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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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Very easy paced 6 on the bench.  Sluggish funk is still in full swing.  Blahh, feels like my lung capacity is 60%.  Super congested = low energy.  Wierd because I want to run, its not like my body and mind are saying take a complete break, every day I'm excited to get home and go for a run (jog lately). Problem is when I get out there's no pep in the step and I'm hacking like a two pack a day smoker.  It'll pass, just have to accept that 60% is what I got for now, but those stronger days are going to feel great when they come around.   

6 miles, SLOW

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Whole lot of nothing today.  My 2 year old got in some miles though, check out the form, nice!

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Finally! Felt a little better today, and I have been looking up at Malan's Peak with a good degree of longing for a week or so, figured I'd have a go at it, even if it invloved alot of slow hiking. I hesitated even taking a watch as I didn't want to get caught up in how slow my splits would be.  I finally put on my old Ironman, promising myself that I wouldn't even look at it unitl the top of the climb, and I'd be happy with what ever it said, though I hoped the time would start with a 3 not a 4.  This year a sub 40 minute time has been a pretty easy benchmark, but the way I have felt, wasn't sure it was possible. 

I hit start and took off with the goal to keep the pace no more and no less than moderate. As I climbed along, if my effort started to approach work, I would back off a little.  My legs felt strong and finally felt like I finally could turn them over smooth and fast-ish.  Going past my split markers it was hard not to look at my watch, I felt good and like I was making good time, but if my time was slow, I'd be down myself the rest of the run, and if it was fast I'd be tempted to push too hard.  

All felt great, no more than moderate effort, breath was always easy and in control, and kept a good solid run all the way up. Cruised over the top, hit stop my time was 35:05.  That's only a minute and a few seconds off PR time and it felt totally easy! nice! finally! I hung out for a bit on the peak and watched the 3/4 moon come up over Mt. Ogden, and the sunset go dark West of the lake.  Felt great on the downhill too.  Quick turnover, form felt better, legs felt solid, fast pace until it got too dark to run hard. Totally pysched, that's the feeling I've been missing for the past few weeks! 

4.9 miles 2250 vert.

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Easy cruiser 6 miles on the BST pretty much in the dark.  Knee a little tweaky which is the usual result for a couple days after running hard down Malan's. Continued improvement on the health front.  Lots of lights out boucing around just after dark, I guess there are others in addition to myself having a hard time adjusting to the shorter days.

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13.5 miles, 3500 vert, in the rain, kept it pretty mellow. Legs feel great, lungs....still a little...ehhh.    

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