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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Sat, Dec 18, 2010

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Goose egg.

We were up at 5:30 and in Salt Lake at 7:00 for breakfast with Catherine's family, and after that we drove straight through to LA. Other than a few rough spots, the drive went well, and we arrived at about 7:00. Unfortunately, it's raining biblically around here and it has been for a few days, so after a full day in the car Catherine and I decided to stay in. (True story--the Gold;s Gyms around here close at 7:00. Weird).

Anyways, we'll be in Mammoth for the next few days, where the biggest storm of the past 10 years is in progress (five feet in the last 24 hours, and no sign of stopping), so it doesn't look like I'll do much running for the next few days. At first I was worried about it, but the Squaw 50 isn't for six months, so I'll be fine. For now the thing to do is run as much as I can, but qorry about spending tome with my family for the holidays first. Once we get home, training starts for real. I figure with 6 months I can run two three-month cycles. One for the Buffalo Run, and a second for the Squaw 50. I should be in good shape by June, assuming my knee holds up.

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Comments

From jun on Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 13:38:33 from 97.126.228.50

I agree 100% with your training assessment.

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