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Location:

Bountiful,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k 18:44 4 July 2012 C-ville
10K 38:22 24 July 2012 DesNews
Half 1:22:30 18 Aug 2012 Hobble
Full 3:00:35 29 Sep 2012 Huntsville

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sign up for a race > 5k, run well.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Trails Lifetime Miles:						551.40
Grass Lifetime Miles:						72.50
Pavement Lifetime Miles:						2225.20
Stroller Lifetime Miles:						438.80
Navy Crocs Lifetime Miles:						378.70
Nordic Track TM Lifetime Miles:						1015.77
Green Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles:						494.70
Orange Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						514.90
Glow In The Dark Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						461.25
Navy Blue Mirage Lifetime Miles:						216.90

Tue, Jul 19, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.50	1.00	9.50

When the clouds got thick enough in the western sky to block the sun, me and my running partner left home. We traveled 3 miles before her tire was flat. Nice stranger #1 let us pump it up. Instead of heading home, we foolishly continued our quest, and by mile 5.5, she was flat again. Nice stranger #2 provided a pump and we made a beeline for Smoot Park where the boys were playing tennis. I dropped of my partner and ran the final 2 miles without a buddy. Between whining, being thirsty and having a sore butt from the bike seat, (Dad, my butt hurts soooo bad!! time passes Dad, how much my butt was hurting before, well, it hurts even more now!!) the first miles were quite slow. The last couple were faster, but less entertaining.

I need to sign up for a half or full to give my training some focus, but I'm hesitant until this baby shows up. TOU? Pocatello? Definitely not Layton again.

Pavement Miles: 9.50	Omni 9 With Red Dots Miles: 9.50

Comments

From Steve Piccolo on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 15:14:28 from 155.101.146.105

I've heard Pocatello is a great one.

From Laputka on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 23:23:31 from 98.202.142.68

wow, I've been out of the loop. I just caught up on your blog. I've been spending all my time watching the Tour de France. My thoughts are with you and your family, including the one on the way. Nice splits on your half. Running a progression is always good for the psyche.

What's the deal with Layton? Sounds like you didn't like it. I know nothing about it, other than it exists. I'd like to know what you think of it.

From Kam on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 23:27:51 from 174.23.239.10

Layton was fine, it was just really flat. And there was a lot of running east with the sun in your face. And the causeway was extremely monotonous. In Layton's favor, it's the only "honest" course in Utah, in that it doesn't have a huge elevation loss over the distance.

I guess if you want to run a marathon in early October and couldn't get into St. George, it's a nice alternative that's close to Salt Lake. Just don't go looking for a PR.

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