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Ogden Half Marathon

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Feb 04, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2010 Ogden Half Marathon 1st overall

2010 Bryce Canyon Half 2nd overall 1:12

2010 St. George Marathon 10th overall

2011 American Fork Half marathon 1st overall New PR 1:10:37

2012-Mt. Nebo Half 1:08:00

2009 St. George Marathon 11th overall 2:31:43

2009 Ogden Marathon 4th place overall

2008 St. George Marathon 2:40:46 18th overall

2008 Tou Half 1:14:35 7th overall

2008 Bear Lake Half marathon 1st place Win. Set Course record.

2008 Provo river Half PR 1:13:28

2008 Boston Marathon 2:49--Beat Lance Armstrong by 2 minutes.

2008 Ogden Marathon 10th overall.

Ragnar Relay Del Sol 2008--1st Place Team Overall. Set new course record! 17 hours 4 minutes 5.38 average pace per mile!

Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back 2008--2nd Place Team overall. 17 hours 54 minutes.

2007 Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon 1:14 4th overall

2007 Wasatch Back Relay 3rd team overall---Very Fun!

Boston, Rock & Roll Arizona, Carlsbad are my favorite marathons.

2007 St. George Marathon 2:40 with puking!39th overall

Short-Term Running Goals:

My short term goals are to stick to a good regime.

~~To bring my marathon pr down in mid 2:30's~~

World Championship Maters Marathon July 17, 2011

USATFLDR Competition Series: Stiders Half, Salt Lake Half, Hobblecreek Half, Heart of Holiday 5k, Running with Leopards 5k, Draper Days 5k, Minuteman 5k, Top of Utah Half.

Great Potato Half marathon--Boise

Running with Ed 41 mile relay. Team Probar

St. George Marathon 2011

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Long-Term Running Goals:

~~My long term goals are to beat sasha~~.

To get my marathon time to 2:20's

Personal:

I have three girls-Sarah, Brooke, and Bailey and a baby boy born in Jan. 2010 named Boston. I own a Concrete Construction company called Quality Footings and Foundations. If any of my fellow bloggers are in need of concrete work just drop me a line or call 801-381-7089 I'll give you the friendly runner discount. Its hard work thats why between work and running I maintain my girlish figure! I own the American Flyers Race Pacers which is on Facebook to join. www.americanflyersracepacers.com

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Sat, May 15, 2010

Race: Ogden Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:14:04, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

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Ok. I made it up to the start and huddled around the fire by Craig, Andrea, Amy and Dominique, and Bill. It was a bit chilly up there in Eden. The gun started right on time and we were off. I started slow and wanted to get a feel for what was going on and after the first half mile found myself alone. I was a bit worried I was going to fast until I saw my watch at mile 1 was 5:21. Not to shabby for a slight downhill start. I got to mile 2 in 5:55 which is all up hill. That was a good time I thought. I was passed at that point by a guy I dont know. He talked to me at the start and told me he was trying for a 1:15 so I figured if he was running as hard as that he would fade so I really didnt take it serious. I got to mile 3 at 5:34, then 4 at 5:36, 5 at 5:23 6 at 5:35, 7 at 5:38, 8 at 5:29, 9 at 5:23, 10 at 5:20, 11 at 5:40. This is where I got confused and ran off the course. It messed me up trying to get back into a groove. 12 at 5:57 and 13 at 6:03. I saw Craig come in behind me and Maryanne and Katie. I felt good and actually took 2nd place overall. The first place guy was disqualified for not being registered. I won a Suunto GPS watch and a free pair of Asics running shoes, and a plaque. Oh and a WIN! My 3rd half marathon ive won so far. It was good.

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Comments

From MrsFIT on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 16:01:17 from 98.202.0.57

Great job as usual Walter :)

From rockness18 on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 16:03:46 from 75.16.161.162

Close to a pr? Great job and congrats on the win!

From Kam on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 16:19:47 from 174.23.236.81

Good work, Walter. Rocking the house as usual.

From Maurine/Miles on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 16:29:52 from 63.255.172.2

Great job, Walter! Way to show everyone up!

What is your next race?

From Kelli on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 17:51:17 from 71.219.75.178

Oh, yeah!!!! that is awesome Walter.

From Andy on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 17:54:19 from 198.60.114.178

What an amazing race. The splits look perfect. Congratulations on the win! My girls play soccer with Heather Cheshire's daughter who said she knew you. Small world.

From Burt on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 18:08:57 from 72.200.68.199

When they announced you as the winner, you should have taken the opportunity to give a speech on the negative impacts of banditing.

From JD on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 18:13:53 from 166.128.78.114

Congrats on the win. Holy crap you're fast!

