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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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Mon, Dec 07, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.120.000.000.009.12

Okay, after a week of being lazy, I got out and went for a run.

It was snowing lightly when I left the house. I ran up to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in North Salt Lake, then went up to the radio towers. The last hill up to the towers was tough in the snow, but this hill can be a challenge when it's dry. I felt pretty good during the run back. It snowed during most of the run. I love running in the snow.

Comments
From Burt on Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 13:05:21 from 12.231.112.98

I was hoping to run in the rain today, but no luck. It's sprinkling a little now.

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 22:24:57 from 75.162.80.124

That actually sounds like fun. I do like winter when it involves climbing up. Nice job.

From jun on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 11:22:16 from 66.239.250.209

Nice run. That sounds awesome. Do you wear gators when you are running in deep snow? I know you don't wear gortex shoes or anything like that.

From Twinkies on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 12:52:09 from 134.24.147.249

I don't have any gators. I just were my running shoes and one pair of socks. If the snow is deep, the socks get wet. It usually doesn't bother me as long as I keep moving. If I stop for a few minutes, I get cold. I take the shoes and socks off immediately after the run. Sometimes I have to alternate shoes because the ones I wore the day before are still wet.

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