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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Totals
Total Distance
23.90
MR10 (1) Miles: 23.90
Weight: 160.60
Mon, Dec 05, 2011
Total Distance
2.30

A very short and very slow run on the treadmill tonight because 1) I just don't seem to be getting over whatever it is I have, and 2) my first final is tomorrow, so I have other priorities tonight.

By the way, believe it or not, Elliott is six months old today.

 

MR10 (1) Miles: 2.30
Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Dec 06, 2011
Total Distance
3.40

Whatever I came down with, I can't seem to get rid of it.

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.40
Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Dec 07, 2011
Total Distance
3.30

Still sick, still slow.

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.30
Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Dec 08, 2011
Total Distance
3.80

Another 30 minutes on the treadmill, finally picking up the pace a bit. Don't get to excited, though--that only means about 8:00/mile. This wasn't a fast run, but it was my first not-slow run since I've been sick.

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.80
Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Dec 09, 2011
Total Distance
3.70

I've been running every day this week, but I've fallen behind on the blog. I'm up to date now, although there are some pretty boring posts behind me.

Today I was back to slow (9:00) running, but that's because I wanted to reintroduce some moderate speed and see how my legs and lungs reacted. Every fifth minute was at 6:00, and I felt alright.  

MR10 (1) Miles: 3.70
Weight: 160.60
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Sat, Dec 10, 2011
Total Distance
7.40

I was planning to run farther today, but I hadn't eaten for more than 12 hours when I finally got around to starting my run. With all the other deficiencies in my "training" these days, I really need to stop shooting myself in the foot like that.

Anyway, I was going to run 8-10 miles, depending on how I felt, but instead I stopped after one hour and 7.4 miles because I was feeling pretty drained. 

MR10 (1) Miles: 7.40
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Totals
Total Distance
23.90
MR10 (1) Miles: 23.90
Weight: 160.60
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