| Location: SLC,Ut,USA Member Since: Jul 31, 2009 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: It was an evening in November 2005 that I'll never forget...I was nearing the end of a long term relationship when I needed to unleash some pent-up anger. I was driving past a baseball park near my house, when something told me to park my car, and just RUN!! It wasn't long before I moved on with my life and continued running for new reasons. I now run because I am truly obsessed! It is a way of life, and I feel incomplete without my weekly runs. I have completed 28 half marathons, 78 marathons, 7 ultramarathons, and a few other distance runs.
Pr's:
5k: 18:37 Willow Canyon Fun Run 2010
10k: 39:26 Salt Lake Track Club Winter Series 2012
10 Miles: 1:02:15 Emigration 10 Miler 2014
Half Marathon: 1:22:01 Provo Canyon Half 2011
Marathon: 2:56:52 2017 Utah Valley Marathon
50 Miles: 9:22:03 Antelope Island Buffalo Run 2011
100 Miles: 30:40:28 Wasatch 100 2013 Short-Term Running Goals: Qualify for Boston
Run 100 mile ultramarathon
Sub 3 hour marathon
Beat my old pr's Long-Term Running Goals: A marathon in each state, a few ultramarathons.... Personal: I have a wonderful wife, Melissa, who does not understand why I would want to punish my body with running marathons, but she is very supportive. She patiently awaits my arrival at the finish line of most of them. I slipped on a shirt at the last mile of the Ogden Marathon in 2008, that asked: "Melissa, will you Marry Me?" It was a wonderful moment! |
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Freedom Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:24:11, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1 | |
I really enjoyed this race. It was a fun way to start out a Saturday on the 4th. of July weekend. We started about six miles up Emigration Canyon, and ended at the state capitol building. The course led us along paved roads and dirt trails with fantastic views.
The only drawback of this event was the late start of about 25 minutes. It seems that the race director was trying to wear too many hats and had a hard time keeping everything in check. The hired timing company finally called the start since they were tired of waiting for the final word. I was not surprised in the least of the untimely start, as this race was hosted by the same director that did the Provo Halloween Half Marathon year, which also had a late start.
I would do this event again, as I had fun with it and the late start was only a minor inconvenience to me. | | Add Comment |
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Farmington Festival Days Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:29:14, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 2 | | I have enjoyed running this race the last couple of years, and just wanted to keep with tradition. I tried to hold back on the pace, as I made the decision only a few days prior, to run the Missoula Marathon. I knew it would be risky to run a half marathon, and then a full only a day apart. | | Add Comment |
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Missoula Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:24:58, Place overall: 118, Place in age division: 10 | |
This race was planned only five days in advance, and I knew it would not be a fast one for me by any means. I was a bit nervous about how I'd feel, considering I ran a half marathon last week, a half marathon the day before, and had a 7 hour drive to get to the race.
Missoula is on the way to Glacier National Park, where my wife's family has a cabin that we spend a week each summer. It seemed only appropriate to take advantage of being in the area, and to see why Runner's World Magazine hailed this as the best overall marathon in America.
My splits were: 1:36:26, and 1:48:32. It is clear to say that I fell apart in the second half! I was running on stiff calf muscles, and overall fatigue. It confirmed my belief of taking a couple of days off completely before a race. I could tell from early on that I had very little in the tank and that I would have a literal uphill battle to the finish. My strategy of negative splitting wasn't to be, and just hanging on until the end was all I could do.
I'm glad I did this race, if anything; for the experience. All involved in putting the race together did a wonderful job; the volunteers were plentiful and the community support was better than many I've seen. | | Comments(1) |
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Deseret News Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:10:00, Place overall: 27 | |
I had a fun time with this race and was able to converse with a few fellow bloggers. It's great to get out and see some familiar faces and to enjoy the sense of cameraderie. I consider today a great success because it was an all around enjoyable experience.
My splits were (approx.) 1:37:30, and 1:32:30. | | Comments(4) |
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