| Location: Sandy,UT,USA Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Gender: Male Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments: PRs (all aided)
- Marathon - Pocatello 2012 - 2:26:10 (1st overall); St. George 2012 - 2:24:08 (7th overall)
- Half Marathon - Timpanogos 2012 - 1:08:51 (2nd overall); Hobble Creek 2012 - 1:08:27 (3rd overall)
- 10K - Deseret News 2005 - 32:39
Other
- Ran track and cross country in high school
- Did not run in college
- Veteran of 14 marathons and numerous half marathons
- Ran the 2010 New York City Marathon as a charity runner with Team For Kids. Finished 2:33:51 (83rd overall). The entire experience from the fundraising to the race itself was absolutely incredible!
2014 TENTATIVE RACING SCHEDULE:
TBD Short-Term Running Goals: Run 6-days a week and maintain a decent base level of fitness. Upwards of 50-60 per week would be great. Adjust to my new work position, use time wisely, and keep negative stress at bay. Hopefully make a good run at Ogden this spring.
Balance family, work, running, and the other important things in my life. Long-Term Running Goals: Enjoy running and continue doing it consistently. Stay healthy and avoid injury as much as possible. Have fun!
Continue chasing PRs while I still can, particularly in the marathon and half marathon. Explore new races, improve training, build friendships, and learn from the wisdom and experience of the numerous great runners here in Utah. Run well into my old age.
Personal: I live in Sandy, UT with my wife (Lindsay) and 2 kids. I love running the roads through my neighborhood and near Little Cottonwood Canyon. I also do a fair amount of treadmill running at the Life Centre Athletic Club. Aside from running, I love road and moutain cycling.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 58.20 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.30 |
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| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 16.90 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 | Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 | Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Miles: 21.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.30 |
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A.M. - 60 minute treadmill run at the Life Centre:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.0 with progressive inclines, 3 minutes each at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 5 minutes at 3.5
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
10 mins @ 10.5, flat
10 mins @ 11.0, flat
5 mins @ 11.5, flat
P.M. - 40 mile bike ride up Big Cottonwood to Brighton and back. Warm out, but good ride. Fortunately, the canyon is a bit cooler than the valley. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.10 |
| A.M.1. - Extended Little Cottonwood Rd./Wasatch Blvd triangle route. Reverse direction. Warm and windy again. Went nice and slow. A.M.2. - 40 mile ride with Scott up Millcreek Canyon and back. Abe joined us for the first few miles but didn't go up the canyon. Pretty decent headwind coming down the bottom half of the canyon and on the long grind south on Wasatch. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 |
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A.M. - Treadmill run. 52:45: 5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat 5 mins @ 10.0, flat 20 mins @ 10.5, flat 15 mins @ 11.0, flat 7:45 mins @ 10.0, flat (started getting a side ache for some strange reason and just wussed-out) P.M. - Cycle ride up Little Cottonwood Canyon to Alta (end of the paved road) and back. About 25 miles or so round trip although you don't have to pedal very much the way down (but I guess you make up for it with the pretty tough climb). Three canyons in three days.
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| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 |
| A.M. - Standard Little Cottonwood Rd. out-and-back. Felt so nice and refreshing to get drizzled on by the light rain. No watch today. This will probably be it for me today as I want to try and keep a little in the bank for Saturday's race. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
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A.M. - 40 minute treadmill run, all flat:
5 minutes @ 9.0 mph
5 mins @ 9.5
10 mins @ 10.0
10 mins @ 10.5
5 mins @ 10.0
5 mins @ 9.5
Looking forward to tomorrow. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 6.60 |
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Hobbler Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:11:36, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.10 |
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Hobbler Half Marathon
Finally! My first race this year with no big headwind (See Moab 1/2 and UV 1/2) and one that I feel somewhat decent about the outcome. I felt good this morning and really enjoyed the course. Fun and pretty well organized race. Definitely one that I'll recomment and look forward to doing again in the future. Finished 4th overall behind Kyle Perry (1:08:51), Fritz (1:09:23), and Seth Wold (1:11:19). Compared to the Moab 1/2 and UV 1/2 earlier this year, I felt a little more speed in the legs and can tell my conditioning is getting better. Obviously, the lack of the headwind today was a big positive factor compared to those races and this course is definitely faster than Moab 1/2 (but maybe not UV 1/2). Fitness is still not to the level that I was at this time last year, but it seems to be heading in the right direction. I had a good 8-mile cool-down with Fritz after the race. He is an absolute stud and I having nothing but respect and admiration for the dude. He put up another great race/time today, as expected.
Splits and brief narrative are given below. There's an obvious progressive slowdown that largely corresponds with the change in the race terrain and general fatiguing:
1 - 5:18 (Kyle, Fritz, Seth, and Steve Sumison quickly form the lead pack. I'm alone and 5-10 seconds back)
2 - 5:16 (cruising down the fork; steadily but slowly gaining ground on the 4th place Steve. I'm pretty confident I will catch him eventually)
3 - 5:19 " "
4 - 5:19 " "
5 - 5:12 " "
6 - 5:22 (out of the fork and into the main channel of the canyon, briefly on a dirt path (slight loss of momentum) and then onto a paved path. I lose sight of Kyle, Fritz, and Seth but am still closing in on Steve)
7 - 5:21 (rollers)
8 - 5:26 (weaving path; took a GU at about 8.6, should have taken it a little earlier)
9 - 5:26 (more weaving path)
10 - 5:28 (back on the main road, pretty straight, slight down. I finally pass Steve Sumison here to take 4th place).
11 - 5:35 (pretty straight, slight down. Was feeling good, split should have been faster, but my legs were losing speed. I can see Seth up in the distance whose fallen off the back of the other two. He's still aways up there, can I catch him?..)
12 - 5:33 (same as 11, but more pronounced decline, closing in on Seth)
13 - 6:00 (slightly up jaunt back up to the park, bad split, getting closer to Seth but I know there's not enough course to catch him)
0.1 - 0:59 (my Garmin measured this 0.19 miles)
Garmin distance: 13.19; 1:11:39; 5:25 ave./mi. I'm curious if anyone else measured the course a tad long? Maybe I just ran the tangents bad. Mile markers seemed to be pretty close except the last little bit.
I should go out and ride tonight. I've got the energy, but my motivation is lacking. |
| Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Miles: 21.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 58.20 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.30 |
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| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 16.90 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 | Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 9.10 | Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Miles: 21.10 |
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