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Red Mountain 50k

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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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Race: Red Mountain 50k (31 Miles) 04:32:54, Place overall: 5
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What a fun race. The first 13 miles are dirt roads with rolling hills. The next 18 miles are paved roads and mostly down hill. I was having fun on the dirt road and probably started faster than I should have. I saw Kelli a few times and the dirt road and chatted with her a bit. Down on the pavement, I met Jenny (Neasts). We ran together for a few miles, but her pace was stronger than mine and I dropped back a bit. Near mile 22, I saw Leslie. She was running the 30k. I stopped and gave her a quick hug. About mile 25, my ankle started acting up. It wasn't anything serious, but it slowed me down. I crossed the marathon mark at 3:45. My goal before the race was to finish around 4:30. I was still on track to meet that. At mile 27, I realized that I only had 4 miles left. No problem. At 28.2 miles, my wife called to see where I was at. My family was waiting for me at the finish. I told them I would be there in thirty minutes. there are two hills near the end. They are actually short easy hills, but after thrity miles they seem like monsters. I finished at 4:32:54, a little behind my goal, but still a PR. After the race we went over to Snow Canyon State Park and did some short hikes with the kids. I carried Susanna, our eighteen month old, in a back pack. It was a great way to stretch my legs after the race. Super fun day.

Comments
From Kelli on Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 21:36:15 from 74.211.0.198

It was great to see you! It has been a while. Nice job on the race. Sorry to hear about your ankle, stinks. And you are 100% right about those hills at the end, they might be harder than the one at mile 9!!!

From jun on Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 23:06:53 from 174.23.129.85

Fantastic job Matt. Congrats. That is fast.

From Twinkies on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 08:56:21 from 166.137.116.44

Kelli - Thanks, it was good to see you too, and run a few miles with you.

Jun - Thanks, this race is a lot faster than other 50k's that I have done.

From Neasts on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 15:21:35 from 75.169.56.70

How cool was it that I got to meet the great Twinkies! You were good company out there. Great job on your race!

From Twinkies on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 15:59:48 from 166.137.116.39

Thanks Jen, it was neat to meet the great Neasts as well.

From Jon on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 18:45:56 from 107.203.52.135

That's a fast time on a 50k, Matt. Nice work.

From Kam on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 20:29:30 from 199.192.101.88

Nothing like toting around a 25 lb baby to relieve the tiredness of a 50k. Matt, you are nuts. :)

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 14:12:38 from 66.232.64.4

Congrats on your race Twinkies! That is a fast time. We need to get together and run some trails/peaks in the next few months.

From Dorsimus on Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 16:53:18 from 71.35.246.138

Nice job Twinkies! Thats a great time. Sounds like you had some really good company throughout!

From leslie peterson on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 18:19:22 from 67.166.127.63

It was fun to see you!! Great time! We did Snow Canyon too. A great race to start the season!

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