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Location:

Bountiful,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Winner of 1994 Teton Dam Half Marathon, 1:25:01.

Best Marathon: 3:23:40. (Deseret News 2006).

Completed Utah Grand Slam (2006).

Completed 8 Marathons in 1 year, the last four were each two weeks apart.

Marathons to date: 25.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay Healthy

Sub 3:15 Marathon

Train consistently

Finish in the top 10% at all races

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hr marathon

Complete a 100 miler

1st Overall at any race

Personal:

Hi, my name is Matt and I love to run! I especially enjoy trail running. I am married to Susie and we have six children Connor-10, Jed-8, Jaxine-7, Evan-4, Eliza-2, and Susanna-0. Look for me at your next race, I wear the same bright yellow Twinkies shirt at all my races.

Favorite Course: Mid-Mountain Marathon, Park City, Utah

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Fri, Jan 01, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.14

Happy New Year!!!

I decided to start the year off good with a 10 mile run in the snow. I ran South from my house to the Bonneville Shoreline trail head. Then ran up to the second set of radio towers. The final mile up the the second tower (all uphill) took me 16:34. The next mile (downhill) was 9:01. I really enjoyed the trail today. It was soft packed most the way with a few deep spots. The sky was clear and the air was clean today.

Since its a new year, it's time for a new set of goals. Last year I set a goal to run a sub 3 hr marathon. I didn't get there. I only ran one marathon which was the Mid-Mountain Marathon. I am shooting for sub 4 hr on that course. This year my marathon goal will be 3:15. I plan on doing that at the Teton Dam marathon in June. My big goal for this year is to complete a 100 miler. I am planning on running the Pony Express 100 in October. Other than that my main focus is going to be to train consistently and not slack off.

I am still working on putting together my race schedule for 2010. Look for it in the next week.

I am copying last years results hear so that I have a record of them.

2009 Race Schedule
Feb 7: Striders 5k 22:06
Feb 21: Striders 10k 45:50
Mar 14: Striders 10 Miler 1:12:21
Mar 21: URC/FRBC 10k 45:41
Apr 4: Striders 1/2 Marathon 1:43:31
Apr 25: Striders 30k 3:22:28
May 9: I-drive 5k 29:58
May 25: Memorial Day 5k 30:33
May 30: Gruesome Grizzly 8k 42:03
Jun 13: Wasatch Steeplechase 3:09:42
Jun 27: Logan Peak ~ 28 Miles 6:11:38
Aug 8: Jupiter Peak Steeplechase 2:33:21
Sep 12: Mid Mountain Marathon 4:01:39
Sep 26: Xterra Wheeler Canyon 21k 1:45:08
Oct 10: Race for Diamonds 3k 10:10
Oct 17: Pony Express 50 Miler 10:42:49
Nov 14: Moab Ultimate XC 50k 6:23:54
Nov 26: Run to Feed the Hungry 10k 49:28

Comments

From Jon on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 14:39:54 from 174.19.199.72

Sounds like a good plan for next year. My only comment is that I hear Teton Dam is a very tough, slow marathon. Your 3:15 goal at it seems rather ambitious to me.

From Twinkies on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 15:01:50 from 67.166.116.191

Thanks Jon. The Teton Dam Marathon has the home town appeal for me. My parents live in Newdale which is the first little town that the race goes through. I have ran the marathon 3 times and PR'd on that course in 2006 with 3:25. 3:15 is a bit of a stretch, but if I train well between now and then it will be doable. If I don't reached that goal in June I might run the Pocatello marathon which is a faster course.

From Burt on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 15:26:32 from 98.177.216.165

Great year. Hope you have an even better 2010.

From jun on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 17:41:43 from 63.224.104.209

Great miles to start the year. I think you have a couple of really good goals in there.

Do you plan to run in any of Cascadia Series races this summer? I think I'm going to go do all 3.

From Twinkies on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 19:22:01 from 67.166.116.191

Burt - Thanks, 2010 will be a great year.

Craig - I might do some of the Cascadia series in I can fit them in my schedule. I think the Gruesome Grizzly 8k might fall on the same day as Sapper Joe. I do want to run as many trail races as I can though.

From rattletrap on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 19:47:21 from 24.19.93.139

You're off to a great start with a snowy 10 miler. Good luck on that 100 miler this year! I'll be looking for the report on that one for sure.

From TBarlow on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 23:58:15 from 216.194.124.36

Great workout - good luck on your goals!

From Jon on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 22:48:40 from 75.169.137.237

If you've run TD 3 times than you certainly know more about it than I do. Go get your 3:15.

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