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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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Total Distance
30.90
MR10 (1) Miles: 15.40MT110 Miles: 15.50
Weight: 0.00
Mon, Jul 02, 2012
Total Distance
4.20

I have no memory of my alarm going off this morning, but I must have just turned it off when it did. Fortunately, Elliott woke me up a little later, so I still had time to go for a morning run. I ran a truncated version of my daily loop--not the first time I've run that route, but it was the first time in daylight.

I felt a little sluggish, but my pace and everything else were normal. It's so much better to run in the morning.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.20
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Jul 03, 2012
Total Distance
8.50

Night run with Jun and a couple of others. We ran my old Slate Canyon loop, which I don't think I've run since November 2010. After a few delays, we were on the trail at 10:00. The pace was super mellow, and there were a few stops along the way, so we weren't back until after midnight. 

I had promised that the route would be good, so I was worried that it wouldn't live up to what I remembered. Fortunately, it delivered. Cool trail, plenty of vert, and great views, even in the middle of the night. The whole time I was talking up "the payoff," the point were you pop out of the trees and the view of Utah Valley opens up below you. It turned out to be every bit as awesome as I remembered it, and maybe even better at night.

We finished by running down the Y itself, which I've never actually done. It's amazing how big that thing is. 

MT110 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Jul 04, 2012
Total Distance
2.20

Easy, easy miles on the road. It was late, and my legs were surprisingly sore from the night before.

MR10 (1) Miles: 2.20
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Jul 05, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

More easy miles, this time in the Cardio Cinema. Transformers was on (the third one, I think), but I had to leave right as they were gearing up for an epic final battle between good and evil. And what's the point of a movie like that if you can't stay around to watch when things explode?

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Jul 06, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

Traditional Friday morning run with Catherine and Elliott. Splits may or may not be on her blog, if you're into that sort of thing. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Jul 07, 2012
Total Distance
7.00

Catherine ran early this morning, so I knew I wouldn't be. Consequently, I stayed up way late last night for work Naturally, I was in no condition to run at any point this morning. Unfortunately, I never did get out for a long run. But I hiked past the Y and into the canyon with Elliott on my back and I went for a 4--mile road run immediately afterward. If you count the hiking miles, which I do, that puts me over 30 for the week.

 

 

 

 

MT110 Miles: 7.00
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Totals
Total Distance
30.90
MR10 (1) Miles: 15.40MT110 Miles: 15.50
Weight: 0.00
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