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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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Quick catching up entry.  Easy 5 mile on the East Bench.  Not bad, legs felt o.k  at an easy pace.

5 miles, 500 vertish. 

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Nice run up to Snowbasin.  Up Wheeler/Icebox to Maples Trailhead at Snowbasin, back down the same way.  Had some pep today and ran a steady moderate pace.  Trail is in great shape and beuatiful up there.  The new trail they have cut this spring below Maples is a nasty mess though.  Needs to grow in, right now looks like they are building a road not a nice single track trail. 

10-11 miles. ??vert 1800 or so?? 1:18 RT

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Tired run up Ben Lomond.  Legs felt soggy right of the bat.  As soon as I crossed the road and started up the trail I could feel I was dragging today.  Made it up to where it flattens out on the West side and it started to sprinkle a little rain, looked West and it looked ok, should have looked southwest! By the time I hit the open meadow just before the saddle heading to the peak, Boom! thunder, wind, rain, lots of lightening! I stopped walked down off the backside a little ways to get off the high ridge and tried to get out of the wind.  Didn't rain long, but the lightening stuck around for a while.  Glad I wasn't on the Lewis Peak side because it looked much worse a little further south. 

After things seemed to calm down I made my way back down, a little bummed about not getting to the peak, but at that point I was soaked, cold, and it was getting too late to keep going up. I ran easy going down, getting more soaked by the many tree branches hanging into the trail dripping wet.  I need to take some hand trimmers up next time to clip the worst of them.  Spent a few minutes sitting on a rock watching the light show as the storm moved over Powder Mountain.  Pretty sweet double rainbow with sheets of rain and lightening striking behind them, wish I'd had the camera.

Up to saddle 1:11, RT 2:13 with stop., 11 miles or so, 2400 vert or so? Need to get the Garmin fixed (or replaced).    

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Day off - felt like I had a slight cold or something, went to bed early and felt better.

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Easy paced run on the East Bech. A bit over an hour.  Still not feeling 100% from whatevern was going on Thursday, but mostly there.

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Wasn't feeling modivated this morning at all.  Slept through my alarm and got out an hour later than I wanted.  I headed to the Ben Lomond trailhead as I missed the summit earlier in the week afer getting stormed off the mountain. 

Starting up the switchbacks, my legs felt tired and the motivation still wasn't coming around.  It took about 10 minutes of easy running to jump start the body and then things were rolling ok. 

I wore a watch, and wans't really interested in going fast, but thought I'd run comfortable to where the trail switches over to the west side, check my split there and see how I was doing.  Checked the time, 46 minutes, which is ok for me.  I thought I'll pick it up to the saddle and see where I am at.  I ran a steady moderate pace up and over the two little climbs rolled through the flatish section to the saddle.  I hit the saddle at 1:10 and realized I might be able to make a sub 1:30 to the peak, which would be a PR. 

Snow still covers the trail to the peak, which means straight up climbing for most of it.  Going straight up elimitates some distance by avoiding the switchbacks, but I think its overall slower. I pretty much went redline 100% up the final climb.  Power hiking most of it, running a few sections where the grade mellowed out. 

Coming over the last steep part and jogging the last 20 yards to the summit, I was suprised to see it full of people.  I had passed a couple of groups on the way up, but had not seen anyone for a while.  Wasatch veterens Jim and Mark were up there and Jim asked how long it took me. I look at my watch and was suprised to see 1:29.  I heard a chuckle from a group of kids that looked like a scout troop and heard one of them say "it took us like 3 and half hours!"  and one of them offerd me a bag of Apple Jacks.  

I took a couple of breaths, Marc asked how fast I would make the round trip, I said hopefully under 2:30 and shuffled off the peak.  It took me forever to pick my way down through the loose scree to the saddle and when I looked at the time I thought there was no way I could make my goal.  I had 48 minutes to make it down and didn't think I had it in me.  I kep the pace up though and figured I would just run it steady and see what happend. 

About a mile later I ran into a couple of guys walking up the trail with about 12 domestic goats in tow.  After tip-toeing around some kinds grumpy looking billy's, I was back running again, noticing a couple of mountain bikers I had been shadowing on the descent not too far in front.  I kept up the steady pace and thought if I get to the last switch back section with 20 minutes to go I'll give it a 100% and see what happens.

I came into the first switchback with 21 minutes to make a sub 2:30.  I let it fly at that point and caught up to the guys on bikes who had stopped at a corner to take in thte view.  Seeing me coming,  they clipped in and tried to get off in front of me.  Too late, I was already on top of 'em.  I ran up and around the first one and was right on the wheel of the next guy.  After realizing I was running fster than he was riding I asked him to pass, which he was very nice about.  As soon as I went by, my paced picked up even more to stay ahead. 

I ran hard to the trailhead hit stop at the sign for a 2:28.  A 4 minute PR for me on a very unremarkable day.  Not nealry as fast a my buddy Jonstuart (on the blog) ran it monday, but happy that things continue to improve. 

No Garmin, but 14.5-15 miles and 3700 vert. 

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