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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 26, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Mt. Nebo Half 2011 - 1st Overall  1:10:17

St. George Marathon 2011 - 38th overall - 2:47:25  

Speedy Spaniard 10k 2011 - 6th Overall - 35:55   6.1 

Hale Freezes Over 10k 2011 - 3rd Overall - 35:56  5.97

St. George Marathon  2010     2:56:35

Hobble Creek Half 2010   4th in age  1:21:19

Highway to Hale 2010    3rd overall  37:25

5k in Lindon  2010   17:16

Utah Valley Marathon 2010, 3:01:26

Lehi 5k, 18:24

Timpanogos Half Marathon, 2010 1:54:29 

Speedy Spaniard 10k  (2009) 40:15

Hale Freezes Over 10k (2010)  40:16

Freedom 10k (2009) 41:34

 Provo River Half  (2009)  1:30:59

Symantec (Lindon) 5k (2009) 19:16

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 17: 5k,   sub 36 10k,  sub 1:15 half, sub 2:40 full

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a lot, stay healthy

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 114.00
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 761.94
Five Fingers KSO Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Asics Nimbus 10 (13) Lifetime Miles: 496.00
Brooks Launch 2 Lifetime Miles: 33.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.000.0024.00

Well, I didn't make it out yesterday, which I was hoping to do so I didn't have to run so far today to hit 200, but that didn't work out so well.  So headed north on the JRT, at the turnaround, I headed east next to the golf course, over the railroad tracks and then north on the new track bed and just kept going.  I eventually made it to some neighborhood in bluffdale and didn't see anyway to continue by the river so I headed uphill to redwood road.  I noticed a canal just south of where I came out so went and checked it out.  Looks like one Davy Crockett describes on one of his long runs.  So I got on it and ran until I hit Bangerter.  Didn't feel like spelunking under bangerter so stayed on the road and continued west.  At the next corner I saw under bangerter what looked like a Walmart.  So headed over to relief myself of a little weight.  I still needed another half mile to hit 12 so headed east on 134th I think until the gps said 12, then turned around.  I took my camel pack with about half full of water and a 20 oz bottle of very strong home mixed gatorade, and a couple Gu's.  Didn't want to hit glycogen depletion completely since I  have never ran over 18.5 miles before and was in uncharted territory.  Running on dirt most of the distance was much easier on the body than the pavement sections.  I think I gu'd at around 10, and 18.  I averaged an 8:13 pace over the 24 miles.  I did see what looked like a couple of hoodlums burning something under the railroad bridge at the bottom of the narrows, but didn't feel like getting shot so just kept running.  I was almost tempted to just finish the marathon and add another 2 miles but running for 3:17 seemed good enough for the day, and I hit my 200.  I started off the day one mile more than I had ever ran in a month and hit a nice round milestone to finish the month.  Missed 5 days of running this month, so if I was a little more consistent hitting 200 actually wouldn't be that hard.  

Brooks Launch 2 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 197.00
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