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Buffalo Trail 50K

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Location:

Eden,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 27, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's

50M : Squaw Peak '10 12:59:57
50K : Buffalo Trail  '10   5:50:24
26.2: Ogden           '08   3:30:39
25K : Buffalo Trail  '09   2:25:10
13.1: Phoenix         '09   1:34:55

Ultra Relay:
2008 WBR Swamp Donkey's 2nd Place 23:30 hrs
2009 WBR Swamp Donkey's 3rd Place 24:32 hrs

 

 Marathons   Completed
 Ogden 26.2

 5

 St. George 26.2

 3

 Mid Mountain 26.2 (Park City)

 1

 

 Ultras                   Completed
 Squaw Peak 50M

 1

 Buffalo 50K

 1

 Red Hot 55K

 1

El Vaquero Loco 50K  1

Short-Term Running Goals:

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187.557.77195.32
ASICS 2150 Miles: 111.65Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 76.35ASICS Trabuco Miles: 7.32
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.100.256.35

Early morning tM-o-inlaw. Nothing to exciting other than my legs felt fine. Incline and pace variance...Not sure if I'm tracking for the 50k, but it's fast approaching. Need ramp up on the miles and hills.....aughh. anyone out there want to just sponsor me, so I can just run!!!Hello anyone...

ASICS 2150 Miles: 6.35
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4.102.006.10

After work slug-fest! Incline 1.0 - avg prob around 7:45ish last mile sub 7.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 6.10
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6.300.006.30

Early morning trail run with T-bone. Met at Rainbows and headed up the North 'EastBench' Shoreline trail out to the Polk trailhead and back. Trail in great cond. Perfect morning. Wanted to keep roll'in but had to head to work...augh!

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 6.30
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5.120.005.12

Rain/Snow/Rain...pushed prodded me into the tM-n-law of doom! Nothing special other than a slog-fest. Felt good though...

ASICS 2150 Miles: 5.12
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22.000.0022.00

Great run to have done. Woke up to a freaking blizzard, but it passed and the sun came out, so Shane and I hit the pavement. Ran around Pineview and up Trappers up to snowbasin and down the old basin road. The 3 miles on the packed snow were a bugger! Sinking a few inches with each step. A few good things about the run though - good time on my feet - need to get ready for Buffalo, ran with a hand held and hpl 020 vest again - worked great. Used carb-pro most of the way fueled me well. We'll see how the legs feel tomorra. Jagar bomb anyone?

ASICS 2150 Miles: 22.00
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5.110.005.11

Felt surprisingly great today, so I couldn't resist a little run to get the blood movin after yesterday's run...Ran the Eden loop with a little extention to get 5 to get over 50 for the week! Ya buddy.

Avg 8:08 Dist 5.11

ASICS 2150 Miles: 5.11
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6.100.256.35

Early morning tM-o-law-fest. Incline between 1.0-2.0 for the run. Felt pretty good. Keep it rollin baby...

ASICS 2150 Miles: 6.35
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7.600.007.60

Early morning run with Shane and John... Started up from Rainbows and ran up the North Shoreline trail out to trail head at the end of the canal service road. Trail in great shape. Good times...

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 7.60
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7.650.007.65

Another sweet run this morning. Met Shane, Chad and T-bone at rainbows and headed up the North Shore Line trail to the end of the service road - took the higher trail back good climbs and pace - let it roll on the way back a bit.

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 7.65
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5.001.256.25

After work Pig farm trail run with HairDog and Brad. Good stuff - Short and no gloves - we are making progress here people. Pushed it on the way back. Had to dodge all the people playing frisbee golf though...

ASICS 2150 Miles: 6.25
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4.200.004.20

Early morning Eden loop. Cold... Cold.. Sun was shining but by the time I finished I couldn't feel my legs. Avg 8:01.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 4.20
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15.000.0015.00

Early morning run down South Fork with Jamie and Hairdog. Ran with the HPL 020 and hand held. Felt good. Temps a little cool, but not freezing. A little head wind, but not to bad. Added on a little around Eden to hit 15. Watch was dead when I got to the start so, no times or splits. Took a little over 2 hours though.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 15.00
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5.102.007.10

Early morning tM-n-law - These dark mornings are a drag... Run was good threw in acouple 4X800 at 6:40 pace - just to make things interesting. Incline 1.0 for run.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 7.10
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7.000.007.00

North BSL trail run this morning... Headed out solo - a bit windy up to the service road - then it was about perfect weather. Trail in great shape. Out to the second bridge - upper trail on the way back. Hard to beat! Although my legs were more beat up from Sat/Mon then I expected...

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 7.00
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8.100.008.10

Early morning BSH trail North of Rainbows (only 2 Mtn Bikers) other than that just me and big foot - after no one showed... Decided to take the high trail out and back... Saw a bunch of deer up on the top trail. Ah it's good to be alive.

