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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
74.000.0074.00
Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 34.502011 Trail Miles Miles: 41.502011 Road Miles Miles: 2.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 68.50Fireblade Miles: 7.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

Decided against riding in a downpour this morning and went for the evening ride instead.  But before that, I ran the kids to the park (2 miles) in the stroller for some family fun.  Good times.  Later, I headed up Providence Canyon for the usual bike-run-bike.  Things got interesting as a black cloud quickly attacked but luckily it quickly passed.  Things are coming along nicely on the trail as they have added another section of trail.  Its almost complete now.  

T- 50 bike 45:30 run 1800' vert

Oh, the leg is doing great.  It was a 0/10 for the uphill and only a 1/10 on the downhill.  It might actually be healing up finally.

Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 5.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 5.002011 Road Miles Miles: 2.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 11.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Less than 9 hours recovery from last night and lingering fatigue from Saturday made today's ride/run quite slow.  No pep at all. 

Deer Fence to Dry Canyon - 6 miles of running.  Still only a 1/10.  Sweet.

T- 45 min bike 55 min run 1300' vert

Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 6.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 6.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 10.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

Providence Trail - 

Today was a much needed rest day.  My knee caps have been sore since before saturday and it is from riding so much vert on the mtn bike.  I decided to take a day off from the bike and do a trail run and let them rest.  My leg has finally improved to the point that running for an hour on it is possible and mostly pain free.  Things hovered around the 0-1 range but did peak out at a 2/10 for a bit today.  I blame it on the steep grade of the canyon.  But still.  I ran for an hour with no major issues.  I am back.  Finally.  

T- 1:06 (9:30) 1350'

Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 7.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 7.00
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Providence Canyon Trail - 

Biked to the Trail - Ran 7 miles - Felt great - Biked Home - well partway home then I got a nail that went though my tube twice.  It was flat in 10 seconds.  I didn't have my repair kit with me and I was still 2.5 miles from home.  Luckily a nice guy saw what happened and drove me home in his truck.  That is the second nail I have gotten on my bike in the street.  I am doing all the cars a favor by puncturing so they don't have to.  

T- Bike 25 min up  - 7 min down

T- Run 1:02:30 (8:56) 1300' vert running 1900' total

Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 7.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 7.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 8.00
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Providence Trail 

Slow

1900' vert

43 min bike

67 min run


Fireblade Miles: 7.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 7.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 10.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.000.0024.00

Spent the night camping with the kids and a bunch of church friends.  That meant that the bike/run would be postponed until the heat of the day.  Brutal.  At least its a dry heat.  Or so I hear.  It was a great day though as the stars aligned and I was able to meet up with Paul for a run.  Yeah, that is rare, but super cool.

I biked from the house at 11:30 towards Birch Canyon in Smithfield.  I headed up Canyon road to BST past Green and along the bench through the weeds and brush.  I realized I was going to be late to meet up with Paul so I had to really push it.  15 miles to the start of the singletrack, part dirt, part road, lots of hills. 90 mins.  1700' vert

Once I met up with Paul, we headed up the trail hoping for some shade.  I was pretty spent already and it took me a mile to recover.  Luckily Paul was in no hurry and we enjoyed the trail together.  I really enjoyed the dozen or so creek crossings in each direction.  I practically laid down in it a few times.  A few miles up the trail, the overgrowth became so bad the trail practically disappeared.  It made things REALLY slow.  We ended up turning around at Paul's 9 mile mark (4.75 miles for me).  Too bad too as we were just getting into the really pretty stuff with loads of flowers and great cliff views.  To bad that trail is so overgrown, it could be really cool.  We found our way back down the trail.  Paul being Mr Cautious was even slower on the downhill.  It was pretty interesting stepping into and through plants hoping there was a trail somewhere in there.  9.5 miles 1:47 (11:15) 2400' vert (topped out a 7700')

Paul stepped it up for the final 5 miles or so back to his house.  I rode with him for a bit on the bike before bidding him farewell and blasting home ASAP.  The final stretch home was hot but I took the flattest and most direct route and got 'er done. 14 miles.  55 mins 100' vert

Great outing.  Loved Birch Creek Trail.  Well worth it.  Wished I had taken the camera.  4200' vert total - Convert to 24 combined equivalent crosstrain/run miles

(pain only a 1/10!)

Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 9.502011 Trail Miles Miles: 9.50Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 29.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
74.000.0074.00
Cascadia 5 #2 Miles: 34.502011 Trail Miles Miles: 41.502011 Road Miles Miles: 2.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 68.50Fireblade Miles: 7.00
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