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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:

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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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Recovery day. I feel better in most ways than I did after the Buffalo Run, but worse in a couple. Specifically, my ankles and feet are quite sore. I think that's largely because of all the uneven and rocky footing at Sapper Joe, but my choice of footwear probably contributed, and I'm still questioning my decision to wear the New Balance 100s. On the one hand, they're very comfortable and nearly six ounces per shoe lighter than my Cascadias. The trade off, of course, is that they offer very little protection, and by the end I could feel it. The guy behind me, in contrast, was wearing those ridiculous-looking Hoka OneOne shoes, and I certainly would have welcomed the extra 40 mm of cushion on the final descent.

Weight: 167.00
Comments
From Aaron Kennard on Mon, May 31, 2010 at 12:53:19 from 174.51.250.151

WOW! Those really are incredibly ridiculous looking shoes. So do you think you'll go back to the brooks for future races? Jun just turned me on to the inov-8 roclite 295s that I just started wearing (definitely more padding and support than the FiveFinger Treks I was using exclusively before). I like the low profile of the inov-8's and the mostly flat sole, and they definitely offer more rock protection and padding than my new balance 790s which are kind of similar to the 100s.

From Faceless Ghost on Mon, May 31, 2010 at 15:06:15 from 67.169.248.86

Aaron - I'm not sure what I'll be wearing in the future. I love my Cascadias, but they are heavy. I think the ideal shoe would be somewhere in between what I have now--more protection than the 100s, but lighter than the Cascadias. The only shoes I know of that fit that description are the Inov8 295s and the Adidas AdiZero XTs. Then again, maybe my feet just need to get used to wearing the less shoe for long distances--Kyle Skaggs set the record at Hardrock in a pair of 790s.

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