From RAD on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 18:42:20 from 67.172.229.125

YEEE-HAAWWW! Nice work Walter! Now I feel like a celebrity, I got to talk to the WINNER after the race - AND he new my name. Still think I should've raced you at the start :)

From Smooth on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 18:48:37 from 174.23.172.155

HUGE CONGRATS, Walter!!! GREAT race, EXCELLENT performance, HUGE WIN!!! You totally ROCK! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! :) :) :)

From JamesH on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 20:49:59 from 74.211.22.194

Walter, you are my new hero. Hopefully when I grow up I can be half as good a runner as you are. Congrats. Your a stud.

From Little Bad Legs on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 21:20:42 from 67.170.153.203

I agree with Burt. ;)

Great job!

From MCKENZIE on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 23:18:16 from 75.169.113.135

WAHOOO! Great race Walter :)

From Steve on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 23:56:17 from 64.134.158.81

Very nice win! You really should stop running off course! That only makes it harder you know. That's funny you mentioned the dequal. Ben and I had a guy "beat" us today in the marathon who was 56 years old and ran supposedly a 2:31. We had to bring it up with the race directors.

That was great talking to you at the end of the marathon. Ogden is just a kick butt race.

From Walter on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 00:46:30 from 24.10.169.110

Thanks everyone! It was really good weather and I had fun!

From Superfly on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 01:47:42 from 70.165.219.229

Winning Walter. Thats your new nickname. Good job man and if I needed a footing done right now I'd pay double for someone as cool as you to come do it for me.

From ChrisM on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 02:28:11 from 86.177.210.228

Wow winning Walter, wonderful work!

From jtshad on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 08:30:15 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on a great time and the win! It was great seeing you and chatting for a bit yesterday. Keep running strong.

From Teena Marie on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:03:15 from 174.52.45.85

Walter James -- you are INCREDIBLE!!!! Congrats on win #3!!!!

(I have to admit that I am shocked that there were no potty words in your race report! :))

Seriously ... INCREDIBLE.

A HUGE CONGRATS!!!!!

From JulieC on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:25:23 from 71.219.44.64

you are fast...then you obviously know THAT!!! Congrats on Big Win Numero Tres!!! And winning a new GPS and running shoes, can't have enough of those around!!!

From allie on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:41:51 from 67.177.0.102

great time! great win! great walter!

From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 14:49:28 from 98.202.182.29

Nice job Walter. Nothing like winning to keep the motivational fires burning right?

From Paul on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 15:25:53 from 174.27.230.30

Great job Walter, especially in getting the win. That's sweet. Pretty good haul at the prize too. How many half marathons is that for you so far this year?

From Craig on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:15:35 from 174.52.24.220

Good job. I think that guy's name was Ben, and he's from Provo. He told me his name at the award ceremony, but I could be off. Someone on here knows him, I'm sure. That kid that came in behind me is 13!

From Scott Wesemann on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 20:09:49 from 75.162.69.51

Congrats on your race. Soooo cool. Hey, I had a Suunto watch for about 10 years and loved it. It was pretty solid.

From jj on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 00:12:26 from 71.38.239.126

Sweet run and even sweeter win. Good job Walter. When I saw you in the trail I thought you were running back from the finish after finishing the Full! I was still shooting for a 3:15 at that point and was absolutely dying from the effort. I was totally disgusted to see that you looked so fresh!!! If I had known you were running the half I would have asked you to pace me at the last few miles. I ended up with a 3:20. Maybe next time! See you at Ragnar.

From Mike Warren on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:53:16 from 208.117.124.133

Awesome win Walter! Your a beast, always a tough finish on that course,

From Metcalf Running on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:37:13 from 207.225.192.66

Whooot Whooot!!! Congrats on a win! You deserve it :)

From MarkP on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:37:35 from 24.2.76.180

Walter is healed!

From LuzyLew on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 17:44:03 from 208.187.197.42

Way to hold your mental ground against the 1:15 guy. That was tough when you told me about running off the course. Good thing you noticed it so fast. It must have been tough to get it back together for the finish. It was fun seeing you at the start, and bumping into you where we were both waiting to run friends in a few miles. Good job on the win!

From TBean on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 17:58:36 from 134.24.147.249

Great job! Nice to see a fellow South Jordan citizen in 1st place.

From Ericka on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 00:07:58 from 174.52.85.1

Congrats on the win! You are an amazing runner

From josse on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 01:16:56 from 75.231.8.231

DIDo :)

From missy on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:30:06 from 63.230.6.3

You're freaking awesome Walter. :) Suunto, very nice, my coach has one of those watches. That might be my very next one...

From Jon on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 18:21:14 from 75.169.141.158

Hey, nice job with the win, Walter!

From Keith on Mon, May 24, 2010 at 00:59:02 from 174.52.17.177

Walter congrats on winning the half

That kid who passed you was a friend of mine named Justin Park I spoke with him before the race but did not know he was not offically registered.

I am thinking of doing Bryce Canyon

how was that race?

From Walter on Mon, May 24, 2010 at 01:12:35 from 68.171.231.20

Keith its a very blazing fast course except it starts at a higher elevation that takes the wind out of your sail for the first two miles. Its scenic and a fun weekend getaway.

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