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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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Totals
Total Distance
31.40
MR10 (1) Miles: 26.40MR10 (2) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Sep 24, 2012
Total Distance
4.10

I was up until 2:00 last night/this morning, so I decided to skip my morning run. Instead, I went out for an evening run with Elliott. That means she's been with me on my last three runs--she's been logging some pretty big miles for a toddler. 

Anyway, the evening isn't the best time for me to run. But it was good to be out anyway.  

 

 

 


 

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.10
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Sep 25, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

I overslept this morning. But Catherine was willing to push her run back so she could sleep in (such a sacrifice :)), so I was able to maintain my consistency. I'm still feeling the effects of my cold, and I was running faster so Catherine would still have time to run, so it wasn't my best effort ever. But it was good to get out. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Sep 26, 2012
Total Distance
4.20

Another morning, another run. I was feeling a bit worse today than I have all week. I'm not sure if that's still the cold or if it's just the fact that I was running st 4:30.

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.20
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Sep 27, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

Same old story--my alarm went off this morning and I didn't want to wake up and run. I decided to slow down a bit, and it felt great. Instead of running 6:45-7:00, today it was 7:30-7:45.

I wonder how many weeks I need to stay on top of things before it becomes automatic again.  

MR10 (2) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Sep 28, 2012
Total Distance
2.80

Normally I stay home with Elliott all morning on Fridays and then go into school in the afternoon after Catherine finishes teaching her classes. But today I had to be on campus at 9:30 for a seminar, so Elliott and I didn't have time for our Friday Four. Instead it was more of  Friday 2.8. But I guess something is almost always better than nothing. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 2.80
Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Sep 29, 2012
Total Distance
10.30

Elliott and I finally made it to the lake this morning. It's the second time for me, but a first for her so I thought it was worth mentioning. I think that run might be a little long for her, though. She was pretty grumpy for the last few miles. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 10.30
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
31.40
MR10 (1) Miles: 26.40MR10 (2) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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