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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: 3.75 Month: 3.75 Year: 214.00
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 400.00
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles: 180.25
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles: 111.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles: 235.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles: 323.00
Nike TK Lifetime Miles: 313.50
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 291.25
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 610.25
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 289.00
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 428.00
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 413.25
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 56.25
ASICS Cumulus 26 Lifetime Miles: 132.00
ASICS Nimbus 26 Lifetime Miles: 156.00
Books 2026 Lifetime Miles: 8.00
Trail Runs 2026 Lifetime Miles: 20.00
ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Lifetime Miles: 28.75
Total Distance
214.00
Kjerag Miles: 40.00Books 2026 Miles: 8.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 20.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 35.75ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 19.75ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 26.75ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 4.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 28.75NB 1400 Miles: 12.75Tomir Miles: 17.75Altra Torin 5 Miles: 11.00Nike TK Miles: 12.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi by my lonesome while listening to a podcast about the 5 things many regret when they're dying. I also finished A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman. 
 

This year might become the year of literary fiction.

Kjerag Miles: 6.50Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.25

am--6.25 Old school Anasazi to the homestead w/ Tom.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.25Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.25

pm--3.25 Heights run w/ Jackson before youth running club.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.25
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.75

pm--3.75 Harmon's Trail w/ Jackson and with the kids running club. It's been fun. I also finished Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 3.75Books 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Slow tready run, listening to a podcast about my favorite lit bro, David Foster Wallace. 

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Another slow tready run w/ a podcast.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.25

am--6.25 Anasazi to the homestead and back w/ Tom.

NB 1400 Miles: 6.25Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.25

pm--4.25 Snake Hollow trails w/ Jackson and kids club after.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.25
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG out. I'm a little tight from dynamic warmups and the start-and-stop of sharks and minnows.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

pm--3 Snake Hollow to the bridge. Another day of kids club. Lots of fun and positive vibes.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.75

pm--4.75 Setting up for practice and then some coach laps. Competition Day was relay laps w/ the off runner doing exercises.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 4.75
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.75

pm--5.75 Anasazi w/ LG on the way out. I learned about the Real Book.

Tomir Miles: 5.75Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi W/ Tom on the Chipmunk loop. Great conversation as always.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

am--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG out. Felt cruddy at first, but we've been sick at my house. I finished Collected Stories of Grace Paley. Lots of dialogue and community conversations. 

Kjerag Miles: 6.50Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi w/ Tom at the end of feeling under the weather.

Tomir Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.00

pm--8 Kids club and then old morning route w/ my neighbor. Felt bored out by the end.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG on the way out. Felt dead in a good way. Listened to a podcast about professional obituary writers.

NB 1400 Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

am--4 Old morning route before school. Nice to start the day w/ a run. 
 

pm--2 Kids club running w/ and between groups.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 2.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.50

pm--3.5 Provo River Trail after state drill semifinals. 

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

am--3 Around the MTC and the stadium from the hotel. That part of Provo is pretty. 

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi w/ the shoulder w/ Thomas. Nice cruising morning. I also finished My Documents by Alejandro Zambra.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.50Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
2.50

pm--2.5 Some miles during youth running club.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 2.50
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Running club w/ a journey to the Snake Hollow trails.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.50

pm--5.5 Anasazi to the top w/ LG out. Warming up takes longer and is blah.

Nike TK Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

pm--6 Anasazi by my lonesome.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

am--5 Anasazi to the saddle w/ Tom.

Kjerag Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Kids club w/ some miles before.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Kids club w/ an out-and-back.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.75

pm--4.75 Kids club w/ some miles before. My lower back seems tight.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.75
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi w/ LG on the way out. Listened to the rest of an interview w/ George Saunders.

Tomir Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.75

pm--5.75 Trad Barrel Roll. Had some Mtn bike kids on the trails. I know I'm slowing down a bit, but those guys were next level.

Kjerag Miles: 5.75Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

pm--6 Anasazi w/ LG and an interview w/ Daniel Lopatin.

Altra Superior 5 Miles: 6.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Running club. It was cold. I got ornery.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Tready slow burn and finished Sadaharu Oh: A Zen Way of Baseball.

Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.00Books 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.00

pm--4 Short dirt run w/Tom. Kind of a weak week. I did finish In Brief, a collection of short creative nonfiction and The Metamorphosis by Kafka.

Kjerag Miles: 4.00Books 2026 Miles: 2.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.50

pm--4.5 Kids club w/ a few miles before.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.50

pm--6.5 Anasazi on dead legs, but I got it in anyway.

Kjerag Miles: 6.50Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.25

pm--5.25 Park miles and a bit more at kids club.

ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 5.25
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

pm--3 Some running before and after kids club.

ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.00

pm--7 Anasazi w/ Chipmunk loop w/ a George Saunders interview. Felt decent. 

Nike TK Miles: 7.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.75

pm--5.75 Barrel Roll in the traditional manner. I also finished Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee. Love his work.

Kjerag Miles: 5.75Books 2026 Miles: 1.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.75

pm--3.75 Kids club w/ some fartleks and hills and capture the flag. Sprinting tightens me right up.

ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 3.75
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
214.00
Kjerag Miles: 40.00Books 2026 Miles: 8.00Trail Runs 2026 Miles: 20.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 35.75ASICS Nimbus 26 Miles: 19.75ASICS Cumulus 26 Miles: 26.75ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 4.00ASICS Cumulus 27 TC Miles: 28.75NB 1400 Miles: 12.75Tomir Miles: 17.75Altra Torin 5 Miles: 11.00Nike TK Miles: 12.50Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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