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January 2014

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Location:

Logan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

Logan Peak Trail Race

Completely addicted to trail running

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Race Schedule

TBD...

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Who knows?

 

 

 

 

Personal:

Link to my Wife and I's Photo and Running blog

 

 

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Microspikes Lifetime Miles: 408.50
PI EMotion Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 357.00
MT1010SA Lifetime Miles: 120.50
Rapa Nui 2 Lifetime Miles: 305.50
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 555.80
PI Emotion Trail N2 Lifetime Miles: 312.50
PI Emotion Trail M2 Lifetime Miles: 328.50
2015 Trail Miles Lifetime Miles: 2047.50
2015 Road Miles Lifetime Miles: 490.00
2015 Mtn Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 58.00
Altra Impulse 1.0 Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles: 242.00
Altra Paradigm (blue) Lifetime Miles: 102.00
LP 3.0 Tester Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Altra Paradigm 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 92.00
Altra LP NS HT Lifetime Miles: 95.00
Altra Torin 2.5 Red Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
210.500.00210.50
Cascadia 7 Miles: 51.502014 Trail Miles Miles: 121.50Microspikes Miles: 107.00MT1010SA Miles: 5.002014 CC Ski Miles Miles: 14.00Brooks Launch Miles: 10.002014 Treadmill Miles Miles: 10.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 15.002014 Road Miles Miles: 57.00Ghost 4 Miles: 47.50NB 1210 Leadville Miles: 8.00Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 12.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 23.00Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 16.00Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.500.0015.50

Happy New Year!

The options were sleep in and try and get rid of this cold I ahve had for 3 weeks or get outside and enjoy the outdoors.  Guess what one won?  I can't resist a Saturday on a Wednesday.  Today I went up Providence Canyon with the hope of making it to Logan Peak.  I failed once again.  The snow was just too deep up high and I couldn't go very fast at all.  I made it about a mile past Providence 'Lake'.  The weather was gorgeous up top.  Sunny and windy and cold.  Things went well until I got back to the truck and discovered I had dropped a glove on the trail.  I took them off about a mile up the trail and tucked them in my waistband so I knew that it would only be an extra 2 miles to go get it.  Bummer.  I found it about 3/4 of a mile from the truck.  Crisis averted.

T-3:30 (15.5) 145 ave hr 4100' vert

Cascadia 7 Miles: 15.502014 Trail Miles Miles: 15.50
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Decided to let the body heal (novel idea) from my Flu/cold.

Instead of running I made a short list of highlights/lowlights of 2013 - 

Highlights
Snowshoe hike up Little Baldy and Temple Baldy (nearly froze to death)
Logan Peak Win (always nice to win!)
Bear 100 (I didn't end up in the hospital this time!)
Zion Traverse (incredible scenery, a must-do run)
Peak Baggin (21 unique peaks bagged this year)
High Creek to Green Canyon linkup (epic long run!)
Wind Rivers (backpacking/sick/long run/lost scout)
Bryce Canyon (Under the rim trail - scenic!)


Lowlights
Winter Inversion running (January stinks)
ITB pain in Feb
Dodgeball Injury (don't ask)
Sick at Speedgoat (and El Vaquero Loco)
More winter running...

In all, a great year!

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12.500.0012.50

PM: Feeling better.  Not all better but enough to get out and enjoy some sunshine.  I went up to Green and first went cross-country skiing.  This time I went all the way to the Yurt.  Even passed some people.  It was a popular to ski.  On the way down I passed some stupid guys on horses.  Messed up the trails pretty bad.  Jerks.

T-1:43 (127 ave hr) 1000' vert

After skiing I put on the microspikes and went back up for 5 miles (2.5 each way).  Awesome to get out even if there were giant pot holes in the trail now.

T-43:00 (151 ave hr) 650' vert

Microspikes Miles: 5.00MT1010SA Miles: 5.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 5.002014 CC Ski Miles Miles: 7.50
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5 miles at 12% grade.  Didn't think running in -2 degree weather would help my sickness.  It is getting better though.  My left ear is no longer plugged.  

T-1:23 (16:30) 3000' vert

Brooks Launch Miles: 5.002014 Treadmill Miles Miles: 5.00
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Treadmill @ 12% 

53 mins 1250' vert

Brooks Launch Miles: 3.002014 Treadmill Miles Miles: 3.00
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12.000.0012.00

Green Canyon with Mike  

The 2-3 inches of fresh snow made the run a bit harder than normal but I still enjoyed it.  We saw the 50cc motorbike with 8 inch wide tires out grooming the trail.  That made it much nicer and about 1 min per mile faster.  Thanks buddy!

T-1:59 (9:50) 1500' vert 151 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 12.00Cascadia 7 Miles: 12.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 12.00
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3.500.003.50

AM: Cross Country Ski around Logan River Golf Course.  Conditions were rough as the icy ground had a fresh layer of 1" of power to hide the dangers.  Took it easy as a result plus I was tired from last nights run.

T-1:01 (124 ave hr) 

2014 CC Ski Miles Miles: 3.50
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7.000.007.00

Providence Trail - 

I was hoping the trail had been ridden by the fat tire bikes but I didn't get lucky.  I was breaking trail the whole way.  Pretty slow.  Nice morning though.  32 and light snow.

T-1:09 (9:50) 1250' vert 154 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 5.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 7.002014 Road Miles Miles: 2.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 5.00
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21.000.0021.00

Long Road Run with Mike - 

Trails are a mess so we went for a road run.  I took Mike on a tour of River Heights,Providence, Millville and turned around on Hollow Road.  We made sure to go up the biggest hills.  The second half was a pure sufferfest.  The sun came out and things warmed up to 50 degrees.  I was cooking in my tights.  Should'a worn shorts.

