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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, Dec 28, 2011
Total Distance
10.10

You never want to let mountains have the last word, because once you do they'll start to think they're in control. So after my failed attempt at Mt. Lukens yesterday, I went back this morning for another attempt. Things went much faster since I knew where I was going. In fact, I was off the trail and on the fire road (about 2.3 miles out) in the time it took me to find the trail yesterday. 

When I wrote yesterday, I said I was almost to the top when I turned around. It turns out that looks can be deceiving, and I was only about halfway there. Once on the fire road, the route meanders around and takes its sweet freaking time to actually get to the summit. By the time I made it, I didn't have any time to hang around, so I flipped right around and headed back down the way I came. Somewhere along the way I missed a turn and cut a switchback, shaving about a tenth of a mile off the route.

In total, 10.1 miles and 2900 feet. Up in 60:54 and down in 39:33, with 53 seconds to take care of (ahem) business at the summit.

At the rate I'm going, I may actually have one 50 mile week in 2011.

 

MR10 (1) Miles: 10.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jun on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 20:20:48 from 174.23.163.223

When are you back in town? We need to get together.

From Faceless Ghost on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:58:15 from 141.0.10.52

Jun, I think we'll be home Saturday afternoon or evening. We should definitely get together.Catherine and I would love to meet the new baby.

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