| 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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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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I forgot my headphones this morning, and the Cardio Cinema was down for repairs, so I figured I'd have a chance to listen to the crappy music at Gold's Gym for a change rather than just seeing the crappy videos, but it turns out you can't really hear the music from the treadmill. This summer I weaned myself off the iPod outdoors, but I'm still not ready to be alone with my thoughts while running indoors. After a one-mile warmup, I cranked the incline up to 15 percent. My plan was to run steadily at 13:00 mile for three miles, but I ended up slowing it down to 14:00 for the last mile (and change). I think the first two were too fast for what I'm trying to do right now, which is just build my strength for the summer. It was a good workout, though, and I ended up with a little more than 2400 feet. 49:45
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Ten miles on the treadmill. All at a steady pace, other than a 5:50 near the end. First final is tomorrow. I think I'll be okay. 70:50
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| | I had my first final this morning, and afterward I headed up to Rock Canyon to blow off some steam. I thought I'd be charging, thanks to all the pent up energy, but instead I felt lethargic. I guess that makes sense, so I just took it easy. I though about running up Squaw Peak, but I needed to take Tigger to the vet at 2:00 and conditions were icy and sketchy on the trail, so I just ran up to Rock Canyon CG instead. It was the right choice. Maybe I'll hit Squaw Peak on Friday. 53:45
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| | More treadmill miles today. Mostly steady, but I threw in some faster miles along the way. 48:00
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| | I had my contracts final this morning, and that test has had me stressed out like no other test I've taken. I'm not sure why, since I feel like I've had a better command of the material in that class than in any other. Anyway, the test came and went, and I think I did pretty well, although that's not based on much. I'll know how I really did in a month or two. For now, all that matters is that there's only one "real" final left between me and Christmas vacation. I was going to go run right after the test, but my friend said he was going bowling, so I decided to do that instead with him and another guy in my class. After that I went back to the library to study for a bit before giving up and going to the gym. I ran 8 miles steady in the Cardio Cinema, watching the end of The Rundown, which was nice, since I saw the beginning earlier this semester. It's not much of a movie, although it's good enough for running. Kind of an Unforgiven rip off, but with the Rock instead of Clint Eastwood and cheesy instead of awesome. 60:00
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| | Don't let the miles fool you. I was on the treadmill for nearly two hours this morning, so that counts as a long run. I ran at 8:00 for half an hour to warm up, then I cranked the incline up for an hour. I can't remember exactly how it went down, but I was on the 15 percent grade for 45 or 50 minutes and on the 10 percent grade for the last 10 or 15 minutes. Whatever it was, I wound up with 4.4 miles and just under 3200 feet. I finished up with a 21-minute cool down. 1:51:00
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| Mizuno Ronin Miles: 30.10 | Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 10.00 | Adidas Adizero XT Miles: 5.60 |
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