... Read on »
Had a great 2.75 mile run by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup heart rate was 57, I felt great, and I had a great run. I was out early (10 am), and the temperature was in the mid 50s (F). A wonderful Fall day. I didn't see many ... Read on »
Ran the 2.75 miles again by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup heart rate was 62. I ate some food about 1 1/2 hours before I ran, but I should have had the food earlier, because during my run my stomach wasn't feeling very good. ... Read on »
Saw more Coots in the river by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I saw a total of 7 American coots, spread over a quarter-mile stretch of the river. Their white bills stand out and make it easy to recognize them as Coots and not ducks. In m ... Read on »
My running interview with Bob Babinski by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I was interviewed (via email) yesterday by Bob Babinski about the impact of sports in my life. Bob is an independent producer/director who lives in Montreal and does a lot of ... Read on »
Added 10% to make my run 2.75 miles by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I had a nice run. My wakeup heart rate was 59 this morning, and I had more energy during my run. I've slept well for the past 5 or 6 days, and that helps. It usually, though, ... Read on »
A better 1.5 miles by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My wakeup heart rate was 56 this morning, and I felt pretty good. I left for my run about 11:30 am, and ran more and walked less during the 0.75 miles to the turn around point ... Read on »
A wonderful 2.5 mile run! by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I ran the 2.5 mile route again, and it was a wonderful run. The first phase is the 0.75 mile from the parking lot to the turn around point in the new north-bound section of th ... Read on »
Still having the pain I've reported in the past by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running When the pain first appeared, it was in my right groin, and I did extra stretches of the groin. The pain then moved to my right buttock, and I did extra buttock stretches. Now ... Read on »
I saw the heron again by Allen Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I saw the heron again. It was standing on the tree branch that pokes out of the river. The bird has always been in the same place each time I've seen it. On my way back to the ... Read on »