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Location:

Orem,Ut,

Member Since:

Apr 29, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

31 Ultra Finishes

Personal Records:
100 M:  17:52*   Pony Express (2011)
100K:   11:06     Antelope Island (2010) (faster 100k on PET 100)
50 M:    7:23      Pony Express 50 (2013)
26.2:     3:00:03  Big Cottonwood Marathon (Sept 2013)
13.1:     1:27:22 St. George (Jan. 2014)
* Top 100, 100-Mile Times (2011) (#80), UltraRunning Magazine Year in Review
Race Director: Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

Short-Term Running Goals:

Attempting the Rocky Mountain Slam:

  • Bighorn 100 (June) 
  • Hardrock 100 (July)
  • Wasatch 100 (Sept)
  • The Bear 100 (Sept)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Goals:

  • Rocky Mountain Slam
  • FINISH Hardrock (wasn't pretty but got a finish)
  • Wasatch < 25 hrs.

 

Personal:

6 Awesome Kids

Thanksgiving Point: Director of Food Services & Retail / Race Director Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia 7 (1) Lifetime Miles: 571.21
Brooks Cascadia 7 (2) Lifetime Miles: 489.01
Other (Old) Lifetime Miles: 45.00
Brooks Cascadia 7 (3) Lifetime Miles: 658.26
Brooks Cascadia 7 (4) Lifetime Miles: 561.85
PureFlow 2 Lifetime Miles: 374.50
Brooks Cascadia 7 (5) Lifetime Miles: 394.01
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 389.42
Brooks Pure Grit 2 Lifetime Miles: 241.21
Cascadia 8 (red) Lifetime Miles: 232.99
Cascadia 8 (Black) Lifetime Miles: 325.96
Cascadia 8 (Black II) Lifetime Miles: 339.05
Brooks Glycerin 11 Lifetime Miles: 342.90
New Balance 1400 Lifetime Miles: 175.77
Brooks Cascadia 9 Yellow & Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 421.20
Altra One2 (squared) Lifetime Miles: 6.00
Brooks Pure Flow (red) Lifetime Miles: 188.97
Lone Peak 2 (prototype-yellow) Lifetime Miles: 29.80
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red Lifetime Miles: 231.10
Brooks Pure Flow 2 (red) Lifetime Miles: 78.10
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Lifetime Miles: 342.06
Pure Grit 3 (Red) Lifetime Miles: 235.36
Total Distance
43.91
Brooks Launch Miles: 21.55Brooks Pure Grit 2 Miles: 9.15Brooks Cascadia 7 (5) Miles: 13.21
Total Distance
7.00

Tempo run

1.5 warm up, 3 mi at 6:40, 1 mi at 6:20, 1.5 gearing down.

 

Brooks Launch Miles: 7.00
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Brooks Launch Miles: 6.00
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Took the day off. Feeling a little pull behind my left knee, working up the back of my thigh. Last two runs at a much faster pace may have tweaked something. Get back to it tomorrow.

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Total Distance
9.15

GOBBLER'S KNOB (9.15 miles / 4,585 ft. elevation gain)

With the intention of heading up to do a Desolation-Dog Lake loop, I forgot that the gate doesn't open until July 1. Instead I lucked out by finding the Terraces Elbow Fork trailhead and did Gobbler's Knob (first time on this section of trail).

Nice 1 mile run along the creek until the trail begins to climb. At the split in trail I took to right fork heading up to Baker's Pass. Passed a few hikers coming down as the wind kicked up and storm clouds were rolling in. Once to the pass, I wasn't sure if Gobbler's Knob was to the left (west) or up to the right (east). (I know now that the summit on the right is Mount Raymond--5 feet less elevation than Gobbler's Knob--which from the saddle, looks like it's lower in elevation than Mount Raymond.)

After 3 false summits, finally got to the real summit of Gobbler's Knob. Super windy and dark clouds rolling in.

 

Crazy looking twisted stumps on the way to the summit.

 

 Summit looking into SL Valley with sun rays shooting through the clouds

 Oh crap!

Instead of going down the way I came up, I cut straight down the ridge and snowfields to the main trail taking about 1 mile off. Took a spectacular wipe-out sliding down on one of the snowfields--got the whole thing on video.

Wiped the snow and mud off and continued down trail. Storm clouds blew over and turned out to be a perfect evening. One of those evenings where something about the sunlight creates an almost neon green hue to everything. Stopped to check out a small buck in the aspen's and snapped some shots.

 

Made good time getting back to the trailhead on perfect trail conditions. Great little trek.

 

 I have this little problem with collecting things on my runs. I kind of over-did it on this one...heart rocks, cool shapes, the one on the left looks like a fish--even has a mouth.

Brooks Pure Grit 2 Miles: 9.15
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Total Distance
8.55

Bowman trail to Bakers pass, no summit today--2nd day on trail. 3,500 vert.

Brooks Launch Miles: 8.55
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13.21

TIMPANOGOS (Timpooneke Trailhead) PR*!

3:24 Total (2:10 up / 1:14 down), 4,377 ft elevation gain. 

First summit of Timp this year (19th lifetime). Very surprised with a PR today--with an asterisks. * I cut nearly a mile off (usually around 14.1-2) cutting up through snowfields where the trail was covered and cut the trail in a few places glissading down. Didn't think I was saving any time on the way up but ended up only 3 min off my best time ascent. I may have saved a little time on the way down but wasn't really pushing it, in fact, I moved along but stopped to talk to hikers along the way. With about 2 miles to go I noticed I was making pretty good time and hit the jets taking 11 min off my best total time, and beating my best descent by 2 min. Enough about that.

Not much snow for mid-June but still quite a bit on the trail in the usual spots. No dangerous snow-bridges or really sketchy areas but certainly sections with snow. Perfect day to be up in the mountains. Cold up top as usual. Quite a few day hikers on the trail, only a handful going to the summit. 

 

  

 

 I"m always shocked with the bugs I see at altitude. Snow everywhere you look and then there's a grasshopper or box elder bug or spider and today 1,000's of lady bugs just of the summit (11,700 ft).

 

A few flowers pushing through the snow in the big meadow.

 

Brooks Cascadia 7 (5) Miles: 13.21
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Total Distance
43.91
Brooks Launch Miles: 21.55Brooks Pure Grit 2 Miles: 9.15Brooks Cascadia 7 (5) Miles: 13.21
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