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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, Nov 10, 2010
Total Distance
5.50

AM: Short morning run on the treadmill. I didn't have a specific plan, so I ended up running one mile on the flat, then two on a 15 percent grade (12:00/mile), then a final half mile on the flat. I wanted to go farther, but it's seemed like the outside of my knee (the tendon?) has been acting up a little the last couple of days and today I could tell it wasn't just in my head, so I cut my run short. I guess what I should do now is back off and use the elliptical or something for a couple of days.

Also, maybe I should retire the Launches.

PM: Catherine wanted to try a spin class tonight, so I decided to try it with her. It's a good workout, so I'll probably do more throughout the winter (after all, we may as well get our money's worth for our gym memberships). Still, the scene is weird. Kind of like a hot, sweaty, discotheque. But not hot and sweaty in a good way. And full of people who say things like, "Yeah baby, feel the burn!" Also, I almost broke my foot trying to do the one-foot pedal thingy. Which isn't surprising, since I hated that workout on a real bike.

After the class I ran a couple of miles on a treadmill. I haven't commented on the Cardio Cinema for a while, which is just as well. The quality of movie selection seems to be declining lately. Unless you're into chick flicks, in which case the movie selection gets better every day.

Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 2.00Brooks Launch Miles: 3.50
Weight: 165.20
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