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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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THE JOY OF DEFEAT 

I had planned on 18 miles today to end a less than stellar week.  When I left it was 50 degrees with some clouds off to the west.  I knew it was supposed to turn ugly so I wore tights, my warm shirt, and gloves and I brought extra gloves and a hat with me.  At about 6 miles I had climbed out of City Creek and was on the west slope before the ridge line.  It was cold and the wind was whipping the icy snow into my face.  It felt a bit like little shards of glass hitting my face.  I was having trouble seeing.  The trail was sloppy and sticky.  I finnally just decided- forget this crap!  I turned around and headed home.  This was the best decision I've made in a long time.  The conditions continued to get worse.  This storm turned into a white out...  I was happy to get inside and look out the window at it. 

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11 miles with 6x 600m intervals at 5k pace, 2 min recovery.

5.6 warm up

3 intervals on pace.

3 intervals too slow... more like 10k pace.  just couldn't make my legs go?

cool down.

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Legs felt darn tired coming in.  Running after a working lunch that included stuffed pork chops and some sort of cheesy/creamy potato thing didn't help!  I'm ready for a recovery day.

8:20 ave pace.

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8.160.000.000.008.16

8 miles at lunch on the JRP.  8:21 ave pace.  I felt good today.

Our building's main sewer line broke 2 days ago, hence no water and thus no showers.  Just be glad you don't work with me.  I've warned my coworkers to stay away, though they probably already know that.  

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6 ez am

4 ez pm 

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20 miles, about 18 of them on mountain trails in the snow.  total time- 4:19, 12:57 ave pace.

FLY'S STUPID ADVENTURE

I missed my long run and a couple other runs last week and so I was determined to get in my miles this week.  As the family had plans for the weekend and I had a ton of errands to do Friday day, I needed to run this Friday and finish by noon.  The trail marathon is only 3 weeks out so I was determined to get in trail miles with some steep climbs and descents. 

So off I went into Friday morning's snow storm.  About the only thing good I can say for the weather is that it wasn't too windy for a good part of the run.  Trail conditions started out with wet snow and got worse from there.  I was post-holing for much of the run.  The worst sections were easily shin deep (I wore gaiters).  Every so often I'd hit a drift and sink to my knees. On many stretches the trail was lost in the snow.  Luckily I know these trails well enough to have not gone too far astray.

Normally I enjoy great views but I was running in the clouds and the visibility in some areas was probably about 25 feet.  This lent an eerie feeling and I would find myself playing melodramas in my head, "I'd better not get lost or trip and hurt myself, or I'll die of hypothermia in the snow...."

Coming down and toward home the trails were becoming sloppy, snowy mud puddles and rivulets.  My feet were soaked (but not frozen, I love SmartWool socks).  At about mile 18.5 I finally did fall.  My feet slid out from under me and my back side became as soaked and muddy as my feet.

This may not have been the smartest thing I've done but I did get it done.  I feel prepared to at least finish, if not finish strong in my upcoming trail marathon.  Time wise, this was the longest run I've ever done.  After the run I did NOT take an ice bath, but a quick, warm shower.  Then it was off to play chauffeur for my kids.  Recovery wise I felt good Saturday and skied a full day with my kids.

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Full day of skiing with my kids.  My daughter is now good enough that is fun to ski with her! (as compared to fun watching her learn to ski)

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