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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
20.70
MR10 (1) Miles: 20.70
Weight: 0.00
Mon, May 21, 2012
Total Distance
6.20

Shortly after our run on Saturday I started to feel a horrible pain in the back of my right knee. I started to worry that I had damaged a tendon or something, but I soon noticed a red lump that was pretty itchy by the end of the day. So I think what happened is that something bit me in the wrong place (as though there's a right place for something to bite you).

Anyway, that seemed confirmed by tonight's run, because although my knee was sore before I started, it didn't bother me at all once I got going. Although, I did start feeling the dull ache on the outside of my right quad that makes me worry there's an IT band issue around the corner. But that can't be right. Seriously, take a look at my mileage this year and tell me if an injury is warranted.

Anyway, tonight I ran the same loop I ran last week, which is quickly becoming my go-to daily run.  Tonight I ran it in reverse, which made the return a bit less monotonous. Even more so because I finished with a shortcut through the cemetery, which added a tiny bit of bonus mileage. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 6.20
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, May 22, 2012
Total Distance
2.20

Late. Tired. Short run. Lame.

MR10 (1) Miles: 2.20
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, May 24, 2012
Total Distance
6.10

I ran my new daily loop, backward again. It was late and I haven't slept more than 4 hours per night for a couple of days, but I felt pretty good. My consistency sucks these days, but I'm hanging on as well as I can. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 6.10
Weight: 0.00
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Sat, May 26, 2012
Total Distance
6.20

So, this has been a bad week on paper, but I'm okay with it. I took one day off because I just needed sleep, and another because there was not time to fit in a run around my sister's wedding. Sometimes life happens, and sometimes there are things that matter more than a run. And on the plus side, the on the days that I did run I felt much better than I have in the past few months. If you're going to run 20 miles per week, it's probably better to do it in a few 6-mile runs than in daily 3-mile runs. 

The week could have been better, but I'm not going to complain. 

Also, I got attacked by a dog on my run. My rule is simple--if an angry dog comes close enough to me that I can kick it in the head, I'm going to. It did, so I did. That slowed it down for a bit, at least enough for me to get clear. I don't care if we're talking about a poodle in a pink sweater (and in this case, we are), dog attacks aren't funny.

Actually, I guess it is kind of funny in retrospect.

MR10 (1) Miles: 6.20
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
20.70
MR10 (1) Miles: 20.70
Weight: 0.00
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