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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
20.50
MR10 (3) Miles: 19.20MR10 (2) Miles: 1.30MT110 Miles: 11.20
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Jun 03, 2013
Total Distance
3.00

One of our cars has been in the shop for a while (I won't mention why), so this morning I decided to ride the Frontunner to work. I got up early and rode my bike to the station, but I didn't count on a real train getting in between me and the loading deck, so I missed my train and ended up having to ride right back home. I guess that counts as exercise, at least. 

In the evening I went out for a three mile run just so I could say I had done something.  

MR10 (3) Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Jun 04, 2013
Total Distance
3.00

Today was like yesterday, but  at least made it to the bus in the morning. So when I went out for my evening run, I ran back down to the Frontrunner station so I could pick up my bike and ride it back home. 

MR10 (3) Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Jun 05, 2013
Total Distance
1.30

That's right, another symbolic run. But I think I had a good excuse today. Catherine and I were at the hospital all day so she could have an operation on her heart (everything went wonderfully), and in the evening we were busy with Elliott's birthday (believe it or not, she's already two). Not much time for running left in there. 

MR10 (2) Miles: 1.30
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Jun 06, 2013
Total Distance
2.00

I was going to run more tonight. But as I was lacing up my shoes, Elliott woke up screaming for me. So I got her out of the crib and comforted her for a while, which turned into some daddy-daughter Sesame Street time. By the time I got her back to bed it was so late that I decided to just go for another short, short run. I'll try to be better next week. 

MR10 (3) Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Jun 07, 2013
Total Distance
0.00

I've been on a late night schedule all week, and I decided that the only way to stop that was to go to bed early enough to wake up early the next day. So no run tonight. 

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Sat, Jun 08, 2013
Total Distance
11.20

I was going to run up the Canyon like I did last week, but by the time I got into Rock Canyon I could tell that I was feeling terrible. So instead of continuing up, I turned south and ran along the BST to Slate Canyon, then back home by way of the neighborhoods. I'm not sure why I've been feeling so terrible every time I try to run lately. 

MT110 Miles: 11.20MR10 (3) Miles: 11.20
Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
20.50
MR10 (3) Miles: 19.20MR10 (2) Miles: 1.30MT110 Miles: 11.20
Weight: 0.00
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