1 mile while waiting for Mike then 20 together.  Awesome workout, totally dead now.

T-2:44 (7:48) 160 ave hr 1500' vert

Ghost 4 Miles: 21.002014 Road Miles Miles: 21.00
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Providence Canyon Trail 8 - 

Trail was in great shape. The rain and warm weather compacted the snow plus the bikes have been on it to smooth it out.  Only an inch or so of powder on top.  I like the new trail section on the upper mile.  It is now further from the road and feels more secluded.  Fewer switchbacks too.

T-1:13 (9:05) 1600' vert 155 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 6.00NB 1210 Leadville Miles: 8.002014 Road Miles Miles: 2.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 6.00
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10.000.0010.00

Providence Star 10 -

T-1:16 (7:35) 750' vert 150 ave hr

Ghost 4 Miles: 10.002014 Road Miles Miles: 9.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 1.00
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12.000.0012.00

Green Canyon - 

The trail was in much nicer shape than last week when I ran this course.  The only bummer was there were fresh horse tracks (again) on the middle third of the trail which made things tricky.  Careful or you will twist an ankle.

T-1:45:30 (8:49) 1500' vert 150 ave hr

Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 12.00Microspikes Miles: 12.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 12.00
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8.500.008.50

Providence hills loop 8.5

Nice and easy today.  Typical tired run.  Kept the HR lower than 150 for all but 1 hill.

T-1:08 (8:00) 500' vert 148 ave

Ghost 4 Miles: 8.502014 Road Miles Miles: 8.50
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Providence Canyon Trail - 

Trail was buttery smooth!

T-1:14 (9:13) 1500' vert 151 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 8.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 8.00
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18.000.0018.00

Providence Trail Repeats (3) - 

First lap (6 miles) was supposed to be easy, keeping my HR at 150. Time: 59:42

Second lap goal was 155 or lower. Time wasn't much faster due to tiredness.  Time: 58:41

Third lap goal was go as hard as possible, tired legs permitting.  HR was in 160's Time: 52:09

Total time: 2:50 (9:31) 3850' vert 153 ave HR

Microspikes Miles: 18.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 18.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 18.00
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Providence Canyon Trail (again) - 

Escaped the dirty air.  Pretended I was cool and lived up on the bench and could run up the canyon from my house.  Only, I had to drive to my pretend house first before starting my run.

T-1:11 1500' vert 150 ave hr

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 8.00Microspikes Miles: 6.002014 Road Miles Miles: 2.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 6.00
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8.000.008.00

Mendon Deep Canyon - 

Attempted a trail run that I figured would quite tough in the winter.  Deep Canyon.  I started from Downtown Mendon in 5 degree weather.  Climbed the approach road since I figured the trail would be rough.  It sure was rough.  I only made it 3/4 mile up the actual trail before aborting.  Icy snow with sugary powder under it.  Impossible.  Ended up running on a random dirt road nearby to get more miles.

T-1:20 10:00 1650' vert 143 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 3.00Ghost 4 Miles: 8.002014 Road Miles Miles: 2.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 6.00
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14.000.0014.00

Trail (i.e. snow) run with Joe - 

Its true, joe is alive!  He was sick for a week and avoiding me for a few weeks before that (or something).  Today we went up Dry canyon a few miles then bailed and headed over to Providence Canyon via deer fence for a mile before he headed back.  I kept going up the canyon for a bit more to get more miles.  Who can resist a buffed out snow trail?  Not me!

T-2:13:30 (9:30) 3000' vert 150 ave hr

Microspikes Miles: 14.00Cascadia 7 Miles: 14.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 14.00
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3.000.003.00

CC Ski day today at lunch.  I needed an easy day today.

T-36:10 450' vert

2014 CC Ski Miles Miles: 3.00
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Week 5 of Sinus Infection - 

Decided to FINALLY get it diagnosed properly (sinusitis) and get on antibiotics.  I sure am stubborn.  It took me 5 weeks of off and on sick to finally go into the doc.  Took Friday/Sat/Sun off from running.  I will have to see how I feel monday...

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Feeling better!  Ran/hiked on the treadmill in the evening.  30 mins @ 12% grade 

Brooks Launch Miles: 2.002014 Treadmill Miles Miles: 2.00
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Lunch: 2.5 miles on Green Canyon face hike - 40 mins

PM: Snowshoe with the scouts.  We went up Jardine Juniper trail then headed off trail for some sinking into sugary powder fun.  

Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 5.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 5.00
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8.500.008.50

Providence Hills - 

Got out before the rain and snow hit.  Good run.  Hit a few strava segments hard.

1:02 (7:19) 500' vert

Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.502014 Road Miles Miles: 8.50
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10 miles on Green Canyon Trail - 

Great evening to be on the trails.  It was a balmy 34 degrees!

T-1:33 151 ave hr, 1200' vert

Microspikes Miles: 10.00Cascadia 7 Miles: 10.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 10.00
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Providence Canyon Trail - 

Legs were dead.  Kept the pace easy

T-1:17 148 ave hr 1500' vert

Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 8.00Microspikes Miles: 8.002014 Road Miles Miles: 2.002014 Trail Miles Miles: 6.00
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Cascadia 7 Miles: 51.502014 Trail Miles Miles: 121.50Microspikes Miles: 107.00MT1010SA Miles: 5.002014 CC Ski Miles Miles: 14.00Brooks Launch Miles: 10.002014 Treadmill Miles Miles: 10.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 15.002014 Road Miles Miles: 57.00Ghost 4 Miles: 47.50NB 1210 Leadville Miles: 8.00Cascadia 6 Red Miles: 12.00Innov8 Roclite 315 Miles: 23.00Brooks Launch #2 Miles: 16.00Hoka Stinson B Miles: 8.50
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