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Location:

Alpine,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

3K: 8:58 Pocatello, ID 2003 (indoors at Idaho State)

5K: 14:55 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Law Day 5k)

10K: 29:33 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Des News 10k)

1/2 marathon: 1:06:59 Provo, UT 2010 (Utah Valley Half)

marathon: 2:21:59 St. George, UT 2009 (St. George Marathon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

To get running higher mileage more consistently without getting injured

Sub 2:19:00 marathon

Personal:

I used to run competitively, and maybe I will do so again someday. Right now I am primarily running to try and get in better shape, and to maintain both physical and emotional health, but also for the simple joy that comes when I run.

I am also the proud daddy of five little ones. I love the opportunity that I have to be a daddy, and my challenge is to balance my family responsibilities with work and running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Speedstar Lifetime Miles:						2020.05
Asics Gel Ohana Racer Lifetime Miles:						2332.20
Adidas Adizero Lifetime Miles:						1375.45
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						183.10
Nike Free 5.0 Lifetime Miles:						2221.85
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles:						795.92
Puma Faas 200 Lifetime Miles:						381.50
Puma Faas 250 Lifetime Miles:						466.10
Altra Adam Lifetime Miles:						1836.85
Baretrek Lifetime Miles:						290.15
Hoka Conquest Lifetime Miles:						41.00

Wed, Sep 18, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

I haven't run yet today, and I am not sure if I will because Kimia had our baby at 5:36 am. Both mom and baby are doing great. To top things off, Kimia rode her bike approximately 3 miles from our apartment to the hospital before having the baby. Kimia actually said that riding the bike made the contractions more manageable, and she was not in as much pain while riding, wherease when stopped she couldn't even walk. We rolled into the parking lot at about 5:15 am, and by the time we got situated around 5:30 am it was just about time to start pushing. I will upload photos when I get the chance.

Mom and baby Kamran just following the birth

Kamran doesn't seem to like the lights very much

In riding the bike to the hospital and back home later on in the day to pick up the kids I ended up riding about 5.5 miles, although I did not run at all.

Comments

From jtshad on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 08:00:35 from 141.221.191.225

Congratulations on the new family member.

From Burt on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 08:03:28 from 174.26.216.3

Way to go! Congratulations!

From Kim on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:38:00 from 160.7.247.191

I just noticed your story on the honor board and had to come see if you had pics! What an awesome story...as if having a baby isn't awesome enough! Congratulations to all of you. Beautiful baby and gorgeous mom!

From Burt on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:52:00 from 71.216.109.214

Escape hatch. Ha!

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