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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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Cascadia 4 Miles: 32.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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Trail Run - 

Providence Quarry to Leatham Hollow Round 2 - 

It was time to take down the Bear 100 course that I marked last week.  I was planning on doing it tomorrow, but the weather tomorrow scared me.  I don't have time later in the week to do it so today was the day.  They are predicting snow and I do not want to run up to 8600+ feet in the snow.  Whine, Whine....  I was able to trick Jon into joining me this time around.  I had my wife drop us off at the Providence Quarry and told her to pick us up in 2 hours at Leatham Hollow.  Things went much faster this time.  My calf was feeling great and I have fully recovered from the marathon.  Our first 2 miles were 20 min/mile pace this time.  Sad that that pace was faster than before, but it is pretty steep.  The de-marking went faster too.  Especially since about a third of the marks were gone or mostly gone.  I say mostly gone since the neighborhood cows have been busy chewing on plastic.  Things went really well until it got dark.  We hit the single track going down the hollow and the sun was long gone.  I pulled out my headlamp, but since Jon didn't bring one, things were interesting.  We went from 7 min/mile pace and progressively got slower until we stumbled out to the car at 11 min mile pace.  Overall, it took 2 hours and 18 mins for the 12 mile run.  (11:33 pace) Not bad counting the elevation change and stopping to grab markings every little bit.  Unfortunately, Jon had a meeting to be at at 8:30 and we arrived home at 8:28.  Yep, he was late.

Cascadia 4 Miles: 12.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Trail Run - 

8 miles.

Green Canyon

Mostly Singletrack.

50 degrees

Lots of fall colors

Perfect.

T-67:00

Cascadia 4 Miles: 8.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

Trail Run -

Today's run was one that I have been looking forward to for weeks now.  Who doesn't love a new trail to explore?  Paul took Jon and I on a tour of the Smithfield Mountians.  We hit 2/3 of the canyons in a single run.  We ran/power hiked up Smithfield Dry Canyon starting at 5500ft and made it to the top (9000 feet) in about 4.5 miles.  It was crazy steep and rocky, but very picturesque.  The downside was that the trail is heavily overgrown and my legs were a bloody mess by the top.  The other issue is that summer is over and a short-sleeve shirt and shorts does not cut it at 9000 feet in October.  Oops.  Things turned around quickly though once we dropped below the snow line and entered Birch Canyon.  Wow!  Love it.  I will be back to visit that canyon again.  In-all a great trail run with big climbs and a fast finish (sub 7 pace for 4-5 miles by the end). Thanks Paul for sharing YOUR canyon.  

  T-2:27:00

Cascadia 4 Miles: 12.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
32.000.0032.00
Cascadia 4 Miles: 32.00
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