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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

All running accomplishments are Post Teenage Years:

17:06 5K--Murray 2014

16:58 5K (aided)--Running of the Leopards 2010

34:41--10K Deseret News 2018 (aided)

1:16--(aided) Hobble Creek Half 2009

2:43--St. George Marathon 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 Ogden Marathon

Sub 17:00 at Draper 5K

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 Marathon

 

Personal:

Married to Elizabeth (she got me running in 2003). We have three boys, Lucas (12) , Sam (8) and Ollie (5).

Many years ago, I read that the AVERAGE male is capable of a 2:40 marathon.  I decided to test that theory.  I began running in 2003 with Top of Utah as my first marathon (4:24).  I need 3 more minutes.

"Life is short...running makes it seem longer."--Baron Hansen

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Fri, Sep 07, 2012
Total Distance
25.00

Wasatch 100 pacer-- Incredible experience!  5500 of climb and 8000 feet of drop.

I paced Andrea Martinez (6th overall female) from Brighton to Homestead.  She got to the lodge at 2:27 AM (while waiting I ran into several running friends...cool).  Andrea was around 15th female at that point with a predicated finish time around 30 hours...then, something happened--it’s like she transformed into the Incredible Hulk!  We finished at 9 AM.  She ran those 25 miles in 6 hours and 33 minutes for a total time of exactly 28 hours!  No other female ran this section faster (1st girl=7:13, 2nd girl=7:32, 3rd girl=7:27, 4th girl=8:03, 5th girl=8:10).  To find someone running faster than 6:33 you had to look at the top male runners.  She was the easy person in the world to pace.  Andrea was encouraging and friendly to all the runners she was passing. Super experience!  24-hours next year!

 

Comments
From Kendall on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 12:10:43 from 208.54.5.157

We all owe you pacers a huge debt of gratitude. Your patience and kindness along the trail...and sacrifices in being there!...are no small act. Congrats to you and ANDREA for moving through a very tough section at an incredible pace.

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 14:32:02 from 67.177.11.154

Sounds awesome and like you did a heck of a job pacing!

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