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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Totals
Total Distance
29.20
MR10 (1) Miles: 22.00MT110 Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Apr 02, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

I think it's time for me to start doing the majority of my running outdoors again. It's less tedious (for me), I run faster, and I don't have to account for travel time. That means I can do the same run in less time, or I can run more in the same time. Either way I win. 

Anyway, five miles from my house in a strange sort of lollipop loop.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Apr 03, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

Same loop as yesterday, but today a dog chased me. I thought I was going to get mauled. It's weird, because I've run down that street and past that house more times than I can count, and I've never seen that dog before. Next time I'll carry a big rock and try to knock him out.

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Apr 04, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

I ran a shorter version of the route I've run for the last two days. I was on edge because of last night's encounter, but I didn't even see the dog tonight. Just like I haven't on every other run I've been on since we moved here.

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Apr 05, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

I thought it was going to be cold tonight, so I ran at the gym. It wasn't cold, but whatever. 

Four miles on the treadmill. I've felt better.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Apr 06, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

Another 4 miles on the road. It was colder tonight than it has been, but I felt better than I have recently, so I can live with the weather. This is my second run in a row without seeing the evil dog again, but I'm still apprehensive when I run past the house. It's funny that I'm so worried, since I've been running that route for more than a year and I've only seen the dog once.

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Apr 07, 2012
Total Distance
7.20

Well, something is (almost always) better than nothing, so while I'm disappointed to continue my weekly trend of declining mileage, I'm happy I was able to get out on the trails today. Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day, and there's nothing you can do about that. 

Anyways, I went exploring at Lambert Park. I discovered a (new to me) trail that climbs one of the mountains, but I didn't have time to see how far it goes, so I have something to look forward to in the future. And although I wasn't particularly fast out there, I should be grateful I could run at all, considering I had a cheeseburger, fries, and a large root beer less than an hour before running.

Running in Alpine on days like these is almost enough to make me break out in song, Sound of Music style. Seriously. 

MT110 Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
29.20
MR10 (1) Miles: 22.00MT110 Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00
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