Running on Twinkies

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Bountiful,UT,USA

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Jan 24, 2009

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Male

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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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Tue, Apr 13, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.00	5.30	0.00	0.00	6.30

I am in North Carolina for work this week. But that didn't stop me from finding a trail to run on. I found a nature trail that was a loop through a forest. It was a wide dirt trail with two bridges, but it was only .62 miles long. I ran the loop ten times. I went easy for the first mile, then I picked up the pace and ran between 7 and 8 minute miles for the rest.

Comments

From jun on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 16:24:35 from 66.239.250.209

Cool. Sounds like a lot of fun.

From baldnspicy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:04:03 from 167.164.3.140

Fun! Good job keeping up on the training while traveling!

From missy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:11:06 from 65.100.213.241

Thats got to be the coolest natural track ever. I love that idea since I just did track work on Monday at BYU. I would love a .25 or .50 trail track..That would be sick! And fun..With a tiny bit of elevation change...one up and one down hill portion.

From missy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:12:35 from 65.100.213.241

Hey, my youngest Daughters name is Eliza too..:D Shes a wild little pumpkin, she went all daredevil on her longboard and split her chin open on Friday...6 stitches. I wonder if your Eliza will be like mine. :)

From Twinkies on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 00:04:14 from 69.34.153.48

Missy - It was a great trail. I probably wouldn't use it to run a marathon, but for a 10k is was perfect. How old is your Eliza? Right now my Eliza loves to cuddle.

From missy on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 22:42:16 from 75.162.124.171

Yeah, a Marathon on that trail would be insanity..haha. Eliza is 8. She is cuddly still too since she is my baby. I can still pick her up and put her on my hip..haha.

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