Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

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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:

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, Jun 30, 2010

Total Distance

3.00

I had my first appointment with the physical therapist this morning. The real work will start on the next visit, but I did get some stretches and exercises to do at home. According to the therapist, I started taking care of my knee soon enough that we should be able to resolve the problem quickly. Let's hope so.

I think the biggest benefit of therapy will be having some to tell me what not to do. For example, the therapist told me not to run for the next couple of days. He said the elliptical was fine, and at first he approved hiking. Then he found out I was planning to hike up the face of Granduer Peak, so he told me not to hike. Although the climb would be fine, the descent would set me back. I already knew that, of course, but I probably would have gone for the hike if the therapist hadn't told me not to.

After my appointment I went to the gym and did one hour on the elliptical, followed by 15 minutes and just over one mile of hiking on the treadmill at a 15 percent grade. (Because the therapist told me not to hike because of the descents, I figured this was fair game.)

In the evening I went back to the gym with Catherine and hiked uphill for 30 more minutes on the treadmill. This time I did intervals (yes, apparently you can walk intervals) to experiment with how fast I can hike. I didn't discover my limit, but I did find out that 12:30 per mile is walkable. At that pace, it's actually more efficient to run. But to become a faster runner I often run steep hills at paces that would be hiked more efficiently, so I suppose hiking at paces better suited to running is the way to become a faster hiker.

Last day to withdraw my Speedgoat registration is July 11. I won't make a decision until then.

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 2.00	Brooks Launch Miles: 1.00

Weight: 164.40

Comments

From catherine on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 23:32:16 from 67.169.248.86

And...for the first time ever...I pass you on the mileage board. Mwahaha. Just kidding. I'm sorry you're broken.

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