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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: 92.00 Year: 731.00
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 446.25
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles: 183.75
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles: 111.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 235.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles: 328.00
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 353.75
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 319.00
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 679.75
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 340.75
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 490.50
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 483.00
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 56.25
ASICS Cumulus 26 Lifetime Miles: 166.75
ASICS Nimbus 26 Lifetime Miles: 210.50
Books 2026 Lifetime Miles: 30.00
Trail Runs 2026 Lifetime Miles: 73.00
ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Lifetime Miles: 80.25
Total Distance
116.00
Books 2026 Miles: 5.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 13.50Nike TK Miles: 13.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 13.00Tomir Miles: 12.25Altra Superior 5 Miles: 23.25NB 1400 Miles: 5.50ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.00Kjerag Miles: 6.50ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 9.50Altra Torin 5 Miles: 19.00Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 3.50
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Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Slow tready miles, listening to an analysis of Tarkovsky's Stalker. I also finished The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden and Hugh B. Brown by Campbell and Poll.

Books 2026 Miles: 2.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG out. Learned more about Tarkovsky.

Nike TK Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.75

am--5.75 Anasazi for a mid-morning run. Ended up being nice even if it was a bit warm.

Tomir Miles: 5.75Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ my neighbor. I love chatting w/ him.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Truncated Anasazi w/ Jackson and some pickleball after w/ work dudes. I finished Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by John Dominic Crossan.

NB 1400 Miles: 5.50Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG on the way out. I learned about Arvo Pärt and his mystic minimalism.

Tomir Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

am--5 Mayor's Loop w/ Clover, Janz, and Mia. Clover pushed the pace. I was basically running threshold for my current fitness level.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Slow tready mikes listening to 2 Orthodox Christian fathers discuss the shifting biblical word meanings and how that affects our understanding of concepts.

 

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
3.75

am--3.75 Short Anasazi w/ Tom--his foot was hurting--to the gate and back.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 3.75Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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3.50

pm--3.5 Slow tready miles w/ Protomartyr in the ears. Angsty music for middle-aged men.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 3.50
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi and LG out w/ Jackson. Life seems to be going well for him. I'm glad.

Nike TK Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG out. Didn't feel as hot as expected. 'Twas a nice run.

Kjerag Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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4.50

pm--4.5 Sone tready work, listening to religious stuff about mysticism and how to read the Bible.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi. What else? I've fallen in love with/ a podcast where 2 fathers talk orthodox Christianity. 

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Shorter Anasazi. My family has a stomach bug, and it was starting to manifest in nausea and weakness.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

am--5 Confluence into Bloomington w/ Mia, Janz, and Clover. It was a nice start to the day. I also finished Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic--and Beyond by Matthew Fox.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 5.00Books 2026 Miles: 1.00
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3.50

pm--3.5 Slow tready miles. Stomach is still off.

Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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6.00

pm--6 Tready again. I was up early enough to get out in the wild, but the stability of my stomach was questionable. Felt good to get 70ish minutes in.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 6.00
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7.00

am--6 Anasazi after a few days of opting for easy on the treadmill. It was nice out. I learned about Terry Gross.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Regular Anasazi w/ the last of the Terry Gross interview and Chad VanGaalen. He's a new favorite. I finished Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose as well.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.50

am--6.5 Same Anasazi route as yesterday.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
116.00
Books 2026 Miles: 5.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 13.50Nike TK Miles: 13.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 13.00Tomir Miles: 12.25Altra Superior 5 Miles: 23.25NB 1400 Miles: 5.50ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.00Kjerag Miles: 6.50ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 9.50Altra Torin 5 Miles: 19.00Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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