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UTAH VALLEY MARATHON

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Location:

UT,USA

Member Since:

Feb 27, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

(2008) 5k Magna Classic (15:18)

(2007) Ogden Marathon (2:29:31)

(2007) St George Marathon (2:25:18)

 

 

Masters PRs:

17:09-2nd place Masters-

    Draper Days 5k (2013)

 

1:16:58-2nd place Masters-

    Utah Valley Half Marathon (2013)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 at Deseret News Marathon. Never quite conquered that beast yet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a good marathon again in the future.

Personal:

 

    
 

 

 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 404.70
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 1193.31
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 1031.20
Saucony Fastwitch A-5 Lifetime Miles: 617.50
Skechers Go Run Lifetime Miles: 496.50
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 816.50
Brooks T-7 (used) Lifetime Miles: 1113.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 542.50
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Reebok Running Shoe Lifetime Miles: 442.35
Under Armour Black Micro Lifetime Miles: 463.00
Sat, Apr 12, 2008
Race: UTAH VALLEY MARATHON (26.2 Miles) 02:37:08, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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A rough day today, but a win nonetheless eh.. with some cash and a nice Swiss made watch to wear home. I woke up yesterday and had a nice little tickle in the back of my throat and by night time a sore throat and runny nose! Oh yeah, Murphy's law at it's finest I thought. But I had made the commitment to run and I knew I had a pretty good chance for first, so I went anyway. The first 12-13 miles were great and I really thought I could just keep going forever at a good clip. But by 18 it became clear I was not going to get the time I wanted. Oh well I thought, and with Sasha's help pacing and holding the Gator bottle I managed to make it home with a respectable time.  All in all a good run on a really scenic course. I only hope I have some legs for next week! So everyone bring your turning fork as you may be scraping up some roadkill next Saturday.

I have to say by the way I have never seen a race director go out of their way like Hyrum Oaks did on this race. He overcame some pretty tough obstacles to put this race on. And he even gave me a personal tour of the course the day before. Way to go Hyrum!     Dark Horse out....

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From josse t on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 18:49:31

Great job winner!!!! You did awsome on a not so fast course with a dirt and rock section. I will e-mail you those pics. when I get them

From James W on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:16:53

Congratulations, Dark Horse . . . I am sure the cash more than makes up for the slower time than you wanted :)

From Lybi on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:30:01

Great job STEVE! You're the man today! Enjoy the glory.

From Brent on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:36:03

Air Darkhorse, you are now Sir Air Darkhorse in my book. Running Royalty, great win, I so am excited for you. 1000 commando points. You are so Kool, jump up and down, do cart wheels, get crazy, you da man. Yee Haa, Whooppeeeeee.

Stay Kool, Congradulations WOW - B of BS Rools out

From Jody on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:45:00

Congratulations! Awesome win!

From Daniel on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:49:09

Congrats on the win!

From James on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 19:51:34

Congrats on the win today! Sounds like our team dominated again. Did you have any competition?

From Adam RW on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 21:02:36

Now that caught me off guard, I forgot this race was this weekend. This awesome win and the SLC next weekend!!! Great job Steve!!!

From Cheryl on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 21:16:14

Great job, coach!! Look forward to seeing you on Monday.

From dave holt on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 21:22:41

Way to go Steve! Hey a win is a win... Especially win it is a big cash win! See you next week; we can be road kill together.

From Tom on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 21:54:56

Good job Steve! Great to see you and Josse do the blog proud and pick up the big money.

From jtshad on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 22:31:45

Great job on this run, Steve. Way to pull out a really great time and a win while not feeling 100%. Congrats!

From Steve on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 23:23:35

Way to go darkhorse! It's always good to get a little extra cash. I hope the shoes worked good. Keep up the great work - Good luck next weekend as well.

From Superfly on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 23:24:17

Good win!

From Adam RW- on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 23:27:52

Steve, I just checked out the website and beside the cash the watch and that trophy are both pretty cool. You really had a good day!!!

From Cody on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 23:30:45

Nice Job Steve! Nothing like WINNING A MARATHON! I bet that feels nice! I am so happy for you.

From wheakory on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 23:33:44

Nice Job Steve you deserve it! You've put in a lot of hard work.

From air dark horse on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:27:23

Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the great comments. James, my biggest competitor was me yesterday and in a way he is always the hardest one to beat.

From Kim on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:00:39

Congratulations! Earning a thousand bucks in just over 2 1/2 hours is awesome! Plus, I think your quote right above this comment deserves the blog quote of the week!

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 17:04:07

Great job! Always nice to win some dough!! :-)

From Logan on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 17:59:13

Nice win Steve. Good luck to you next week!

From barry on Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 08:25:19

Congregation on wining you race, that is awesome. I was just wondering if you received the e-mail I sent to your Gmail account?

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 08:34:08

Steve - some food for thought. The fear and trepidation you instill into a barely sub-3:00 marathoner (who is beating the BQ standard by 10 minutes) that sees you at the start of a race is of the same magnitude that you experience when you consider having to race Haile. This race was an good demonstration of it. You won by over 19 minutes in spite of being sick!

From Chad on Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:49:23

Great race, Steve. This was a well-deserved victory (and a nice pay day too.)

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