Ethan Cannon

April 2026

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Location:

Minneapolis,MN,USA

Member Since:

Aug 07, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

High School:

XC 5K: 15:57.3

1500: 4:04.55

800: 2:01.05

400: 53.07

3000: 9:18.43

College 

5000: 13:59.58 (UW Indoor Invite 2021)

Mile: 4:07 (converted from 4:12.07 at altitude; also converted by NCAA to 3:48.8 for 1500)

10000: 29:38.73 (Mt. SAC relays 2022)

Indoor 3000: 8:13 (converted from 8:24.76 at BYU indoor race, 1/16/21)

800: 1:55.6@ (solo time trial at Provo high school, 2019)

400: 51.84h (solo time trial at NMHS, 2015)

 

Post-College

Half Marathon: 1:06:08 (Garry Bjorklund Half, June 2024)

Road race 10K: 30:27 (Get in Gear, April 2023)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Find some good local races to run that will motivate me to stay in shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Run a few fast marathons. Grandma's, St. George, and Boston are on my target list. 

-Stay fit for a very long time. I believe what goes into making a competitive runner at age 60 is much different than age 20, just like what goes into making a good marathoner differs from a good sprinter. I hope that by taking care of my body, I can be very fast for my age as I get older. 

 

Personal:

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I live in the Twin Cities with my family and am an Epidemiology PhD Student. Running is the only hobby I have time for :)

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Nike Vaporfly 3 Lifetime Miles: 68.00
Saucony Hurricane 24 Lifetime Miles: 434.50
Saucony Triumph 20 Black4 Lifetime Miles: 194.00
Adidas Supernova Rise 2 Lifetime Miles: 681.25
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265.50
Adidas Supernova Rise 2 Miles: 142.75Saucony Hurricane 24 Miles: 58.50Saucony Triumph 20 Black4 Miles: 64.25
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9.75

4x1k on, 1k float on a route I've done repeatedly around the football stadium. This time I calculated an exact distance of 0.98 km; I knew it was a little short previously. 2:59, 3:24, 2:56, 3:34, 2:56, 3:29, 2:55, 3:24. If the correction is accurate, you'd add 3-4 seconds per rep to the total. I'd be fine with that! Once again, I appear to be in better shape than I think. 

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9.50

6:46 pace, Roseville route (Cleveland ave). For all the talks of a winter 2.0 and freezing rain, this run was just fine, with a light rain coming down and wet (not slippery) ground. I've often been surprised to wake up and see white ground after a surprise snow, whereas today I was surprised it was not white. Felt tired, presumably due to workout. 

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9.25

One of my fastest east river flats runs ever- 6:40 pace (62:27). Felt just fine going out, but I did feel more tired coming back. 

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17.25

I ran to Long Lake for the first time today. The weather wasn't great for it but even so I'm not sure I would try it again. It was about 34 degrees and alternated rain, snow, and nothing. 5:57 pace. It was a grind to be honest. Just cold and tiring. The new playground at Hansen park is looking up to be really great!

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6:49 pace, west river road. 

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7 miles at the crack of dawn, St Paul campus.

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Hard to tell how far it was because MapMyRun is so bad under Outside. But it was an afternoon run so I probably ran this far even though I was tired. WRR including all of Winchell trail, ran from Masonic children's down toward the locks for the first time but then emerged up at the veteran's home. 

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I was grateful to have been able to run at alll today after the night and morning that we had, but the run actually went well. It didn't feel too windy and I didn't feel too tired or full.

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6:39 pace, first time this year running Farmer's fields. It was a glorious afternoon; the sky couldn't be more blue. Very enjoyable.

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6:07 pace, Resevoir Woods at about 10 am due to a late start (but not in a bad way). That is a pretty darn good pace for how I felt doing it and my life circumstances right now. I'm very grateful. Legs felt tired but not from running and overall it was fine. I did three 1 minute pickups on the way back.

Saucony Hurricane 24 Miles: 14.25
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9.25

Ran in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a cool place. I took my phone on my run for the first time today in many years for a couple of reasons. I definitely prefer not to, and the weight of the phone in my hand is honestly the lesser of the reasons why.

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Ran along a greenway toward Braband So, a lake on the west side of Arhus, Denmark. I saw someone doing a workout and because of that I decided to do 4 x 5 minutes on, nothing crazy.

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7.00

Ran in the southern forests of Arhus, Denmark. I had to leave at 5:20, but thankfully it got light out pretty quickly.

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9.50

I just can't trust MapMyRun for something like this. It was a hot afternoon on West river road, again going all the way to the Veteran's Home due to unforeseen circumstances. 

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Supposedly 6:43 pace, and the map seemed to work pretty well this time. East river road. It was a really nice warm, humid day after a rainstorm.

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Ran down west river road (taking all the Winchel trail again) all the way to the bridge that you run under as you go down the hill towards Pike island. The feels like was around 15 degrees but it was not nearly that bad. That was part of the motivation to be on Winchell trail (the wind). Saw (no joke) HUNDREDS of people out cleaning trash for earth day. Amazing! Did 3 by 90 seconds on, with unplanned rest. Not sure my overall pace because of MapMyRun.

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East river road, running back through the woods again in part. 

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6:26 pace, Farmer's fields. It felt like the first day of summer. I did 3 by 2:30 on (aka 800s) with no specific rest. Felt tired the whole time which was no surprised; if anything was surprising it is that my overall pace was so quick. 

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Como classic. Much like yesterday, it was a beautiful day, I ran relatively fast (6:46 pace this time), but I felt very tired and slow. 

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6:39 pace. I ran farmer's fields again this afternoon because I wanted to run that direction and I wanted to do the soft surface trail which is starting to look really good. It was a warm, humid day that had already had a little rain, but nothing while I ran. I felt super crummy, possibly for a couple of reasons. 

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6:50 pace, east river flats. Nice crisp and sunny morning today after the storm. 

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16.75

Surprisingly quick 5:56 pace on a drizzly morning. It was my first run to Theo Wirth park this year; I had thought it wouldn't be worth it until the trees bloomed. I missed the race today which is a bummer but was the right thing for my family. 

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6:39 pace, St A parkway. It was a great morning to be running. The clean air, blossoms and rain made it smell great outside. 

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6:35 pace, Como classic-ish (looped around the park a different way). Felt tired and a little knee pain. I wonder if or when I will ever have that beat. Was a really nice day outside. It's getting to be that time of year when most days are like that. I definitely prefer the quieter runs I do in the mornings though, when there are less people, cars, and marijuana smoke. 

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This was my first time running west river north "extended edition", in which I found another shortcut such that I nearly made it to Olson park. Apparently I ran quite fast this afternoon even though I tried not to. Knee felt better. 

Saucony Triumph 20 Black4 Miles: 9.75
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9.25

6:46 pace, east river flats. 

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265.50
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