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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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Totals
Total Distance
40.30
MR10 (2) Miles: 26.30MR10 (3) Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Feb 25, 2013
Total Distance
7.00

I was actually able to catch up a bit on my sleep on Saturday night, so I felt okay this morning even though Elliott had a rough night and woke us up at about 2:30.

The workout was simple. Three 1.5-mile repeats at 6:00, with 0.25 mile recoveries, and a final mile at 5:40 to finish things off. It felt like work, but not too much so. I'm sure I could have kept going for several repeats more if I had had to. 

MR10 (2) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Total Distance
8.00

Steady miles on the indoor track at BYU. For the most part it was as boring as you'd expect. There was some additional excitement when I realized I had forgotten my watch and had to count every lap and every mile. It's harder than it sounds to keep track of eight five-lap miles when you're running in circles with a crowd. 

MR10 (3) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013
Total Distance
4.30

Twenty minutes of 30 seconds at 5:30, 30 seconds at 8:30. On a treadmill, that means a lot of time with a hand on the controls changing the pace. The workout itself was easier than I expected. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be or not. 

MR10 (2) Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Total Distance
6.00

More steady miles, which means I was back at the indoor track. It was less crowded than I'm used to, but that's probably because I'm usually there earlier. 

MR10 (3) Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013
Total Distance
0.00

Rest day!

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Sat, Mar 02, 2013
Total Distance
15.00

Today's schedule called for 15 steady miles, and I was lucky enough to score some beautiful weather. I ran on the River Trail, but instead of heading up the canyon, as I have the last few times, I headed down toward the lake. It's just over five miles from our house to the lake, so I had to double back on Center Street all the way to Geneva just to hit my miles. I think the lesson is that from now on my long runs on the trail have to be up the canyon.

My legs felt pretty good, and I can tell I've made some progress this year. Consistency will do that, I guess. I slowed down a bit in the last three miles, but even so I wound up with an average pace just under 7:00.  

MR10 (2) Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
40.30
MR10 (2) Miles: 26.30MR10 (3) Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
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