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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: 0.00 Month: 47.00 Year: 1175.25
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 275.75
Nike LunarEpic Lifetime Miles: 610.50
Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Lifetime Miles: 619.76
INOV8 F-Lite 195 Lifetime Miles: 586.25
Hoka Clifton 6 Lifetime Miles: 331.25
Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 88.50
Erg Ks Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Hoka Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 428.00
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles: 176.25
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles: 111.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 212.00
ASICS Cumulus 23 Lifetime Miles: 479.25
Brooks Glycerin 18 Lifetime Miles: 267.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles: 305.25
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 139.25
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 243.25
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 264.00
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 236.50
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 198.25
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 189.75
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 41.25
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles: 49.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles: 74.00
Total Distance
132.00
Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 11.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 11.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 6.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 19.75Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.50ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 19.50Books 2023 Miles: 7.00Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 4.25Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 5.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 7.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 23.25G20 Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 6.50Nike TK Miles: 6.25
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Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Tready miles after a long day.

Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 4.00
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7.00

am--2 Shakeout w/ the boys.

pm--5 First bout of hill circuits. Kids are getting things right and getting stronger.

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 2.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.00
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6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi to past the homestead. Nearly perfect day w/ the weather. Tweaked my back trying to play basketball w/ teenagers later. We'll see how it feels tomorrow 

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50
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6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ some looping. Lots of folks out today. My back felt a bit better.

Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

am--5 Morning run w/ Finn and Kaleb. First meet of the season was successful. 
 

I finished another poetry book, The Gazer Within by Larry Levis.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.00Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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6.00

pm--6 Harmon's Trail w/ 4x pickups. Felt good and peppy. I'm excited to watch some races this weekend.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 6.00
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6.50

am--2.25 Run w/ the skeleton crew and Jensen.

pm--4.25 SC Parkway w/ a good crew. 

 

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 4.25Altra Superior 5 Miles: 2.25
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5.00

am--5 Morning run before the big meet. Felt okay.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 5.00
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5.25

am--5.25 Ran past BMart's for a pre-meet jaunt. The meet went pretty well. We had some qualifiers. That's always good in the season opener.

I also finished a potent and quick read, 9 Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson. It's full of doable changes for improvement.

Books 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.25
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7.00

am--7 Rim Trails w/ some Flaming Lips. Beautiful weather and vibes. Trying to work through a lull w/ the team.

INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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4.00

am--4 Ran around my sis-in-law's neighborhood in Texas.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.00
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4.00

am--4 Another Texas run in the cold wind. I spent most of the week stuffing myself and sitting around. 
 

I did finish 3 books--The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, Cat's Cradle by Chieko Okazaki, and The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida--that have Japanese connections. I guess I'm on a kick.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 4.00Books 2023 Miles: 3.00
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6.00

pm--6 Back to Anasazi w/ the Chipmunk leg. Nice time in beautiful weather.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00
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7.25

am--2.25 Nice skeleton crew w/ good vibes.

pm--5 Rainy Heights run w/ some puddle jumping and chatter.

G20 Miles: 5.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 2.25
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6.50

pm--6.5 Some 5k-float work on the track at various distances w/ alternating recovery and barefoot after. 
 

I also finished a short book by Banana Yoshimoto called Kitchen. I'm into Japanese fiction right now.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 6.50Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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3.00

pm--3 Ran w/ my neighbor because I had to wrap up some planning instead of run w/ the kids. 

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 3.00
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5.00

am--5 Nice morning run w/ Andrew. He's a fountain of knowledge, and I appreciate our conversations.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.00
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6.00

pm--6.25 Anasazi after a long day at the PV Invite and a nap. Lots of great things happening w/ the kiddos.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Nike TK Miles: 6.25
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4.50

am--4.5 Canal Trail w/ Benjamin. Good to see the dude.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.50
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4.75

am--4.75 Other side of the canal w/ Ben this morning. More good chatter and catching up. Sounds like life is going very well for him.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.75
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9.75

am--4.75 Finale w/ Ben. Nice chat again.

pm--5 Anasazi in a light rain. It was good to get back to the playground. 
 

I finished a book called The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Quick read w/ lots of great information.

Books 2023 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.75
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7.50

am--2 Slow recovery miles w/ a small crew.

pm--5.5 Halfway Wash w/ a little extension. Good vibes from the crew.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 2.00
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5.00

am--5 Heights run w/ Andrew. First day of the DH meet later. Kids are running well.

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
132.00
Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 11.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 11.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 6.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 19.75Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.50ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 19.50Books 2023 Miles: 7.00Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 4.25Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 5.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 7.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 23.25G20 Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 6.50Nike TK Miles: 6.25
Weight: 0.00
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