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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: 77.00 Year: 346.50
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: 126.50
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 134.75
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 25.50
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles: 12.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles: 18.00
BG 21 Lifetime Miles: 169.00
Total Distance
150.50
Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 7.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 4.00Nike TK Miles: 8.00Desert Canyons Miles: 4.00Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 10.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 15.25Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 18.00NB 1400 Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 16.75Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 11.00Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 15.75ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 16.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 6.50Books 2023 Miles: 5.00Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 4.25Tomir Miles: 6.25Kjerag Miles: 6.50
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Total Distance
4.00

am--4 Anasazi w/ Tom before heading off to fish.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 4.00
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8.00

am--8 Mega Zen w/ Andrew. Lots of climbing. I was pretty beat by the end.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Nike TK Miles: 8.00
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4.00

am--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. We went at 10, so it was toasty.

Desert Canyons Miles: 4.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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5.00

am--5 Snake Hollow w/ the soccer girls.

Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 SC Drive w/ 4x hill sprints and some grass loops. Ran mostly w/ the boys.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
6.50

am--6.5 Threshold Intervals on the grass at SC Elementary. The workout was 3-4x (3 min. and 4x :30 w/ :60 recovery and 2:00 between sets). Kids looked good.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 6.50
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5.00

pm--5 Scorcher on Anasazi w/ some pre-punk sounds.

NB 1400 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
6.50

am--6.5 Harmon's/Heights rhythm run w/ a new group.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 6.50
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7.00

am--5 Grass threshold intervals (4x 4:00 on, :60 off). Good stuff from the kids.

pm--2 Lava Flow double and weights. Had about 10 kids, so that was good.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 5.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

am--4 Snake Hollow and then some other running before team breakfast.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.75

am--5.5 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints and a little barefoot. 
 

pm--2.25 Warrior Way and weights.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 2.25
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Total Distance
6.25

am--6.25 SC Parkway w/ Eliza, Emmy, and Finn. Felt better than expected.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 6.25
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7.25

am--5 Road to Kent's Lake w/ about 1500 feet of climbing.

pm--2.25 Easy run in Beaver. Camp was good.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 7.25
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6.50

am--6.5 Road to Paradise w/ some uptempo on the way back and 4x hill sprints.

I finished Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon. He's a favorite. I had seen the movie before but hadn't read the book.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 6.50Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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7.75

am--5.75 Grass intervals mostly at threshold pace.

pm--2 Hot afternoon run w/ weights after.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 5.75Altra Torin 5 Miles: 2.00
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5.00

am--5 Soccer loop and Lava Flow. Felt flat and tired.

Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.25

am--5.25 Heights w/ 4x hill sprints and some grass loops.

pm--2 Heat run w/ weights.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 4.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 2.00
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Total Distance
4.25

am--4.25 SC Elementary while the kids ran a time trial. I also finished The Terra-cotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri. Love his books.
 

Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 4.25Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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6.25

am--6.25 Barrel Roll w/ 2x Elusion. I'm feeling beat for whatever reason. 
 

I finished a book we're book clubbing at school, Grading Smarter Not Harder by Myron Dueck. Some interesting and thoughtful stuff. We'll see how we can integrate some of it. 

Books 2023 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Tomir Miles: 6.25
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6.50

am--6.5 Slept in and ran the Grass Valley road. Pine Valkey is a great place. I need to get there more often. 

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Kjerag Miles: 6.50
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5.25

am--5.25 Grass fartleks (4x 5:00 at threshold w/ :60 recovery). Felt okay even though I'm feeling older.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 5.25
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5.00

am--5 Snake Hollow w/ some looping and single file on the trails.

I finished a decent mystery by James D. Doss, The Shaman Sings.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.00Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
8.00

am--5.75 Halfway Wash w/ 4x hill sprints.

pm--2.25 Some exploring in the afternoon.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.75Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 2.25
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Total Distance
6.00

am--6 Nice bouncing tempo into Ivins.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
6.00

am--6 Road to Paradise. Lots of excuses from people for some reason. I also finished The Snack Thief, another Camilleri novel.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
150.50
Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 7.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 4.00Nike TK Miles: 8.00Desert Canyons Miles: 4.00Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 10.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 15.25Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 18.00NB 1400 Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 16.75Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 11.00Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 15.75ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 16.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 6.50Books 2023 Miles: 5.00Nike LunarEpic 2 Miles: 4.25Tomir Miles: 6.25Kjerag Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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