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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.

https://www.strava.com/athletes/4808912

Personal:

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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, May 10, 2010
Total Distance
22.75

AM: I was not happy to hear rain when I woke up this morning, but my run didn't turn out nearly as wet and miserable as I expected. It was actually quite nice.

I set out planning to run through Memory Grove before doing two laps up the west side of City Creek, but it started pouring as I neared the mouth of City Creek Canyon, so I changed my plans and decided to run up the canyon to the power plant. But the rain let up as I reached the canyon, so I changed my plans again and took the BST over to Dry Whatever. 

Average pace - 8:00/mile

Total vertical - 1800 feet

 

PM: I felt tired all day at work, and I don't think I ate enough throughout the day, so I was sure this evening's run (BST, east to west) would be a disaster, but it turned out to be fantastic.

Except for the stupid rain. I was insulted this morning when the rain finally stopped right at the end of my run, but it was even worse this evening when it started up again right before my run. And it stopped again right as I finished. If that's not proof that the weather gods are out to get me, I don't know what is. Seriously, yo.

Anyways, I got wetter and the trails got sloppier as my run progressed, but other than a few pitches on the final descent that were so slick I descended them more slowly than I climbed them this morning, the conditions weren't a problem at all.

Also, I almost ran into a porcupine. It was awesome, because I didn't even realize there were porcupines in the area. In fact, I don't know if I've ever seen one before, except maybe in a zoo when I was little.

Average pace - 7:44/mile

Total vertical - 1800 feet (or something. I have no idea what to make of the Garmin's inconsistency, so after tonight I'm done posting vertical.)


Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 11.00New Balance MT100 Miles: 11.75
Weight: 165.60
Comments
From catherine on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 16:51:59 from 216.49.181.128

Wasn't there something else? Something having to do with leaves? :)

From Faceless Ghost on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 17:08:56 from 173.8.90.229

She went there!

From Cody on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 23:36:16 from 174.52.244.185

Cool, a porcupine huh?

I use the vert given in Sport Tracks not the Garmin Training center as it seems to be much closer to what I expect to have.

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