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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
20.90
Mizuno Ronin Miles: 4.20Road Chain Miles: 15.00MT101 Miles: 12.00New Balance RX507 Miles: 4.70Singlespeed Chain Miles: 8.00
Weight: 163.60
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
Total Distance
4.20

More treadmill time. I started on the incline, but after a couple of minutes I just didn't feel like climbing, so I leveled the treadmill and sped it up. I ended up running for 30 minutes, with a 15-minute block of tempo-ish pace.

Mizuno Ronin Miles: 4.20
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Oct 11, 2011
Total Distance
0.00

Just a 45 minute ride on the rollers. I was going to go an hour, but it was late and I didn't want to. Wah.

Road Chain Miles: 15.00
Weight: 163.20
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Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Total Distance
4.10

Catherine suggested that I run outside today because it was such a beautiful day. That seemed like great advice, so I headed up to Grove Creek and ran up to the bench. An out and back with a 2 mile, 1600 foot climb, I think it just might be the perfect short run. It's certainly my favorite.

Anyways, I wasn't time trialing, but I pushed the pace harder than I have the past few times and made it to the bench a little more than a minute faster than usual, which I think is respectable. Up in 23:57, one minute at the top to catch my breath and enjoy the view, and down in 14:27. 

MT101 Miles: 4.10
Weight: 163.00
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Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Total Distance
4.70

Flat, easy road run. I didn't feel so good.

That's it. 

New Balance RX507 Miles: 4.70
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Total Distance
0.00

I took Elliott in for portraits this morning, but before that I left her with my sister so my brother and I could go for a quick ride on the Dry Canyon Loop. Mountain biking is still fun. I'm still bad at it. 

Singlespeed Chain Miles: 8.00
Weight: 163.60
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Sat, Oct 15, 2011
Total Distance
7.90

I ran up Grove Creek to Indian Spring a lot in the late spring and early summer, and several times I thought about running up and over into Battle Creek. I never did, because although I was familiar with all the trails the run would cover, I didn't know how long the entire route would be or how long it would take me. 

Anyway, I finally got out to run the route this morning. Just under 8 miles and about 2500 feet of climbing. With better fitness and trail conditions, it should easily be a sub-80 minute route.

Of course, it wasn't today. For whatever reason, I was feeling pretty sluggish on the climbs and flats and awkward on the technical descents. But it was a beautiful day to be out in the mountains, so I simply settled into a mellow pace and enjoyed myself.

Today's run puts me over 20 miles for the week. It seems like it's been a while since I've done that. 

MT101 Miles: 7.90
Weight: 164.60
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Totals
Total Distance
20.90
Mizuno Ronin Miles: 4.20Road Chain Miles: 15.00MT101 Miles: 12.00New Balance RX507 Miles: 4.70Singlespeed Chain Miles: 8.00
Weight: 163.60
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