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Location:

Monroe,Ut,

Member Since:

Apr 15, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Mile 4:50 high school

3 Mile 17:20 high school, 17:09 2014 (aided)

5k- 2011 time trial 20:30, 2012 time trial 19:56,19:23, 2014 17:46 (aided)

10K- 2011 time trial 44:13, 2012 time trial 40:02

Half Marathon time trial April 2011 1:37:38, April 12' 1:32:46

Ogden Marathon 2011 3:40:58,2012 3:24:27

St. George Marathon 2012 - 3:10:08

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Run on trails as much as I can.

Not get injured and stay consistent with my training.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete a 50 and 100 mile ultra.

Qualify for Boston... missed it by 8 seconds previously

Run one of those rediculously aided Utah half-marathons helter skelter down a canyon and get a PR.

Personal:

Married with three boys. Ran the Odgen Marathon in honor of my mother, a marathoner, who passed away from cancer and it just had continued from there. Grew up in a running family and have fallen in love with running, especially on trails.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.500.000.000.0027.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.200.000.000.002.20

Made the mistake of watching American Ninja Warrior last night, attempted to cross the stream in the dark and had dreams of hopping light footed ninja like across the stream.  So started the run pretty wet, but make me laugh at myself.  Only had an hour and wanted to get some climbing in so I went to the mouth of the canyon and started climbing.  Made it about a mile up the mountain and turned around.  Got about 1,000' of climbing in a mile and then headed back down.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Been wanting to link this loop together for a while.  Started up Shingle Creek trail until I hit Washburn Lake.  I was familiar with this area so I linked over to 1st left hand fork and went back down then back to my car.  Fun loop pretty steep going up 2350' of climbing the first couple miles.  Saw four bull elk at the top, all six points with two being true giants.  It was fun to see... 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.000.005.60

Run along the canal/powerline trail south of the canyon.  Only two deer this morning where a month or two ago there were 500.  They are either in the corn or all went back up high.  Slow pace, even slower on the way back as I went off trail and up higher in the foothills, no trail, rocks and cactus.  I was planning on a road run tomorrow morning but I am very tempted to get a long mountain run in as my family is all gone visiting and might as well take advantage of the extra time.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.000.000.009.40

Went up from Miller's Flat to Big Lake then on to the end of the road at Kathy's property.  I love living here in this area, so pretty.  Amazing run, about .86 miles into the run I saw something brown moving up the hill about 20 yards off to my left.  Stopped and sure enough it was a big bear.  It was so cool to see, my first wild bear sighting in Utah.  I got my phone out and tried to get some video but only caught glimpses of it as it made it's way through the trees.  Didn't scare me at all at the time and I am glad my wife brought my dog with her to visit her mom as I am not sure what she would have done if she was with me.  Saw about 13 bull elk, bucks and other critters.  Still on a high from seeing the bear though, with all the wonders out there I can not fathom running on a treadmill unless absolutely necessary.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

Recovery run from my house to the hot springs, had a relaxing soak by my lonesome, then ran back home.  I was planning on going up the mountain but I am going scouting this evening  up there with a friend and did not want to kill my legs before doing that.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.500.000.000.0027.50
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