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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
Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Total Distance
10.50

Let's get this out of the way right up front: I like running on the treadmill. I don't know if this is frowned upon in the running community the way liking to ride rollers is frowned upon in the cycling community, but training indoors appeals to me, especially when the weather gives me a reason to stay inside. Training inside may not provide the sensory stimulation, etc. that training outside does, but it does allow for very precise workouts. And in my experience, those workouts can make you very strong and very fast. And that's very satisfying.

Needless to say, I was back on the treadmill this morning. I upped my mileage a bit and threw in some tempo work so that I can (hopefully) run faster in the 10K than I did in the 5K.

  • 20 minutes at an 8:00 pace
  • 15 minutes at a 6:00 pace
  • 5 minutes at a 9:00 pace
  • 6 minutes at a 6:11 pace and 9 minutes at a 6:30 pace (this was supposed to be 15 minutes at 6:11, but I quickly felt like I couldn't hold the pace and needed to slow down. I probably should have stuck it out)
  • 20 minutes at an 8:00 pace
After a brief cool-down, I wound up with 10.5 miles in just over 75 minutes. Then I went home and ate a big bowl of Grape Nuts (after the run--that's the trick).

With any luck, I'll have new shoes tomorrow, but to give my legs a rest from the pounding I'll be skiing instead of running. I'll probably be at Mountain Dell, but TUNA is grooming the East Canyon road tonight, so I may take advantage of the opportunity to ski up Big Mountain on a freshly groomed trail. 

Weight: 166.20
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