Fly on the Wall

Buffalo Run 50k

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

I'm a geologist for my day job.
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Sat, Mar 26, 2011
Race: Buffalo Run 50k (32 Miles) 05:15:00, Place in age division: 5
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Today was my second ultra and the second time I've run over 26.x miles. We had no rain or snow (yea!) and cool to almost cold temps. 

I did not really have a time goal and that was maybe a good thing.  I finished about 15 minutes slower than last year.  I think this was good for 5th place in my graying beard age group (last year I was 4th).  I did have a goal to have fun- accomplished.  There were lots of nice people out on the course, some even laughed at my dumb jokes.  My mother and step father are in town and took my kids out to meet me at the finish, very nice for me, but cold and not as fun for the kids. 

Ave pace 9:49.  Ave heart rate 159.  I kept my heart race fairly constant through the race, though it started to fall a bit the last 6 miles.  My half split was about 2:25.   

Ogden is in 8 weeks.  I think I will take some recovery time and then work on keeping a faster pace.  I don't expect anything close to a PR at Ogden, hopefully I'll shoot for that if I get into St. George.



 

Comments
From Tom Slick on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 13:39:57 from 69.171.160.122

Congrats Fly !!!! Way to get it done!

From DaleG on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 13:45:58 from 173.147.96.28

Nicely done!!! Now how the heck did I miss you? I was standing right by the fence just before the finish area.

From Teena Marie on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 13:49:54 from 67.2.71.182

Glad your "have fun" goal was met!!! :)

Love the pics (sweet shirt). :)

A huge congrats!!! Now get some rest!!! :)

From Kelli on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 15:58:33 from 71.219.97.85

Seriously, you ran that torturous hill loop twice! AMAZING! I never would have made it, NEVER!

Glad you had a good time, rest up!!!!

From JulieC on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 17:55:31 from 71.35.251.50

It looks like we were next to each other...WHAT IS IT WITH THAT SECOND LOOP? do you think if we ran the first A LOT slower we could have run a negative split or is it the wind/salt air and time on our feet that takes us down? Nonetheless you stuck with it and finished well. Good luck at Ogden!!

From timp on Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 20:15:24 from 66.167.50.219

nice job Fly - that sounds like a good time on the trails.

From Rhett on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 16:41:14 from 74.36.33.52

Great job Fly. How you feeling today?

From Andy on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 16:47:36 from 159.212.71.173

Great job, Mark. Cool to see the shirt has become your trademark race attire.

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 17:29:22 from 204.113.19.47

Thanks everyone.

I am feeling pretty good today (Monday). Just a bit of soreness in the quads, so I'm talking the day off. But I'm kind of anxious to start trying to get ready for Ogden.

From Rhett on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 17:32:48 from 74.36.33.52

Don't rush it. I been there and done that and it has almost always ended in an injury.

From Kathie on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 18:19:39 from 97.126.209.130

Love the shirt! great run!!!

What is your goal for Ogden?

I agree with Rhett, give it a few more days!

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 20:01:24 from 204.113.19.47

I'm not sure about a goal for Ogden. I know I won't be ready to run fast.

From timp on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 21:35:17 from 66.167.50.219

so when is ogden marathon anyway? I can't keep track of all the ones out there.

From allie on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 22:35:14 from 174.23.241.50

way to go! love the shirt.

From Burt on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 00:22:55 from 72.223.90.79

allie, are you saying you love the shirt or are you telling fly to love the shirt?

From allie on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 00:27:52 from 174.23.241.50

like the hat.

From fly on the Wall on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:34:06 from 204.113.19.47

TimP, I have a hard time keeping track of all the races out here and I'm signed up for some of them. I just checked, Ogden is May 21.

Thank you Allie!

Burt, If allie was telling me to love the shirt, she would have used olde English. "Thou shall love thy shirt."

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