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Nebo Half

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Location:

Mapleton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:08:17 Drop 13 Half 2015

2:41:14 St George Marathon 2012

17:28 5k Rex Lee 2015 (but sub 16 inside some of my halves, downhill doesn't count)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Races

2014 Races

2015 Races!

1/3 Snowman Half - 1:23:14 1st

Total Domination

3/7 Rex Lee Cancer 5k - 16:53 7th (5k PR)

Masters Domination

3/21 Running of the Leopards - 16:48 13th

AG Domination

4/11 Timp Shadow - 21:28 5th (1k PR)

Masters Domination

4/18 Salt Lake Half Marathon - 1:20:56 18th

AG Domination

5/2 Provo City Half Marathon - 1:16:12 4th

Masters Domination

5/9 - Dino Half - 1:15:20 1st (CR)

Course Domination

5/30 Timp Trail Half - 1:50 1st

Total Domination

6/6 Art City 5K - 17:20 13th

AG Domination

6/13 Drop 13 - 1:08:17 (PR) (CR)

Course Domination

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:00 5k

1:08 downhill half [done]

34:30 10k

Never get old

Personal:

Married, three kids, have a problem with going out too fast in races but it's too fun to quit

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Race: Nebo Half (13.1 Miles) 01:09:10, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.500.0013.100.0013.60

The most psycho race of the year, as usual. Couldn't find Tony, he was too hurt to run the race but ran up the canyon instead so it was looking like I could win it all. I started out with a goal to hammer the course, and I wanted to PR my mile time in the first mile of the half just to be funny. So I went right to 2 in 2 out max, and managed to tie it at 4:55. I kept hearing footsteps behind me though so I knew I had to focus hard and run the dude into the wall. I finally lost him around mile 3 and I figured as long as I kept up the ludicrous pace I could make it to the end. But Walter blew by me like nothing at mile 4, and I knew it would nuke my quads if I tried to match his speed. That was the last sub 5 mile for me - he got about 400 yards ahead and settled in. I gradually closed the distance for the rest of the race, but did not have the juice to seal the deal in the brutal mile 11 rolling hills. He ended up beating me by about 250 yards, and I beat the next guy by about 1.2 miles. Stupid fast 5K and 10K splits as usual at 15:30 and 31:19 and a 2 minute improvement from last year!

Calves are decently sore, will probably take Monday off  but no more breaks until SG.

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