| 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 | 40.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.45 |
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Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 15.60 | Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.75 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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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 |
| Rest day. Strolled Isabelle to church, and Brody back home. The legs, though a little sore, are feeling like they're coming around nicely. | Add Comment |
| 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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A.M. - No running today. My body feels good, but I'm going to give the connective tissues a few days to rest up. My wife had to work today which meant I had the kiddos all day. I had planned to try and sneak in a decent morning ride before she had to go in. I was thinking Millcreek. But my buddy, Scott, texted me about 10 PM Sunday night saying that they were throwing together an early group ride.
Got down to Dayne's house a little after 6 AM and we started heading north on 700 East with the plan of doing City Creek. I realized as I started riding with them that this is only the second group training ride I've done since the MS back in June (the first was with my work buddies up Alpine Loop in mid-July). It goes to show how much riding I do alone. Leading up to MS, we had done several group rides. But after MS, I was the one with a riding goal (LoToJa).
We only made it up to the gate at City Creek and saw that it was closed to bikes for the holiday....lame! We didn't have time to hit a different canyon, but decided to make the ride at least a little more interesting on the way back by taking Wasatch Blvd. So we rode through the avenues, Federal Heights, and Research Park. Then up by the zoo and back roads to Wasatch. Made it home right at 9. Approx. 41 miles.
Nice ride. Good to ride with the guys and practice some drafting. | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
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A.M. - 5.1 easy miles on the treadmill in 35 minutes:
10 minutes @ 8.0 mph, flat 20 mins @ 9.0 mph, flat 5 mins @ 9.5 mph, flat
Felt good to do a short easy run. Tomorrow I'll do another treadmill and try and add a little more.
P.M. - Millcreek ride (~40 miles). The canyon was pretty chili! I really need to get a light for my bike. |
Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 5.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 9.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.75 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill, easy flat:
10 minutes @ 9.0 mph 10 mins @ 9.5 40 mins @ 10.0
P.M. - Big Cottonwood ride to Brighton (~40 miles) |
Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.75 |
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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. - 15-miler nice and slow on my standard 15 mile course. Did the Little Cottonwood Rd/Wasatch Blvd triangle in normal direction. |
Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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A.M. - 60 progressive treadmill workout, all flat:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph 15 mins @ 10.0 20 mins @ 10.5 15 mins @ 11.0 5 mins @ 11.5
Felt good. |
Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.50 |
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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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LOTOJA Classic 2012
My race report is in process so I will update this when I'm done... Here's a short synopsis:
Totally awesome experience! I enjoyed every second of it (well, almost : ) and absolutely want to do it again. I finished in 09:38:49 which was good enough for 8th place in my Category 5 division (5300 series) and I think I was 174th place overall out of 1,000+ riders. I was unofficially hoping to come in under 10 hours, which I did, so I'm satisfied/happy with my result. I feel that I performed to the level that I trained. Although I didn't do a ton of long rides throughout my training, the ones I did do (e.g. MS, Ultimate Challenge, a few 70-milers) combined with the bread-and-butter 40 to 50 mile rides I did consistently 3 to 4 times a week (mostly in the canyons) proved to be enough. I'm sure the running was also great cross-training! : )
I didn't noticeably sense any residual fatigue or soreness from last week's marathon. With the exception of a short period around the Afton, WY support exchange, I felt very good during the whole race and was fortunate enough to not have any mechanical issues, wrecks, or other mishaps. Mom and Dad did a fantastic job serving as my support crew and they were very fast at each support exchange to get me on my way quickly. My fueling strategy worked well. I ate/hydrated regularly and maintained good energy levels. I estimate that I took in about 4,500-5,000 calories during the whole ride. I got to meet and ride with a ton of great cyclists. I met David Francis (2005 overall winner, from Vegas) while on course (he was riding Cat 5 with his son) and I got to catch up with my old mission buddy and three time overall winner, Cameron Hoffman, at the awards ceremony (he finished 6th overall this year; 3rd in the Cat 1 division; less than 2 mins behind the overall winner and new record).
I definitely learned some things that I'll do differently next time (I'll explain these in more detail in the full report): -Skip the first stop in Preston! -Figure out how to not to have to pee before the first climb! -Wear sunscreen on the arms and quads -Get a bike computer
Notwithstanding these few things (which really weren't that big of a deal in the scheme of things), it was a tremendous experience. So glad I had the opportunity to do it. The investment in the training was certainly worth it. | Comments(4) |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 40.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.45 |
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Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 15.60 | Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.75 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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