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Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

Sep 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

52 marathons, Overall winner 15 times, PR 2:20:25 at St. George 2013, Kona Ironman 2002, Zero DNF

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Stairmaster Lifetime Miles: 3252.63
Rowing Machine Lifetime Miles: 335.05
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 14.97
Treadmill Lifetime Miles: 1111.92
Saucony Kinvara 2 Grey Lifetime Miles: 994.29
Saucony Kinvara 2 Blue Lifetime Miles: 528.18
Salomon SpeedCross III Lifetime Miles: 263.03
La Sportiva Vertical K Lifetime Miles: 78.50
Nike LunaRacer +3 Lifetime Miles: 129.20
Nike LunarLaunch Lifetime Miles: 319.30
Nike Pegasus 31 Light Blue Lifetime Miles: 640.75
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles: 99.50
Nike LunaRacer V3 Camo Lifetime Miles: 76.02
New Balance 890v4 Lifetime Miles: 41.25
Nike Pegasus 33 Lifetime Miles: 12.00
Race: Salt Lake City Marathon (26.219 Miles) 02:28:18, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0026.220.000.000.0026.22

I am happy with today's race. I didn't really know how I would hold up and how the new course would treat me. Considering the circumstances I think I ran a good race. I can't remember the last time I ran a 5:49 in the 2nd mile of a marathon. :) This course is definitely more challenging/slower than any other version. There are a few steep climbs early on plus the climbs through SHP, up 27th and up Keller Lane. That said, I did like hitting the downhill miles at 22 and 23 and not having to run up State Street.

At the start it became was apparent that the half would be fast as Smythe, Macios from Colorado, Hales, Matt, Mike, Ben, and Justin were all racing. For the full there was BJ, Bret Ferrier, Nate Hornok and a few other guys I didn't know. BJ had mentioned he wasn't in great shape but I knew Bret or Nate could beat if I didn't run a smart race.  The race started at a fast but not blistering pace through Federal Heights (first mile 5:25) then it climbed up to 11th avenue (2nd mile 5:49).  Miles 3 through 5 are the fastest as they go down 11th Ave., Memory Grove and stretch on State St. (5:06,5:06,5:03). I didn't feel like I was working too hard to hit those splits so I went with it. Mile 6 went up South Temple (5:33) which actually wasn't too bad then the course took a right on 9th south. After about a mile on 9th east we took a left up a steep hill for at least a quarter mile that took us up to 11th east. That hill along with the hill up to 15th after we split from the half marathoners weren't fun. Miles 8,9,10 (5:37,5:28,5:54). Mile 10 turned out to be my slowest mile of the race. After we got to 15th the course does the standard SHP loop (Riley sighting), south on 17th, up 27th to 20th, up Keller to 23rd then we turn around at the new Holladay Center. Coming out of SHP when I saw Riley was one of the low points of the race but by the time I hit Keller Lane I regained some energy. Once I hit 23rd I was able to put in some decent splits (5:30,5:25,5:28) for miles 16 to 18.  At that point I had no sense for where Bret was but I figured he was still within striking distance. The next mile went down 45th then looped past my sister's house on 15th east then climbed up Highland Drive right past Jake's house.  Needless to say, I wasn't getting lost. Right before the turn down 27th south the biker guy said that Bret was within a quarter mile which was a surprise but motivated me to push the pace down the hill. We then turned right on 6th east and then reconnected with the half marathoners. Catching up with them was also helpful for the moral. We looped around Liberty Park and ~1.5 miles later, including a James sighting, I was done. This is the last time I attempt a mile by mile recap :), you're welcome. The rest of the splits are below. After the race I was escorted in circles for a few interviews then they quickly held the awards ceremony. I appreciated that.

Overall a good day and my fingers are crossed that the body is still in one piece. Congrats to all of the other runners out there, Allie for winning the half, and to Bret for a very solid marathon debut only two weeks out from winning a trail 30k.

Mile Pace GAP Elev (ft)
1 5:25 5:32 -31
2 5:49 5:41 26
3 5:06 5:38 -129
4 5:06 5:32 -108
5 5:03 5:47 -180
6 5:33 5:38 -26
7 5:23 5:24 -8
8 5:37 5:38 -14
9 5:28 5:38 -37
10 5:54 5:23 115
11 5:32 5:40 -35
12 5:34 5:23 40
13 5:37 5:28 32
14 5:43 5:32 43
15 5:44 5:28 56
16 5:30 5:32 -8
17 5:25 5:52 -108
18 5:28 5:35 -26
19 5:42 6:16 -127
20 5:47 5:36 36
21 5:53 5:41 41
22 5:32 5:37 -18
23 5:36 6:04 -106
24 5:46 5:55 -35
25 5:52 6:03 -46
26 5:47 5:33 33
0.6 5:45 5:49 -12

Nike LunarRacer Blue V2 Miles: 26.20
Comments
From Jon on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 17:03:49 from 107.203.52.135

Good job on the win, Fritz!

