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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Race: Beat the Heat (3.2 Miles) 00:17:12, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
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I was down in Salt lake with my son for the weekend so this race fit in perfect before he got out of bed Saturday morning!  I was looking forward to seeing how my recovery was going and if the longer runs of the week had left a mark.  I thought this was a downhill course until I talked to my uncle, a police officer running security for the race, where the course was and he laughed.  It was one of the hilliest courses I have run for a bit!

We started out pretty slow and I was enjoying it since I didn't have a watch on.  But then it turned up the hills into the Avenues and started getting fun.  As we came back and started up the hill, a guy passed me and said something to the effect of, "come on you can make it, don't give up yet, keep it up".  That was it.  Just not cool to say that to an old guy.  It took me nearly a half a mile to pass him and put a gap between us.  :)

The ramp up to mileage has not seemed to affect that tandon so it's time to start getting some miles in again, yes!

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Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 19:15:50 from 24.10.248.6

Steve - it was good to see you yesterday and to actually watch you race rather than just observe your back pulling farther and farther ahead of me. Good race.

Glad to hear you enjoyed my Grand Canyon story. It was definitely the most awesome thin I've ever done running wise. Next year we'll take some more time and either stay at the lodge or PARTY in your RV afterwards rather than drive six hours home. I'm pretty sure Jeff Shadley wants to go, so we'll have a great group.

From Adam RW on Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 23:10:32 from 24.10.132.131

Steve, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you. I think I only saw you at about the mile mark were you blew by me. Nice run.

From Steve on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 01:00:26 from 72.60.240.235

Rob, sounds good. I'll fill it up with twinkies and Dr. Pepper so you can check out my runners diet. I'm just getting going tomorrow on my distance training.

Adam, I don't think I blew by anybody in that race! Pretty much got my butt kicked..How's your training going?

From Adam RW on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 07:50:16 from 155.101.152.123

Steve, I am just getting back into it. My mileage is still very low from its peak. My main goal is to be back to it for a spring marathon. Have fun at Big Sur next month. I look forward to reading the race report. I saw in your TOU report that you had a torn Achilles. How long ago was that?

From jtshad on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:31:52 from 204.134.132.225

Nice job on the race, way to represent and stand tall for us old guys!

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