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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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Great run tonight! Malan's PR for both the up and the round trip!  I haven't run this thing hard since early last fall, and, guessing most of the winter snow would be off the trail, why not give it a punch and see wha these tired legs got?  From the trail head to the crossing on Taylor Creek bridge where the real climb begins I was 9:50, a good time for me here is 11:00-12:00.  I kept the pedal down up the ridiculous steep section to the overlook and hit that point at 15:50! (uusal push it time to here is around 19:00) I knew I was on serious PR pace. Legs were starting to feel a little heavy, but were holding up for as beat up as I have felt latlely.  Heart rate and breathing felt good.  From the lookout through the next switchback it doesn't let up at all and gets to the ridiculous steep right toward the end, climbing 1200 ft in a mile through here.  This is where it got nasty, first 2 inches of slush, then three, then top of ankle deep sections that were very slick, then solid snow/slush 4-6 inches deep and an inch of mud under it all.  This slowed me down a little and took more energy to plow through.  I topped out in 34:40, spent a few on top trying to take in the view and tried to fly down, I bit it a couple of times in the deep snow/mud section but still managed to make the trail head with a 51:43 moving time.  WhoooHOO! Not too long ago it took me 50 minutes to get to the top.  I PR'ed but felt much better than the last time I went for it.  Last fall I remeber sitting on top feeling like I was gonna pass out! and my run down wasn't fast at all.  Feels great to see improvement. 

Noticed this on a few blogs latley, so here is the Garmin junk! for the run 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/34473301

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No running today or yesterday.  Both my calf strain and knee are ticked about the hard effort on Monday.  Knee was really painful yesterday, hurt to even walk normal, calf is super sore today.  Knee feeling much better today. Whine, whine, whine! Cleaned the dust off my bike, put air in the flat tires and managed to remeber how to clip into my peddals for a good 1st real bike ride of the season yesterday.  Felt good despite the wind. 25 miles and no saddle time for 8 months = sore! 20.2  avg mph for 20 miles and had 5 or so slower through traffic.  Hope I can get in a few runs Fri/Sat before winding down for Squaw Peak 50 in 10 days. Geeze, that came up fast! 

 

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