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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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We arrived in LA on Saturday afternoon. It's been pretty rainy and drizzly down here, which is a bit of a bummer, but it's still warmer than it is in Utah. Although not that much warmer this year.

I ran the Whiting Woods fire road this morning. The official name is the Whiting Woods Motorway, but I think that's a bit misleading, seeing as it's just a dirt road up a small mountain. Anyways, it was a wake up call--I'm a bit out of shape. But it was nice to run up, then down, and then across the valley and back up on the road to my parents' house.

I know from last year that it's 5.6 mile round trip on the fire road. I don't know how much extra there was on the road, but for now I'm going to say 7 miles total. I'll adjust later when I can drive the road route in reverse.

MR10 (3) Miles: 7.00
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I skied a lot today, but it's been a long time since I've skied. My legs can only handle so many steep slopes and so much heavy Sierra snow--my quads are trashed. So, I ran one mile on teh hotel treadmill at the end of the day and called it good. 

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Today was like yesterday, but with a little less skiing, and a little more running to compensate. 

The highlight of the day (and possibly of the trip) was putting Elliott in a backpack carrier so she could ski a couple of runs with Catherine and I (also cool--Catherine skied today). Elliott and Catherine both had a good time, and I loved it.

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On the road. No chance to run. That's not entirely true. I could have run this morning, but I wanted to run in the evening. But when we got to our motel, there were only a few minutes left before the fitness center closed (I had assumed it would be 24 hours). I didn't want to gear up just to run on the treadmill for a fraction of a mile, so I let the entire day go. 

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It was over 40 degrees when we got home, which is way warmer than it's been in Mammoth Lakes, so I decided to go for an outside run. I expected it to be bad, having spent all day in a car and having eaten a steady diet of road food, but I felt great once I hit the road. I guess there was plenty of energy just waiting to get out of my legs. I probably should have gone farther, but by that point of the day I was ready to get home and wind down. 

MR10 (2) Miles: 7.50
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