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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 27, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Region 9 Cross Country Champion 2004 (5K: 15:42)

400m: 00:54 (running start)

800m: 2:03 (7th place State Meet 2005)

1500m: 4:30 (2nd place Utah Summer Games 2004)

1600m: 4:31 (4th place State Meet 2005)

3000m: 9:55 (1st place Utah Summer Games 2004)

3200m: 9:52 (4th place State Meet 2005)

5K: 15:39 (2nd place Enterprise, UT Pioneer Days 2004

 

 

10K (very aided): 33:33.3 (8th place USG 2008)

15K:  53:04 (6th place Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run)

Half Marathon (very aided):  1:10:38 (5th place, Provo Halloween Half)

Marathon:  2:38:15 Top of Utah Marathon 2010 (6th Place Overall, 1st Local and 1st 19-24)

Won the 1st Annual Sand Hollow Marathon in 2:41:22

Ultramarathon:  Logan Peak Trail Race 2010:  28 miles, 7261 vert. 4:23:48 (2nd Place), El Vaquero Loco 50k 2011: 6:02 (2nd Place)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Go where the trail takes me.

 

Personal:

My hometown is Hurricane, UT but I currently live in Logan, UT where I attend Utah State University.  I am working on a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Technology and Engineering Education.

You can also check out my blogspot running blog where I post race reports.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Type A2 Racers Lifetime Miles: 219.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Lifetime Miles: 527.90
Brooks Launch (Orange/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 250.40
Altra Lone Peak (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles: 94.60
New Balance MT110 (Black) Lifetime Miles: 75.00
Altra Superior (Green) Lifetime Miles: 103.30
Brooks Cascadia 8 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 185.10
Trail 2013 Lifetime Miles: 140.15
Road 2013 Lifetime Miles: 121.35
Altra Lone Peak B (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles: 65.70
PI M2T (Orange/Blue/Grey) Lifetime Miles: 27.50
Trail Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Road Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles: 31.50
Race: Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 15k (9.3 Miles) 00:53:04, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.009.3013.30

Got up at 5:30 and grabbed a tortilla because that was all I had to eat that didn't require some cooking in my house.  Jumped in the car and drove to the start up Blacksmith Fork Canyon.  Lines looked really long but I soon discovered that those were the preregistration lines.  It was well worth the $10 extra I paid for race-day registration to just walk up to the table, write my name and address down and tell them I wouldn't sue if I died and get my chip and number--all within 2 minutes while all the preregistered people looked on in disgust.  Ran around for a bit then located Paul and Cody.  Chit chatted with them, used the porapotties, etc.  Paul found a unopened Gu on the pavement and then found an unopened Clif Bar in one of the portajohns...we were just waiting for him to find an unopened Powerade or something out in the road to make a complete prerace meal.  

Race started out and I felt really good.  No idea how to pace a 15k so I figured I would try to run my mile splits around 5:50 or so.  Paul and a few other guys took off right from the start.  I figured a few of them would drop off because there were a couple of high school kids in the pack and stuff so I just hung back for a couple of miles.  Cody was right there with me for that first couple too, and then we hit a downhill and I kind of opened up down it and didn't see him again.  Felt amazing for the amount of running I haven't done this week.  Perhaps that's why.  Started fighting a side cramp after about the first 5k but it subsided over the next mile or two.  Hit the 10k feeling pretty good still.  Passed the high school kid that was ahead of me at about the 10k or so.  Started gaining on the next guy, hit the big hill about mile 7 and almost caught him but he just had too much left at the top for me to finish him off.  Got into Hyrum and welcomed the long gradual downhill to the finish.  Last part was painful but I kicked it in really hard I thought for a 15k.   Official time appears to be 53:16 but my watch says 53:04.  Cody and Paul seemed to think the timing was off significantly and I know I started and stopped my watch correctly and it's not off by 12 seconds over an hour.  So I've gone with my watch time here until further notice.  Very happy with this race.  Felt really good and relaxed.  Just enjoyed it.  Here are my splits/times as well as I can remember them...can't remember 9 miles of splits plus 5k and 10k splits while trying to run a race.  Plus the 5k and 10k weren't marked so those are sheer guesswork.

 mile 1: 5:42

mile 2:  5:46

mile 3: 17:17?

10k: ~34:something

that's all I remember with any degree of accuracy.  I need a Garmin.  That's on my Christmas/birthday wish list.  haha



Saucony Type A2 Racers Miles: 11.30Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 12:49:26 from 24.2.92.212

great race today.

From Cody on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 12:54:00 from 67.161.250.22

Very solid race Joe! Your rate of improvement is scary...for your competition. Well done!

From Dustin on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 13:04:52 from 209.33.192.10

Good job on the race. I'll be sure to put a bug in your dad's ear about the Garmin, jk.

From Burt on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 14:45:12 from 98.167.151.26

Nice race. I hope you checked the Gu Paul found for any pin holes. Well, Paul did win, so whatever extra injections some malicious person put in there only helped. Now the clif bar in the portajohn...

From Jon on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 14:45:21 from 198.60.103.104

Wow, nice work, Joe! 6th place overall is pretty darn good in that race.

From Jon on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 14:46:58 from 198.60.103.104

Yeah, Burt, I've always had the same thought about Clif Bar's appearance, anyways... too close for me.

From Kelli on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 15:20:57 from 71.219.89.21

Great run!!! And good luck getting that Garmin for Christmas! (Watch Costco ads, they keep having coupons for $20-$30 off!)

From redrooster on Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 20:44:42 from 71.219.135.124

nice job Joe, you ran an incredible race today! 53 minutes, and without the usual tailwind, that is just awesome! Looking forward to doing some track work with you when school starts. Let me know if you need any chemistry books!

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