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 8.10
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4.250.004.25

Lunch time run with Lulu. Busted out the jogger stroller and away we went. Forgot how tough those things are to push uphill!! Good to get some miles in.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 4.25
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12.002.0214.02

Well - sweet run with gdoc and HD. Decided to get some training in for the Ogden Marathon - so we went up to the start and ran back to my place. Cold cold.. but ok. Felt good throughout had the handheld with CarbPro to fuel - going to use this for the Buffalo 50k next sat. Pushed the pace the last two miles around 7 minute miles..Another great week in the books.

ASICS 2150 Miles: 14.02
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Awesome walk/Hike on the BSH trail south of Rainbows with the kiddos - 60 degree weather!!

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3.350.003.35

Wanted to hit the BSH North after work, but the winds and rain came and I lost motivation. Hit the tM-n-law 'o doom to get the legs moving a bit. Will try the bench tomorrow... Where'd spring go!

ASICS 2150 Miles: 3.35
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7.320.007.32

After work trail run with Shane. Headed out on the BSH Trail north... Passed St. Joseph's girls cross country team out on the mtn... Probably my last big run until sat. might do something easy on Thurs or Fri...The Buffalo are getting closer!!

ASICS Trabuco Miles: 7.32
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2.100.002.10

A couple of miles to loosen up for tomorrow..

ASICS 2150 Miles: 2.10
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Race: Buffalo Trail 50K (32 Miles) 05:50:24, Place overall: 53, Place in age division: 17
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
32.080.0032.08

First Ultra in the Books! Did the Antelope Island Buffalo 50K today! Longest consecutive running for me - eva. Here's the breakdown. Went into this with one goal break 6 hrs. I knew it was about a mile longer then a "official" 50K - I ran the 25K version last year which I loved. I was hoping to get close to 5:30 but would be happy with anything under 6!

Race started at 8:00 with temps in the mid 30's and some wind. So I opted for tights and a few layers on top. For Hydration and Fuel I just planned on using CarbPro mixed with my water and a Gu at every Aid station - This worked great. I took an endurolyte at the mid point - probably could have used anther around mile 21! Mile breakdown:

Miles 1- 3 Have an elevation gain of 680 ft. Started about mid pack felt good through these miles. Glad to have gloves and tights - wind was chilly.

Miles 4-5 Avg around 8:30's Still feeling good, but holding back a bit knowing I have a long way to go.

Mile 6 Climb to Elephant head aid station. Steep sucka. Took off the gloves and fleece jacket here.

Mile 7 Some Down hill 8 minute mile here

Miles 8-10 Switchback ally. Climb back up to Elephant head. 772 elevation gain.

Miles 11-16 Avg around a 9 minute mile down to the turn around aid station. Spent a few minutes at the station - switched hats and put the head phones and glasses on. Knowing I had to do the loop one more time!! Felt decent here - took an endurolyte.

Miles 17-19 Climb back up to the saddle trail. Had to dodge some horses here. Tough climb back up...

Mile 20-22 Felt decent through here - feeling the climb up elephant in my legs...

Saw G-Doc at the Aid station - he looked fresh as a summers day. He had a great race too! Took off two of my shirt layers and it felt good - to be running in short sleeves.

Mile 23  Needed downhill, but could only muster a 9 minute mile. Side started cramping up on me. Should’ a taken another endurolyte.

Miles 24-26 Another climb up switchback ally. Ended up walking more than I wanted to, due to the side cramp. Got passed by 5-6 people on this section.

At the Aid station I had a few oranges and took a little more time to regroup for the last 5 miles and get the side under control.

Miles 27-32 Knew 5:30 was outta reach, but wanted to get under 6 for shizzle. Legs started coming back a bit so I was letting them roll ( as much as you can at this point ). Shane was on the trail with about 2.5 left - so it was good to finish it out with him - last mile 8:29.

Long report - sorry! But I'm happy the race went as good as it did - despite the side problem. This was the furthest I've ever run!! Ya Buddy...

Met Jon after the race. He had a great race. Hope things keep rollin for him this year. Also - met Erika - she too had a great 25K! Trail FRBers... We'll need some new gear.

Distance: 32.08 Time 5:50:27 Elevation Gain: 4451 Loss: 4409 (Garmin)

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 32.08
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.350.004.35

Early morning tM'o-law. Wanted to get a few miles in to see how the legs would respond.Felt pretty good overall non real soreness from Sat. just fatigued a bit.Plus I've eaten way to much since the race, back to reality!

ASICS 2150 Miles: 4.35
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7.620.007.62

Early morning BSL Trail North of Rainbows with T-bone in the freaking SNOW. Trail in excellent cond. though. Scared up about a dozen deer an the climb up to the service road. Pretty cool. Legs feeling about normal... April tomorrow.

Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 7.62
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187.557.77195.32
ASICS 2150 Miles: 111.65Brooks Cascadia 4 Miles: 76.35ASICS Trabuco Miles: 7.32
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