From Holt on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 17:45:29 from 67.2.231.240

Good job - just saw you on the news! I'm sure that was the real highlight of the day.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 18:20:02 from 24.10.249.34

Nice work Fritz. Here's hoping this is the beginning of a successful and healthy racing season!

From ACorn on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 19:06:53 from 75.169.59.173

Great win! No miles beginning with 6 is always a good thing.

From Hille on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 22:43:01 from 24.10.218.179

Awesome run, as always you amaze me.

From scottkeate on Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 23:47:17 from 98.202.116.66

You are a marathon machine! Congrats on another win. Super impressive given the limited amount of running you've done. Wishing you a smooth recovery and a kick butt season!

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 09:43:03 from 50.168.224.197

Incredible performance, Fritz! And, as always, no surprise here. You are amazingly talented. I'm very glad you are healthy.

From JPark on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 14:53:09 from 50.160.19.124

Well done.... Again! You are the marathon-king. Cheers to a great season. It was good to see you. Let's break-out the bikes some time.

From Seth on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 15:13:58 from 64.134.222.89

Great job man! I saw you run past The Park cafe and knew you had the win. Second place was nowhere in sight! Hope you're still in "one piece"

From Josh E on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 15:52:16 from 198.228.201.159

Congrats Fritz. I saw Riley on Wednesday and it was definitely the low point of my day.

From josse on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 16:39:54 from 67.148.98.20

Great job on the marathon win! It was fun to see you out on the course and cheer.

From allie on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 21:50:26 from 174.27.221.249

congratulations, fritz. that's a win on every version of the course, right?

maybe we can do a maypole festival with the finish line tape.

From Superfly on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:41:26 from 74.211.21.81

Your one of a kind.... awesome job! Seriously amazing.

From Jake K on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:49:38 from 199.190.170.30

Try to push the race organizers for another course change next year, and therefore another course record!

Nice job. Sorry I didn't come out to cheer. I was thinking "7am is too early" but didn't really think about the fact that I lived right at the 20 mile mark :-0

From RileyCook on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:55:17 from 208.54.5.185

Nice race and congrats on the win. There's a link to some pics on my blog and there's several of you.

From BDase on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:57:18 from 67.214.231.170

Amazing once again. Congrats my friend!

From Rachelle on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:07:35 from 159.212.71.17

Awesome race Fritz. Congratulations!

From Steve Shepherd on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:23:14 from 168.180.136.153

Very impressive race! Congratulations!

From Fritz on Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 19:54:36 from 98.202.9.237

@Holt- that was definitely the highlight of the day. Actually a lady kept having to track me down because I was trying to hide.

@adam- not seeing a 6 was nice however I think I would have been better served with a 6+ for mile 10. Hope to see you out there soon. I think a perfect race on that course would be a negative split.

@Scott,Rob,Matt- injuries are a thing of the past. :) Thanks for the encouragement.

@justin- it was great to see you out there. We'll definitely have to do some canyon rides this summer. I will just need to join you on the back half of your rides so I can keep up.

@seth- surprisingly so far so good. Hope to see you at the some races this summer.

@josh- of course it was just coincidence that I passed Riley at the low point of the race. The next time I saw Riley I felt better.

@josse- thanks, I knew that was you out on the course. The cheers were definitely needed at that point.

@allie- Bryant has and will always have the record for last year's version :) I actually hope they can keep it the same awhile so we can see how we stack up year to year.

@jake- Nice of you not to complain about the race blocking your driveway :) I suspect you heard some of that from you neighbors.

@riley- thanks for the pics. I also recall throwing my water bottle in your direction. I owe you one. Hope to see you back out there soon.

@Brandon,Rachelle,Steve,Hille,Jon- thanks for the support

From james (runmehappy) on Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 15:27:14 from 50.203.76.218

Great race Fritz! I am glad to hear that you thought the new course was more difficult. I had made that argument a month ago to someone and they tried to convince me for 20 minutes that the new course was bound to be the easiest version.

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