| 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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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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| Road Bike Miles: 11.00 | Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch Miles: 41.55 | Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 8.50 | New Balance MT100 Miles: 5.50 |
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Catherine and I went out for a short, easy spin on the road bikes for the first time in a while.
In the evening we went to my sister's house with the rest of my siblings for cake and Guitar Hero.
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AM: I've come down with a little cold that's been going around, so I feel a bit sluggish and I've got a fierce sore throat. Fortunately it doesn't seem to affect my running much and I put in some good miles on the Slate Canyon loop.
48:52
PM: Easy run with Catherine. One lap around the Towne Centre, 3 miles total. 27:18
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| Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch Miles: 3.00 |
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AM: My cold made it hard to sleep last night, and once I fell asleep a false alarm from the carbon monoxide detector woke me up, so I was slow to drag myself out of bed this morning. But I felt a lot better once I was on the road and squeezed in 6.8 miles before class. Now if I could only get rid of this sore throat . . . 47:00 PM: Went for an easy run through Provo with Catherine. 32:03
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AM: This cold I have seems to be a slow, mellow one. It's not intense enough to put me out of commission, but it does make things uncomfortable. I've moved from the sore throat to congestion, so I felt worse on my run this morning than I have for the last couple of days. Still, the legs seem to hold up well enough. I miss running on the trails during the week. On the other hand, I do seem to be running my road runs a lot faster these days. I wonder if there's any connection. I just hope I don't slow down too much in the mountains. 48:19 PM: We're behind in a couple of classes, which means less homework, which means time to run this evening. I ran up to the top of the Y, but I wasn't feeling so hot. I was slow, and I even had to walk a small portion. I made it from the parking lot to the top in 16:07, almost 90 seconds slower than last time.
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| Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 8.50 | Brooks Launch Miles: 7.00 |
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AM: I finished studying earlier than usual last night and I thought I'd have a chance to catch up on my sleep. But I ended up needing two Sudafed and two Benadryl to get my nose to stop running, and that stuff makes me restless. I tossed and turned all night and woke up feeling pretty drained this morning. Four miles, nice and easy, no watch.
PM: Catherine and I wen t for a short, easy run together. As we were leaving our house, some girl came up to us and said, "Can I ask you guys a favor?" I asked her what and she said "Is either of you 21?" Ah, the joys of living next door to the state liquor store.
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AM: I planned to run up the Y again, but I felt awful and retreated about halfway from the top. I'll blame this cold for now. 48:30
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I went out for a longish road run today. Maybe it was the heat, maybe it was my cold, or maybe it was both, but I just wasn't feeling it. My stomach was not up to the task, and a as a result I didn't eat or drink anything and I lost five pounds in less than two hours. Which is not to say I ran poorly--I just felt like crap and didn't go as far as I had hoped to. 1:54:55 |
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| Road Bike Miles: 11.00 | Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch Miles: 41.55 | Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 8.50 | New Balance MT100 Miles: 5.50 |
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