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Alta Club 10K (5th Annual)

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Hood to Coast 2011 (31:32:39)

Wasatch Back 2011 (31:08:54)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZeUjUmr-o

Wasatch Back 2010 (30:21:29)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaoleQmhjoA

Wasatch Back 2009 (31:01:17)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBm5Bz2sp8

Wasatch Back 2008 (29:14:47)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErvZKrPxGQ

Boston Marthon 2008 (3:07:55)

Deseret News Marathon 2011 (2:39:50)

Deseret News Marathon 2010 (2:40:14)

Salt Lake City Marathon 2010 (2:49:28)

Philadelphia Marathon 2009 (2:50:58)

Fight for Air Climb 2011: 31 climbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7VrGf8oUU

Short-Term Running Goals:

To run as a member of Shoulda Bought Puts: Team of Sams for the 2011 Wasatch Back!

 

To have fun running three marathons (Salt Lake, D-News, and NYC Marathon) and a trail race (probably the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship) in 2011

 

To improve my agility/balance

 

To take constructive steps to eat healthier

 

To get more quality sleep

Long-Term Running Goals:

To increase my overall strength and conditioning

To return to Hopkinton for the Boston Marathon

To freshen up on my French to run the Paris Marathon

Personal:

Hobbies are studying for the CFA exam and recycling

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Race: Alta Club 10K (5th Annual) (6.2 Miles) 00:36:04
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.106.200.000.0016.30

I woke up early this Saturday morning and did some stretching then a warm-up run over to Big Cottonwood Park and back before heading up to Shriners Hospital for the 5th annual Alta Club 10k.  This was actually the first 10k race that I have ever participated in.  Meeting up with two of my team members on the Shoulda Bought Puts Wasatch Back Relay Team, we completed the 10k course that went from Shriners up 11th Avenue then around Memory Grove to the 3.1-mile turnaround point at the northeast corner of the State Capital Building and back.  As my following mile splits show it was downhill on the way out and a nice uphill climb on the return trip: 5:31, 5:23, 5:42, 6:04, 6:17, 6:08, and 0:59.  My finishing time was 36:04 (5:49 pace) on this scenic course and it was perfect weekend weather for running.  In addition, it was great to meet up with fellow FRB member Cheryl who finished 4th overall and I finally discovered what BBK stands for (sounds like a fun running group)!

After the race, I got in some extra mileage by running from Shriners to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed two-and-a-half laps around the softball complex before heading home.  This post-race run was 9.5 miles albeit at a much slower pace than my 10k-race pace (i.e., 8:58 minutes per mile).

While finally getting around to watching my tape recording of the Boston Marathon (great races on both the men and women sides), I was able to get in my standard non-running workout of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Night Sleep Time: 5.33Nap Time: 1.83Total Sleep Time: 7.17
Comments
From Burt on Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 23:15:35 from 98.177.220.145

That's a mighty fast 10k for having just run a marathon a week ago. Mighty fast.

From Rossy on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:07:55 from 151.151.16.15

Thanks Burt and my Jazz are now only one win away from the second round! Go Jazz!

From cheryl on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 21:02:39 from 74.211.25.43

It was nice to meet you. Nice job running an awesome time on what I call "the world's most difficult 10k" and then running more than 10 extra miles. I'm sure there are harder 10ks somewhere, but I've never run across one, and I've run many 10ks. I'll be following your training and seeing what you do to be so fast.

From Rossy on Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:29:33 from 151.151.16.24

Thanks Cheryl and you are correct that was a really challenging 10k (my legs are still feeling heavy). Again, great race with finishing fourth overall and keep up the running with the BBKs!

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