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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
21.40
MR10 (1) Miles: 21.40
Weight: 0.00
Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Total Distance
5.20

MR10 (1) Miles: 5.20
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Total Distance
4.90


MR10 (1) Miles: 4.90
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Total Distance
3.50

Wow. It's been a while since I posted, thanks to orientation at the Marriott School and moving and a bunch of other things that have come up. And I really did miss about a week of running in there, unfortunately. But I've been running regularly since Wednesday, and I've updated my mileage accordingly. I also finally got around to writing a race report that I should have done a couple of weeks ago.

Our new place is in Provo, near the 24 Hour Fitness. New homes mean new routes, and right now I'm just trying to get situated. But after three days it looks like there are plenty of options, so I'm happy about that. And it's nice to be closer to some trails.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.50
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Sat, Aug 25, 2012
Total Distance
7.80

I had thought about running Squaw Peak this morning with Jun, but he's sick and I had a late night, so that will have to wait. 

Elliott woke up this morning, so instead of running trails, I went running with her. All of my runs this week have been exploring the Provo River Trail, and this was no different. I thought we would run out to the lake, but we hit a park and I saw that there was still 1.5 miles to go, which means that we would have finished over 10 for the day. Fine for me, but Elliott was ready to go home and eat breakfast, so the lake will have to wait for another day.

I'm actually pretty happy to be so near the bike path. It's less than a mile from our house, and it seems like a great place to run. The farther you go, the prettier it gets. The entire route is nice, but once you make it through the trailer park, it's fantastic. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 7.80
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Totals
Total Distance
21.40
MR10 (1) Miles: 21.40
Weight: 0.00
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