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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: Wasatch Back Relay (189.8 Miles) 30:21:29
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.900.000.000.007.90

After getting a few hours of something sort of resembling sleep in Van #1, our team got ready for their final legs.  However, I cannot complain because it was absolutely freezing outside and my teammates woke up in frost-covered sleeping bags.  Early this Saturday morning, I completed my final leg and the most challenging leg for Runner #3 of the Wasatch Back Relay.  The 7.9 miles of descents and ascents to and around the Jordanelle Reservoir absolutely tested my conditioning.  My mile splits were as follows: 5:25, 5:52, 5:48 (these first three miles felt great), 7:16, 7:23 (felt the burn on these middle two miles), 6:46, 6:37, and 5:07 (just kicked it into gear to finish off of these last 2.9 miles).  It felt great to finish this leg with an average pace of 6:25 (total time: 50:41)!  What felt even better was crossing the finish line in Park City at The Canyons with all of my teammates (I could not be more proud of them).  This was the third year we finished the Wasatch Back and we achieved a team best pace of 9:36 minutes per mile (total time of 30:21:29)!

Finally, I completed a short non-running workout after the race, which consisted of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Night Sleep Time: 2.25Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 2.92
Comments
From Burt on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 20:40:32 from 206.19.214.144

Awesome report. Man you're fast! Glad you had a great time.

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 17:42:31 from 71.219.99.30

Since I ran that same leg, WOW!!!! Check out those speeds. You are like lightening.

From Rossy on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 18:37:15 from 151.151.16.14

Thanks Burt and Kelli! Absolutely a fun and memorable Wasatch Back Relay!

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