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Location:

Santa Clara,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Swiss Days(5k)--19:47.5

Zion Centennial Fun Run (10k)--42:19 

St. George Half Marathon--1:36:45.4 

St. George Marathon--3:22:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to work on building up my base again and taking a crack at my 5k and 10k PRs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run to live. Live to run.

 

Personal:

I'm married with 3 cuties and a buddy. When I don't run, I'm ornery.  So for their sake--It's all for them--I run.

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Miles:This week: 6.00 Month: 104.50 Year: 374.00
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 275.75
Nike LunarEpic Lifetime Miles: 597.00
Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Lifetime Miles: 599.26
INOV8 F-Lite 195 Lifetime Miles: 544.25
Hoka Clifton 6 Lifetime Miles: 326.25
Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 88.50
Erg Ks Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Hoka Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 417.25
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles: 176.25
Brooks L5 Lifetime Miles: 277.25
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles: 106.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 212.00
Brooks Launch 5 Lifetime Miles: 241.25
ASICS Cumulus 23 Lifetime Miles: 379.00
Brooks Glycerin 18 Lifetime Miles: 224.50
Brooks G20 Lifetime Miles: 148.75
Books 2022 Lifetime Miles: 40.00
Trail Runs 2022 Lifetime Miles: 103.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles: 254.50
Brooks G21 Lifetime Miles: 184.75
G20 Lifetime Miles: 147.25
Books 2023 Lifetime Miles: 50.00
Trail Runs 2023 Lifetime Miles: 106.00
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 95.00
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 149.50
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 175.25
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 160.50
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 132.50
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 134.75
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 25.50
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles: 20.00
BG 21 Lifetime Miles: 183.00
Total Distance
134.00
Tomir Miles: 17.50Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 7.00Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 8.75Books 2024 Miles: 4.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 10.00ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.25Altra Torin 5 Miles: 10.00Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 7.50Kjerag Miles: 7.50BG 21 Miles: 49.00Hoka Cielo Road Miles: 5.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 8.50
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Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Cholla and partway up the hill w/ Tom. Nice chat about life and his family.

Tomir Miles: 4.00Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

pm--5 Heights w/ 5x hill sprints. Better turnout than the past few weeks. 
 

I finished a book about teaching composition by Steven T. Nelson, Teaching the Way: Using the Principles of The Art of War to Teach Composition.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 5.00Books 2024 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote. Learned about Tolstoy and realized that consistency is more important than starting off with a bang.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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5.25

pm--5.25 Halfway Wash w/ a good crew. I also finished Cultivating Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder. 

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.25Books 2024 Miles: 1.00
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2.00

am--2 Lava Flow double w/ out the afternoon run because of a meeting.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 2.00
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3.75

pm--3.75 Warmup and cooldown w/ the cool kids. I need to find some consistency in a few areas of my life.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 3.75
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9.00

am--3 New morning loop w/ James and Tyler. Not quite as cold as yesterday.

pm--6 Measured the tempo loop and then ran through Dixie Downs w/ the dudes. Not bad after we got going.

Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 3.00
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5.00

pm--5 Anasazi to the creosote. I've missed the trails.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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7.50

am--7.5 Met up and ran w/ Maura in Green Valley. The intention was Zen, but the darkness led to a hybrid run. It was nice catching up.

Kjerag Miles: 7.50Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ lower graveyard. Felt heavy after a weekend of chowing down. I also, finished Running Up the Mountain by Matt Baxter and Ron Mann. It was a great, quick read.

Tomir Miles: 6.50Books 2024 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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9.00

am--3 The usual morning route w/ Tyler and James. Felt good.

pm--6 Threshold Intervals 7x 2:00 w/ :60 jog recovery. Felt good but was hard towards the end. I was trying to hang w/ Aspen who is fitter than I am.

BG 21 Miles: 9.00
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3.00

am--3 Slow double this morning is all I got in today.

BG 21 Miles: 3.00
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7.50

am--3 Morning loop w/ James and Tyler. Felt decent.

pm--4.5 Easy Heights run w/ 5x hill sprints. Good vibes w/ the group.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 3.00BG 21 Miles: 4.50
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9.00

am--4 Sunbrook w/ my neighbor.

pm--5 Crosby Loops in the dark. I get the draw of turning off the mind and running. I also finished a book by Yukari Mitsuhashi called Ikigai. It's about the Japanese concept of everyday purpose. 

Books 2024 Miles: 1.00BG 21 Miles: 9.00
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6.00

pm--6 Paradise w/ a 10-minute push up the hill and 10-minutes uptempo when we got back to flat ground. Slower and harder than expected on the way up. Aspen rocked it.

BG 21 Miles: 6.00
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5.00

pm--5 Harmon's Trail w/ a few different groups. Got to hear Andee's opinions for a while. That was fun.

BG 21 Miles: 5.00
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6.00

pm--6 Threshold work--6x 3:00 w/ 1:00 recovery. Felt decent, so it was pretty fun. It's fun to see some of these kids really excelling. 

Hoka Cielo Road Miles: 5.00
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7.50

am--3 Usual morning route w/ Tyler and Aspen.

pm--4.5 Canyons and back w/ Aspen and Emmy. Fun chat on dead legs. Running was hard this afternoon.

Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 4.50BG 21 Miles: 3.00
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7.00

pm--7 Anasazi w/ the Lower Graveyard lead and some Radiohead analysis in the air. Felt heavy at the beginning but lightened up as I went.

Tomir Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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8.50

pm--8.5 Anasazi and Chipmunk w/ Lower Graveyard intro and outro. More Radiohead analysis of In Rainbows. Really felt good today.

INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 8.50Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 1.00
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7.50

am--3 Usual morning loop w/ James and Tyler at a brisky pace.

pm--4.5 SC Drive and Sycamore Crossing. Maybe, a bit too close to dinner, but the pace was okay.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.00BG 21 Miles: 4.50
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5.00

am--5 Usual morning route w/ a jog to and from the school. Nice running w/ Raymond and James.

BG 21 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
134.00
Tomir Miles: 17.50Trail Runs 2024 Miles: 7.00Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 8.75Books 2024 Miles: 4.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 10.00ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.25Altra Torin 5 Miles: 10.00Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 7.50Kjerag Miles: 7.50BG 21 Miles: 49.00Hoka Cielo Road Miles: 5.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
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