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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Sat, Feb 05, 2011

Total Distance

10.50

I totally planned to go run a trail today, but with so many other obligations I didn't get to run until after 9:00 in the evening. I didn't have the requisite toughness to strap on a headlamp and hit the trail, and because the Best Gym Ever in AF closes at 7:00, I ended up driving down to the gym in Orem. Perhaps not surprisingly, it's pretty empty on a Saturday night.

Anyway, I ran a 30-minute, 4-mile warmup (during which I was suddenly hit with the urge to pee so bad that I almost didn't make it to the men's room.) Then I cranked the incline up to 15 percent and cruised slow and steady for an hour (4.3 miles and 3400 feet, according to the treadmill. I was going to finish with another 30 minutes on the flat, but I got bored and stopped after 15.

1:45:00

My brother and I both decided we need new basketball shoes, so we went out shopping this afternoon. Two observations: 1) basketball shoes are ugly, and 2), basketball shoes feel like cement boots. I was looking for new shoes because my old ones are hot, heavy and stiff, but that just seems to be the way basketball shoes are. Some newer ones have addressed the hot and heavy issue, but there's no way around the stiff part. Nike has 95 percent of the market share--why don't they take a chance on a Free basketball shoe or something?

Mizuno Ronin Miles: 10.50

Weight: 165.00

Comments

From Scott Wesemann on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 16:15:40 from 75.165.254.250

This is funny because I was telling my wife the exact same thing the other night. I played b-ball about a week ago and I tried on my nifty Air Jordan's, that at one time were super nice and comfy and they felt just like cement blocks. Church ball just started up and I am dreading playing in them.

From jun on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 00:25:28 from 97.126.233.112

I hate wearing basketball shoes now. Obviously somewhere along the lines looks became far more important than function.

From Dorsimus on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 22:46:24 from 75.162.141.79

After years of wearing the big ol' clunkers amd wondering why my feet always hurt after, I converted to the Addidas Superstars(2G) and have found them to be much more simple, nimble, and comfortable. I do get "you're going to break your ankle" comments and weird looks from the guys wearing super high tops...but then they also seem to be the ones wearing 4 ankle braces while I haven't had any issues.

From Aaron Kennard on Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 12:16:44 from 98.245.117.176

Two words: Chuck Taylor.

I'm pretty sure they work just as good now as they used to. I boycotted basketball a couple years ago (because I suck so bad) so I haven't bothered to get any to play in, but I probably would if I were to play.

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