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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: 0.00 Year: 1152.75
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 461.00
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: 351.50
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 364.25
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 360.75
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 691.75
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 394.00
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 513.25
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 518.25
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 56.25
ASICS Cumulus 26 Lifetime Miles: 225.75
ASICS Nimbus 26 Lifetime Miles: 278.25
Books 2026 Lifetime Miles: 40.00
Trail Runs 2026 Lifetime Miles: 100.00
ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Lifetime Miles: 161.50
Total Distance
127.25
ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 24.25Altra Torin 5 Miles: 22.50ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 14.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 11.00Tomir Miles: 10.75Books 2026 Miles: 5.00ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 12.75Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 9.50Kjerag Miles: 11.75NB 1400 Miles: 6.25Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 9.50Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
4.00

am--4 Green Valley Loop w/ my neighbor.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
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9.25

am--4.5 Heights Loop w/ the kids. 
 

pm--4.75 Anasazi partway w/ LG after catching up a bit w/ Ben Martin.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.75ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 4.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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4.00

am--4 Anasazi to the top w/ Tom. I finished a book I've been wanting to read for a while: The Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Tomir Miles: 4.00Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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4.00

am--4 SC Bridge run w/ my neighbor. 

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
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3.00

am--3 Old, old morning route.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.00
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4.00

am--4 Up Warrior Way to Lava Cove and back w/ my neighbor.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
5.75

am--5.75 6x 400 @ 6:40ish pace. Felt a little quick for me but good.

Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.75
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10.50

am--6.5 Anasazi to the top by my lonesome. Nice post-rain calm over the desert. 
 

pm--4 Lower Anasazi w/ Tom. Talk of angels, demons, and aliens.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.00Kjerag Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 2.00
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4.00

am--4 SC Bridge run between the rains.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
4.25

am--4.25 Sunbrook Loop w/ my neighbor. Nice misty morning.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 4.25
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Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Mini-tour de Orem before divisionals. Fun to explore a little.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.50
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Total Distance
11.25

am--4.5 Road to Nowhere w/ a few of the underclassmen. 
 

pm--6.75 Anasazi a little by my lonesome and more w/ Tom.

Tomir Miles: 6.75Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.50
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6.25

pm--6.25 Anasazi most of the way after taking a few days off due to gamboo. Felt okay in the dirt while listening to a Mike Smith interview. I also finished 2 games over the weekend: The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits and The Lord of Spirits by Andrew Stephen Damick.

NB 1400 Miles: 6.25Books 2026 Miles: 2.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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3.75

pm--3.75 Slow tready because of the weather and the sickness.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 3.75
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5.25

pm--5.25 Slow tready w/ Shannon Thompson and Fugazi. 

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.25
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9.00

am--3.75 Warmup and running around while kids did their workout.

pm--5.25 Anasazi after school. I needed to get into the dirt.

Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 3.75Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.25Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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4.00

pm--4 Truncated Anasazi w/ Tom. Starting to feel better. I also finished a collection of poetry by David Kirby called The House on Boulevard St. He writes clever narrative poetry that scratches an itch for me.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.00Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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6.00

am--6 Anasazi on a weird day.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Slow tready miles w/ Rosalía in the ears.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
4.25

am--4.25 Old morning route to Pioneer Parkway and back. Had about 10 minutes of tempo in there. 

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 4.25
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Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Midvale mikes before another day at state where officials showed their stuff.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 5.50
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4.50

pm--4.5 Truncated Anasazi before seeing Thriller at Tuacahn.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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5.25

pm--5.25 Anasazi to the creosote w/ Tom. This is my 100th trail run of the year. I also finished Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin. Short stories with horror twists.

Kjerag Miles: 5.25Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
127.25
ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 24.25Altra Torin 5 Miles: 22.50ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 14.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 11.00Tomir Miles: 10.75Books 2026 Miles: 5.00ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 12.75Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 9.50Kjerag Miles: 11.75NB 1400 Miles: 6.25Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 9.50Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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