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Snow Canyon Half Marathon

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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:

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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
44.26
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Miles: 17.26Pure Grit 3 (Red) Miles: 10.90Brooks Glycerin 11 Miles: 16.10
Total Distance
7.20

Exploring up above Silver Lake Flat. Right under Twin Peaks. Great little valley. (1.9 early on the loop then 5.3 up toward Twins)

Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Miles: 7.20
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Total Distance
2.90

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Pure Grit 3 (Red) Miles: 2.90
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Total Distance
5.50

Road. 7:40 mm avg.

Pure Grit 3 (Red) Miles: 5.50
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Total Distance
2.50

Walk/run. Road.

Pure Grit 3 (Red) Miles: 2.50
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Total Distance
10.06

Twin Peaks via AF Canyon and FR193. Incredible hike/run. No plans to go that high. Sucked me in. Hit the peak at sunset and returned in the dark. Great trail and peaks.

Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Miles: 10.06
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Race: Snow Canyon Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:27:33, Place overall: 37, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
16.10

Snow Canyon Half

Not very high expectations after a big summer of racing and completing the Rocky Mountain Slam. I feel like I'm dragging thick mountain legs and have lost some speed. Suffering from fatigue but had a good few weeks off of racing.

With an aided course, even with low expectations I thought I might grab a PR since I've only ever run an honest half marathon course St. George (Jan.) at 1:27:22. 

Good gradual uphill start (I got a bit annoyed having to weave around several runners who had no business being that far up front that early--I need to chill). 6:46, 6:53, 6:41 for the first three. I felt good. I knew I needed to be in the sub 6:40 range for a PR so the 6:53 concerned me a bit. Dropping into the canyon I dropped a 6:13, 6:02, 6:10. 6:02!! Whoops. I thought how ridiculous that would look on the blog....6:53, 6:02. So many of the elites seem to keep their splits within seconds of each other and I'm all over the place. With a good DH section though, I took full-advantage and hammered it...and then paid for it.

Next three miles at the bottom of and coming out of the canyon were 6:36, 6:57, 6:46--fighting a stiff head-wind.

Back on the streets and really pushing into the wind I could only muster 6:50, 7:03, 6:56 for the next 3 miles. I was losing my PR and stuggling to keep a good pace. I've become better at zero'ing in on and going to my "un"-happy place, really focusing on a quick turn-over and pushing the pace. My legs were shot.

I managed to stay focused and push the pace a bit, passing quite a few runners in the last mile and ending up with a 6:36 mile twelve finishing at 1:27:33--11 seconds off my PR. Happy to win my AD with a really cool trophy and a neat backpack for finishing top 50.

Wish I could have and probably should have got a PR on that course but it just wasn't meant to be. Good times down in St. George and a nice hike to Angel's Landing on Sunday.

2 mile warm-up--beautiful sunrise/ 1 mile cool-down around track.

Brooks Glycerin 11 Miles: 16.10
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Total Distance
44.26
Brooks Cascadia (9) Black/Red II Miles: 17.26Pure Grit 3 (Red) Miles: 10.90Brooks Glycerin 11 Miles: 16.10
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