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Location:

Provo,UT,

Member Since:

Apr 07, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K - 17:11 (Cougar Run)

10K - 34:35 (Deseret News)

15K - 57:33 (Utah Running Club)

1/2 - 1:22:26 (Mountain View Trail)

50K - 4:22:31 (Sapper Joe)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-2:45 at Saint George Marathon

Win the Antelope Island half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to run the Angeles Crest 100 at some point. And I'd still like to go sub-4 at a trail 50k. Other than that, I'm open to suggestions.

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Personal:

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I was a competitive cyclist for years. In 2009, after racing in the Tour of Utah, I decided I had plateaued as a cyclist--I could continue to improve, but I wouldn't break through to a new level. So, I started looking for a new challenge.


I thought that challenge would be mountain biking, but I'm a terrible bike handler. I married Catherine in January 2010 and a couple of weeks later I entered the SLTC Winter Training Series with her. A couple of weeks after that I decided I'd like to run ultras, so I signed up for a couple of 50Ks to get started.

Those first races came and went, with varying results. I was looking forward to running more and possibly pushing into the longer distances, but I injured my knee in June 2010 and I've never been consistently healthy since.

I started law school in August 2010, which meant less time for training. In June 2011, Baby Elliott was born, which meant even less time for training. But she's worth it. 

Baby Nora joined us in October 2013, with the same effect on training as Elliott (who, incidentally, is no longer a baby). 

I (finally) finished school in April 2014 and now I'm an evil corporate lawyer in Salt Lake. I have no illusions that I'll ever get back into the shape that I once was, but I'm perfectly at peace with that. I still have many goals to accomplish and many years in which to do it. 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Total Distance
9.30

AM: Catherine woke up early and we went to the gym together. The movie at Cardio Cinema was Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Seriously? I mean, there's nothing wrong with family movies, but they're not exactly the best choice for treadmill viewing, so I watched TV instead. I ended up watching Angel (which I believe is a Buffy spinoff, but never having seen either I can't say for sure). It was good enough, but it was puzzling at first because I assumed I was watching Law and Order and all the talk of supernatural blind assassins and ancient prophecies and such confused me.

As for the run--three 1-mile repeats, kicking up the pace for the last half, plus a 75-second quarter mile at the end. Although miles and hills are probably enough for me right now, some sort of speedwork every couple of weeks isn't a bad idea. I guess today was the day.

Mile 1: 5:52-5:42

Mile 2: 5:42-5:30

Mile 3: 5:42-5:27

Recovery was a little slower than 9:00 per mile. The 0.3 on the end is because I like whole numbers for my weekly mileage totals.

36:00

 

PM: Last Friday was the first time in a long time that I wore my NB 100s, and the rocky descent nearly killed my feet. Back in may, it took about 25 miles for the rocks to start causing problems. Two things I did differently back then: 1) I actually wore the 100s a couple of times per week, and 2) I a couple of short barefoot runs on the grass each week. I don't do much of either anymore.

Because I like wearing my light shoes, especially in races, I decided should still be doing both. So this afternoon I got out and ran four miles barefoot around a soccer field. It felt nice.

29:17

Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 5.30Barefoot Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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