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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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Hottest day of running ever, including Grand Canyon stuff.  Ran 5 miles early morning before the sun was up in Cabo.  Then out on Old Mans surf line up I was talking with a local in between breaks and he said that he did buggy and motorcycle rentals out along Baja.  We did some talking and after lunch he picked me up in a dune buggy with a cooler that I put a dozen Diet Cokes in and drove me 15 miles out into the desert mountains.  I stashed Diet Cokes and Chips Ahoy along the way.  103 degrees today, with some humidity, and hit like a brick oven.  I went through eight 20 ounce Cokes and still barely made it back.  Very slow in the heat, clocking 9:10 average pace.

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Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 17:00:24 from 24.10.247.181

Nice!

Why Diet Coke? I think some real sugar would be better.

From Steve on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 17:24:32 from 187.216.93.2

Maybe just preference. On long, hot runs I can't handle constant sugar. Seems like I can't absorb water as fast if it has sugar. I am really starting to believe in the system of avoiding all calories in what you drink while running. Drink water or diet drinks and take in solid calories.

From Dave Taylor on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 20:16:53 from 174.23.72.83

Whoa, that's hard core

From Steve on Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 11:02:41 from 66.87.79.115

Not really. Just having fun.

From Superfly on Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:20:50 from 64.255.88.170

Your a machine... on fire the last few weeks. Good work man! Keep it up.

From Steve on Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:45:03 from 66.87.126.185

It's good to have some time finally to train. I'm hoping for about 4 weeks of this and maybe actually being ready for Chicago.

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