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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Eden 10-miler 65:47

Half Marathon 1:26:17

5K 18:01

 I rank somewhere between the competitive recreational runner and the competitive highschool runner. Here's the scale:

10 - World record holder; 9 - Olympic Athlete; 8 - National elite; 7 - Professional runner; 6 - College All-american; 5 - College runner; 4 - Local elite; 3 - Competitive runner; 2 - Recreational runner; 1 - Jogger

It's a tough scale.

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

  • Run for fun and health, be fit in my 40s
  • Run a strong half marathon, under 1:25, good, under 1:20, great.

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Be a disciplined runner, to be competitive in my age category, and feel strong while racing.
  •  Somehow actually put together a full year of running: increased discipline and decreased distraction and injuries
  • Be a 17/36 guy for 5K/10K (not realistic now)
  • Be a competitive Master's runner

Personal:

Spoken for, Christian, piano player, soli deo gloria, at least that's the ideal. Living for Triune God, beautiful wife, cute sons, self; hopefully in that order but Adam's nature and my own choices, not to mention worldly temptations like to play with the ideal.

Idealism, tempered by reality, with a healthy skepticism.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
NB Red Trail Lifetime Miles: 8.00
Yellow Nike Workout Lifetime Miles: 57.50
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Sat- v-ball at Benders

Sun- late-nite upper body calisthenics, 1m around home

Mon - with T-ville, 800s, missed first one, w/up 3:07, 2:55, 2:46 (right behind Monty), 2:59 (wheels completely came off after first lap, interesting feeling, a physical barrier right in front of my quadriceps)

Tues- no b-ball, a little biking Wed - Cross-country season opener at Cottonwood Complex, cheered on the girls and guys, the guys seemed to stay even throughout, but there is "a lot of work to do."  2 m  Evening - BBQ up Millcreek with track club, ate first, then ran from Maple Grove up about 1.5 and down, left hip flexor on outside had a twinge, same as on the 10th hill rundown at Sugarhouse a week ago  3m

Th- b-ball, only an hour

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Park City Marathon, I started biking to Nate at the 10 mile mark, he had a 75 meter lead over Dave Spence (previous winner), Ben (Strider's), St. George guy and Bill Cobler.  He had to make a pit stop at US 40, but kept his lead.  I kept going back and forth among the leaders, one guy in a white shirt passed Bill Cobler, but later Bill passed him and I think he dropped out.  I had a pretty long conversation with Ben, just encouraging everybody.  Especially after miles 13-18 up to Deer Valley Resort, incredibly tough incline.  Asphalt trail and a beast, including the "blip" hill, a 150 meter "hors-category" climb after running through the shopping mall center.  Nathan held on to win, it was awesome.  I got off my bike and ran the last few miles about 100 yards behind him and couldn't catch him.  Average 6:15 pace and new course record:  2:41.  Wow.

After chilling in the condo for a bit (a friend of Dad and Mom's) we went back for the awards ceremony and I ran a few more miles.  Why anyone would want to run a 5 hour marathon is beyond me.  Maybe I'm being to hypocritical since going hiking for 8-10 hours sounds like a blast.

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