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Wahsatch Steeplechase- No. Dude Peak Derby- Yes.

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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

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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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It is big trash pick up time in Rose Park.  So I ran through the neighborhood and looked at big trash piles.  

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Ladder at 6:00 to 6:10 pace w/ 1/4 mile recovery jog.  69° w/ 8 mph wind.

0.5 warmup. 

0.25, 5:52 (trying to find pace, oops too fast)

hit stop instead of lap.... ran 0.13 before I realized...  doubled back and started over.

0.5, 5:57

0.75, 6:08 (ouch)

0.75, 6:07 (more ouch)

0.5, 6:10  (could have been faster)

0.25, 5:56

0.13, 5:33 (just because of the previous 0.13 w/o Garmin)

0.3 cool down.


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Race: Wahsatch Steeplechase- No. Dude Peak Derby- Yes. (14 Miles) 02:25:17, Place overall: 34, Place in age division: 4
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If I had to choose, I’d probably choose the Wahsatch Steeplechase as my favorite race.  Boston has the cheering crowds.  St. George is fast and friendly.  But the Wahsatch Steeplechase is fun, fun, fun.  I wish I could talk some of you into running it.  This race is not just for faster runners.  There are plenty of 4, 5, 6, and even 7 hour finishers (the cut off is 6 hours).  Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?”  “Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone?…” 

 

There was still too much snow to run the course, so for the second time in some 30 years an alternate was used.  Not to fear, the alternate, while not as adventuresome as the original, was still great with 14 miles and 7,200 feet (elevation gain + loss) of beautiful views and fun trails.  We ran an out and back/loop from Memory Grove up to Dude Peak on the northwest side of City Creek Canyon.  The final mile or so to and from Dude Peak is plagued with loose marble to softball sized rocks, making for some careful, attentive running.  Luckily I only rolled each ankle once, on the way up, and not very badly.  The course included a steep decent back into City Creek Canyon with a drop of >1,100 feet in about a mile. 

 

Last year a friend beat me by less than a minute, the year before I beat him by 7 minutes.  This year could have been a rematch but he ran with his 11 year old son!  This coupled with the alternate course took the pressure off.  This means less recovery time before I can get back to training for St. George.

 

While my finish time was not spectacular, my finish sort of was.  With about a mile to go I was having a conversation with someone who was passing me.  We decided it was too late in the race to be at conversation pace, so he picked up the pace and I tried to follow.  We started picking off runners, while he eventually left me behind.  As I neared the finish I had one more guy in my sights and I figured I could just pass him at the line by maintaining my pace.  A few yards before the line I was just off his right shoulder when he finally saw me coming.  The guy took a flying leap and beat me.  In doing so he tumbled down a grassy incline after the finish with me close in tow.  We crashed, skidded, and rolled. 

 

Slowest mile:  mile 7 @ 16:09 (included a quick pit stop)

Fastest mile:  mile 14 @<6:34 (last mile, I forgot to stop my Garmin)

 

2:25:17.  34th of  249.

 

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