Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

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Location:

Provo,UT,

Member Since:

Apr 07, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K - 17:11 (Cougar Run)

10K - 34:35 (Deseret News)

15K - 57:33 (Utah Running Club)

1/2 - 1:22:26 (Mountain View Trail)

50K - 4:22:31 (Sapper Joe)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-2:45 at Saint George Marathon

Win the Antelope Island half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to run the Angeles Crest 100 at some point. And I'd still like to go sub-4 at a trail 50k. Other than that, I'm open to suggestions.

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Personal:

I was a competitive cyclist for years. In 2009, after racing in the Tour of Utah, I decided I had plateaued as a cyclist--I could continue to improve, but I wouldn't break through to a new level. So, I started looking for a new challenge.

I thought that challenge would be mountain biking, but I'm a terrible bike handler. I married Catherine in January 2010 and a couple of weeks later I entered the SLTC Winter Training Series with her. A couple of weeks after that I decided I'd like to run ultras, so I signed up for a couple of 50Ks to get started.

Those first races came and went, with varying results. I was looking forward to running more and possibly pushing into the longer distances, but I injured my knee in June 2010 and I've never been consistently healthy since.

I started law school in August 2010, which meant less time for training. In June 2011, Baby Elliott was born, which meant even less time for training. But she's worth it.

Baby Nora joined us in October 2013, with the same effect on training as Elliott (who, incidentally, is no longer a baby).

I (finally) finished school in April 2014 and now I'm an evil corporate lawyer in Salt Lake. I have no illusions that I'll ever get back into the shape that I once was, but I'm perfectly at peace with that. I still have many goals to accomplish and many years in which to do it.

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Mon, Aug 09, 2010

Total Distance

10.50

Catherine and I are still in the process of moving, in accordance with what a friend of ours calls the "20-80 rule," which states that it takes about 80 percent of the time to move the last 20 percent of your stuff. I call it "holy crap we have a lot of crap." But whatever you call it, I'm sure you're familiar with the fun of trying to move all of those last little things lying around that don't really have a home but aren't really trash, either. Good times.

Anyways, my original plan was to get up really early and run Timp this morning, seeing as we now live in Provo. But then I decided it would be a good idea to assemble the dresser we bought for Catherine at Ikea this weekend before I headed up to Salt Lake, so I planned to stop and run Grandeur Peak on my way to the old apartment. Then I remembered just how long it takes to assemble Ikea furniture.

Long story short, I put the dresser together in about three hours. By then I figured I didn't really have time for any kind of a long run, so I just drove up to the old apartment and ran the BST just like the good ol' days. After that I met Catherine at the tire place and then we went to grab lunch together. (Eating out frequently is a side effect of moving, and will continue to be until we unpack all the dishes.)

As I was dropping Catherine off at the office, some gut approached us for a couple of bucks, although it took him about 15 minutes for him to actually get to the point where we realized that was what he was after. Longest setup ever. I wonder how it works out for him.

1:21:52

Brooks Launch Miles: 10.50

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From jun on Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 16:51:31 from 66.239.250.209

Wow. That was a full-packed morning. Sounds brutal. Good luck finishing off the packing. Let me know when you actually plan to run Timp. If I can swing it maybe I'll join you.

From Lily on Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 17:11:51 from 67.199.181.73

One word for the moving: dumpster. Just do it. :)

Jun is a crazy garanimal. He'll run Timp with you no problem.

From Faceless Ghost on Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 23:34:38 from 69.169.157.242

Jun -- I may go for it tomorrow morning, but I'm guessing you still need recovery. Let me know when you're ready, and we'll attempt the route we talked about at the Cascadia race.

From Aaron Kennard on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 09:46:01 from 69.18.151.138

Moving is one of the crappiest things. There's really not much that's fun about that process. The severe back pain, lack of sleep, and being thrown completely out of your routine have their moments I suppose, but beyond that its just no fun at all.

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