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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
21.50
MR10 (1) Miles: 17.00MT110 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Apr 09, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

I'm coming down with something, and finals start on Wednesday, so this is likely to be a low[er] mileage week.

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Total Distance
3.00

Three late miles, not feeling too great. First final tomorrow, not feeling great about that, either :)

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Total Distance
2.00

Two miles are better than no miles, but by how much?

One final down, three to go. I feel  like it was a good start. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

More treadmill miles. 

Final 2 was this morning, and despite a good start, I ran into trouble with a few questions to go, and spent so much time trying to figure it out that I ran out of time to properly answer the last few questions. Oops. In a month or two I'll know how much that affected me.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

Four miles on the road--late at night and in the rain. I was going to cut the run even shorter, but I felt better than expected once I started. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Total Distance
4.50

This was a disappointing end to a disappointing week (running wise). I was going to run a ten mile loop in Corner Canyon, but I felt like garbage on my way up Hog Hollow. When I reached the saddle all the trails were closed because of mud. Normally I'd run them anyway, but today I decided to use it as an excuse to turn around. As disappointed as I was with my run, I have no doubt it was the right call. 

MT110 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
21.50
MR10 (1) Miles: 17.00MT110 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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