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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
Sat, May 01, 2010
Total Distance
16.00

I ran on the treadmill today for two reasons, none of them being the weather. First, Catherine is still recovering from her surgery, and even though her sister stayed with her while I was out running, I didn't want to be too far away if anything happened. Second, after a relatively bad run yesterday morning and minimal sleep last night, I didn't want to run out of gas halfway through my run and find myself 7 or 8 miles from home with no bailout option.

I basically ran back-to-back 1-hour workouts. For the first, I ran at a steady 8 minutes per mile, throwing in two 15 minute sets on a 5 percent grade. For the second workout, I started mellow and slowly cranked up the pace before bringing it back to where I started. I'd call it a progression run, but the pace stayed mellow enough that it probably qualifies more as LSD.

Anyways, this week was pretty good. I increased my mileage for the third time in a row, and I hope to increase it again next week.

Brooks Launch Miles: 16.00
Weight: 163.00
Comments
From jun on Sat, May 01, 2010 at 16:43:41 from 97.126.225.138

Dude, seriously, 16 miles on the TM is insane. Like WOW. I'm so impressed.

From catherine on Sat, May 01, 2010 at 16:48:57 from 67.169.248.86

And after getting about an hour of sleep the night before...

From Faceless Ghost on Sat, May 01, 2010 at 17:47:58 from 67.169.248.86

I have a pretty high tolerance for monotony. In the last couple of years I did many 5-6 hour indoor bike rides while building my base over the winter. All made possible by Netflix.

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