| 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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| | Catherine and I didn't have much time at the gym this morning, so I did some intervals to make my time count. After a warmup mile, I ran six half-mile repeats at around 5:25, with quarter mile recoveries at 10:00. |
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Busy day, but I squeezed in a run near the end. Up around campus and the temple. I'm not sure how far I went, but I think 5 miles would be a generous estimate. I'll map it out sometime and then update this. Also, it looks like I'm in the Squaw Peak 50. I'm ranked ahead of Fritz on ultrasignup, so take that. I'm sure the results won't lie.
Also also, I finished my last real final today. All that remains is a formality on Thursday. And a move to American Fork.
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| | We had some errands to run this morning, but I found time to squeeze in a quick three miles in 20 minutes.
I spent an hour on the treadmill this evening. Three miles on the 15 percent grade, plus a warmup and a cooldown. I think I'll be spending a lot of time running uphill this winter. I think the decreased miles will be worth the increased vert.
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New Balance MT100 Miles: 3.00 | Mizuno Ronin Miles: 5.20 |
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Five more miles on the treadmill this morning, and it did not feel good. My plan was to do essentially the same workout I did last night, but after one mile on the 15 percent grade I felt absolutely drained. Not enough sleep, not enough food, or not enough recovery, I'm sure I could blame any or all. Whatever the reason, I set the incline back to falt for a mile, then cranked it back up to 15 percent and walked a mile (a little under 18:00), then finished with a mile and change on the flat. I'm not worried. We're in the middle of moving, and we'll be on the road to California on Saturday, so this week is kind of a wash anyway.
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I spent the entire day in Provo cleaning up the old apartment and moving out the final odds and ends, so there ended up being no time for a run, as I was busy from 9:00 in the morning till almost midnight. The good news is that we're now completely out of Provo. I did get one mile in when I lost my car keys and had to get back to the U-Haul place within 15 minutes or pay for an extra day. I probably looked pretty strange running through town in jeans and a down jacket, but I made it with time to spare.
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| | Goose egg. We were up at 5:30 and in Salt Lake at 7:00 for breakfast with Catherine's family, and after that we drove straight through to LA. Other than a few rough spots, the drive went well, and we arrived at about 7:00. Unfortunately, it's raining biblically around here and it has been for a few days, so after a full day in the car Catherine and I decided to stay in. (True story--the Gold;s Gyms around here close at 7:00. Weird). Anyways, we'll be in Mammoth for the next few days, where the biggest storm of the past 10 years is in progress (five feet in the last 24 hours, and no sign of stopping), so it doesn't look like I'll do much running for the next few days. At first I was worried about it, but the Squaw 50 isn't for six months, so I'll be fine. For now the thing to do is run as much as I can, but qorry about spending tome with my family for the holidays first. Once we get home, training starts for real. I figure with 6 months I can run two three-month cycles. One for the Buffalo Run, and a second for the Squaw 50. I should be in good shape by June, assuming my knee holds up.
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Nike Lunarlite Racer Miles: 5.30 | Mizuno Ronin Miles: 15.50 | New Balance MT100 Miles: 3.00 |
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