Running on Twinkies

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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Aug 24, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.44	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.44

I ran on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to Ricks Creek. On the north side of the creek, I found a new trail heading up the mountain. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to check it out. I am running a marathon of Saturday so I am trying to keep things easy this week. It's hard to do when I love to run up unknown mountains trails just to see where they go.

Comments

From Steam8 on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 19:51:46 from 166.70.55.77

I love unknown trails too! Be careful about looking for rattlers though! What marathon this weeK?

From Twinkies on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 20:50:44 from 67.164.194.215

The Mesa Falls Marathon in Island Park, Idaho. It's one of the most scenic marathons.

From Steam8 on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 20:55:05 from 166.70.55.77

Is it a trail run marathon with lots of elevation or a road marathon?

From Twinkies on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 21:00:28 from 67.164.194.215

It's a little of both. The first ten miles are on gravel roads, the three miles on paved roads. After that is goes downhill for three miles on a gravel rail trail. The rest on on roads into Ashton, Idaho. There is a large hill at mile 18 that is about 3/4 mile long, but other than that, it is an easy course.

From Lulu Walls on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 17:03:02 from 155.101.137.249

Have fun in Ashton. I was thinking about doing the half - looks like a beautiful course!

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 19:24:40 from 205.158.160.209

Good luck with your race Twinkies. That sounds like a fun race.

From Twinkies on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 21:59:38 from 67.158.181.64

Thanks for the support gang. I just got to my parents house in Idaho.

Lulu - If you decide to run this next year, do the full. The half runs the second half, and the less scenic half, of the course.

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