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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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Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:16:26, Place overall: 97, Place in age division: 18

This was just another day that my performance (or lack thereof) confirmed that I need to step up my training.  I admit that I've slipped a bit lately and therefore my time and overall feel of the race showed. 

After I finished,  Melissa had to hear me complain endlessly about how disgusted I felt and that I wanted to throw in the towel to running altogether.  Now that I've had a week to simmer down; I am in a better frame of mind and have regained some of my enthusiasm to prepare more for my next event.

Comments
From allie on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 14:05:21 from 161.38.218.168

sorry the race didn't go how you wanted -- but i am glad you decided not to throw in the towel. you have a lot of great races ahead of you!

will you be running des news?

From Mikal Epperson on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 20:33:49 from 67.169.243.100

Thanks allie! You always bring forth a great positive attitude! Yep, I plan on running the Des News. How has your leg been treating you lately?

From allie on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 22:00:43 from 24.10.191.18

my leg is doing great -- continued progress. but unfortunately it is not quite healthy enough to be able to run des news. i'm glad to hear you will be running it though. i am going to be at different points along the course on my bike (starting after the canyon). let me know if you want any extra gu, powerade, splash of water in the face, etc. i'd be happy to hand something off to you.

From Mikal Epperson on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 19:02:40 from 67.169.243.100

Allie- I'm glad your leg is making progress. I'm sorry you won't be able to run Des News, but I know you'll do awesome at TOU. Thank you for the offering of assistance. You are very kind and generous. ...Actually, a splash of water in the face would be awesome! :-)

From allie on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 20:20:02 from 24.10.191.18

consider it done! you will just have to let me know your bib# before race day.

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