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Location:

Ogden,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 21, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finished my first 100 miler in '10, the Bear 100 in 26:05. 

55K 5:13

50 mile 7:47

Big Horn 100 Mile 24:54

 Squaw Peak 50:

2009: 13:48 (140th OA)

2010: 11:06 (26th OA)

2011: 10:01 (7th OA)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2012 schedule:

Red Hot 50K+  (5:23)

Buffalo Run 50 mile (7:47, 1st AG, 7th OA)

R2R2R

Squaw Peak 50 mile (11:40)

Big Horn 100 Mile (DNS)

Loco

Bear 100

Chimera 100

Zion Travers (Done)

Long-Term Running Goals:

God created skis and surfboards to keep the truly gifted from ruling the world.

I've finally let go of my preconceived notions of what it's supposed to feel like to run. - Geoff Roes

 

"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree; I'd spend six of them sharpening the axe." Abe Lincoln

 

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Wife was gone tonight so I packed up the boys and headed out on a long hike.  Been wanting to get my 3 yr old up to the waterfall in at the top of Waterfall Canyon.  He is fascinated with mini waterfalls in the creeks we hike by most nights so I thought the 200+ feet of gushing water would totally blow his mind.  It's a fairly long steep hike for 3 yr old legs so I packed all 40 pounds of him plus some water and snacks in the kid carrier, gave a waist pack to my 11 yr old with more water and headed to the 29th street trailhead. Shocked to find the lot totally full and cars parked on the street.  I think every church group in the valley was up there tonight.  Not one bit of an exaggeration, would estimate 400+ people on the trail and up at the falls.  It was alomst a solid line of people going up and down the canyon, crazy!!

We hiked up at a fast pace, passing tons of people.  Good amount of work hiking hard with a 40lbs monkey on my back.  A guy in some five fingers hiked with us and was good to chat with. He had just moved to the area, and couldn't  belive the people.  I told him it was not typical. 

My 3 yr old hiked/ran all the way back and had the time of his life.  All he has talked about since we got back is going back to the BIG waterfall!

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