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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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13.4516.5029.95
Adrenaline Red Miles: 4.00Cascadia 6 ICE Ready Miles: 21.60Adrenaline Grey Miles: 4.35
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Well - the week of the buffalo or ta'tonka as some might say.. Snow today 70 by Saturday - insane weather right now..

Runners Boot Camp - Good grinder today. Wheels of life after..

Adrenaline Red Miles: 4.00
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After work cruise on the BST with a whole herd of HUMRs. A lot of the group is doing the 50 miler on Sat., so, I felt like a whimp, but watcha goin do.. Other than I'll be sipp'n a cold one waiting for them to finish... Took it easy out to the first birdhouse (2.5 miles) and turned it around. Felt Good...

Vert 1000

Cascadia 6 ICE Ready Miles: 5.10
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EaZ cruise around Eden short loop with J. Just keep'n the legs roll'n for the Buffalo..

Adrenaline Grey Miles: 4.35
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Race: Buffalo 25K (16.5 Miles) 02:41:10, Place overall: 83, Place in age division: 27
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0016.5016.50

Well...

I went into this race feeling about as good or better than I've felt in the last few years so, I was hoping to beat my PR of 2:25:10. I also had a goal of keeping the brothers at Bay. Pretty cool that 3 of my Brohiems were in the race today. The fourth got hammersauced and couldn't make it.

Race..

So the race this year is about .50 mile longer than in years past with the move to the Start/Finish area. No big whoop. Started off great first two-three mile climb up to the saddle felt good right where I wanted them 9:17 10:30 9:05 once we hit the traverse across the top to the climb at lone tree I was with a group that was crusin along 8:06 7:59 the mile up to elephant head aid station 10:28.. This is where it kind'a started falling apart.. I turned around almost to the top of lone tree climb and GDOC was about 15 ft behind me...Seriously!

Not gonna lie - sucked some of the juice out of me, but was happy he was having a great run so far.. We both blew through the Aid station and he took off down the gully 7:07 mile here for me. I took a Gel at the bottom of the swithbacks and a S-Cap.. this was the start of my downfall.. Once we hit the switches G' had gotten in the group in front of me. There were about 10 people in my group - about 6 horses were trying to make their way up the switches so, we played who's gonna stay in front for the next THREE miles... Very annoying! 10:16 12:05 10:41 finally on the last straight away before hitting the Aid station the horses pulled off on some side trail.. They were cutting in between our group, we were running between them all in all it made for a weaksauce climb! And to top if off about a .25 mile from the Aid station I could tell the Gel and Cap weren't gonna stay down..AUGH.

Mile 11 11:00 lost a few minutes here to YAK three times.. Once the stomach was empty I felt a lot better and was able to start moving again, but as some (most) of you know once you YAK you feel pretty wasted and I only had 5.5 miles to go. The worst part was knowing any run at trying to catch G' was over. 

Miles 12-16.5 10:10, 11:03, 8:49, 10:10, 9:50, 5:17.. Was able to keep the legs moving which was good, but energy was dropping and I was afraid to take anything so, I need to figure this nutrition thing out!! Great time though!! All props to the Brothers and G' for a studly performance..

Had the vert at 2277 descent 2263

Avg 9:46

PS sorry Lulu... our paths will cross..

Cascadia 6 ICE Ready Miles: 16.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.4516.5029.95
Adrenaline Red Miles: 4.00Cascadia 6 ICE Ready Miles: 21.60Adrenaline Grey Miles: 4.35
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