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Steel Days 5K

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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.

https://www.strava.com/athletes/4808912

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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24.90
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3.00

Three miles on the treadmill just before midnight. They should only show movies with subtitles or lots of explosions in the Cardio Cinema.

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4.20

Morning run. Slow. 

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4.20

Late night run. Also slow. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 4.20
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4.20

I'm trying to break the night run cycle, so I got up early and ran this morning even though I would have rather stayed in. It was a nice morning, though, so I'm glad I got out.

Not much to report about the run itself. I ran the same loop I have been running, but I ran it in the opposite direction. Wild! 

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Race: Steel Days 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:22:22, Place overall: 999999, Place in age division: 4
Total Distance
5.10

This morning Catherine, Elliott and I ran the Steel Days 5K together. I always get worried about navigating the crowd with the stroller, but the opening stretch was four lanes wide at this race so I lined up in the front row. 

There's not much to say about the race itself. Elliott and I stayed with Catherine the whole way and we all finished together. Catherine pushed hard and scored a post-pregnancy PR. Elliott didn't work hard and might have even slept through the race :)

Afterward we ran two easy miles together and then went to Magleby's for all-you-can-eat French toast. It was a good morning.

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.10
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24.90
MR10 (1) Miles: 24.90
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