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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: 6.00 Month: 104.50 Year: 374.00
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: 132.50
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 134.75
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 25.50
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles: 20.00
BG 21 Lifetime Miles: 183.00
Total Distance
127.75
2020 Books Miles: 5.00STB Miles: 76.00Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 4.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 13.00Bike Miles Miles: 21.00Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 13.50Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 7.00Hoka Clayton Miles: 8.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 3.00Hoka Clifton 4 Miles: 3.00
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5.00

pm--5 Some tready miles. My leg and knee are feeling tight, and my foot has a weird tweak that disappeared when I started to run. Decent start to the week. 

I finished Pastoralia by George Saunders over the weekend. It's a short-story collection. I'm a fan of the form at the moment. 

2020 Books Miles: 1.00STB Miles: 5.00
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4.00

pm--4 Late getting to the run, but I ran.

Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 4.00
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5.25

pm--5.25 To The Canyons and back w/ mi vecino. I'm feeling lethargic lately. Not sure what's up w/ that.

STB Miles: 5.25
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5.75

pm--5.75 I've been feeling a bit funky right after school, so today I didn't get out until after dance practice. Started slow and felt peppy by the end.

STB Miles: 5.75
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3.00

pm--3 Got a Real late run in. No zero.

STB Miles: 3.00
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7.00

am--7 Anasazi sandwiched w/ the bike. There were some 55kers on the trail. Their nerves seemed to go when I caught them and told them I wasn't racing. 2 miles in is way easier than 28 miles in.

INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 7.00Bike Miles Miles: 6.00
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7.00

pm--7 Messing around on an old route, I enjoyed the beautiful evening. 'Twas a peak moment.

STB Miles: 7.00
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3.50

pm--3.5 A bit sluggish but ran. That's a win. 
 

I also finished The Great Gatsby again. It feels relevant. Also, Fitzgerald hit it out of the park w/ his prose.

2020 Books Miles: 1.00STB Miles: 3.50
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5.50

pm--5.5 Anasazi to the rock art and back. Nice day out.

Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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4.25

pm--4.25 Messing around the neighborhood w/ my neighbor. It's amazing how the perceptions of nearly everything have shifted in 24 hours.

STB Miles: 4.25
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3.75

pm--3.75 Default to the tready because of the drizzle. I watched a bit of the track meet. It's weird to be a spectator only.

STB Miles: 3.75
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7.00

pm--7 Ran around the upper neighborhood. Most of my road runs are variations of loops through the area.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 7.00
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8.00

pm--8 Anasazi Trail, trailhead-to-trailhead. Tried to take it easy and enjoy the weather. Caterpillars are housing on the blackbrush. Did lots of yard work after. 

I also finished Get in Trouble by Kelly Link. It's a collection of short stories, each with a supernatural twist or two. 

2020 Books Miles: 1.00Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 8.00
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4.00

pm--15 I biked to Kayenta and back. Nice views.

pmer--4 Up Serenity and back. Starting to feel a bit lighter on the traffic.

Bike Miles Miles: 15.00STB Miles: 4.00
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5.00

pm--5 Mixed it up a bit on the route tonight. Trying to practice what I would preach w/ a negative split. 

STB Miles: 5.00
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5.00

pm--5 Tready miles, watching the pilot to Northern Exposure. Love that show.

STB Miles: 5.00
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8.25

am--8.25 Hit Barrel Roll w/ Decker. The climb, chat, and sprinke was great. 

Hoka Clayton Miles: 8.25
Weight: 0.00
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4.50

pm--4.5 Night run up the road. Sluggish at the end of my biggest week in a while.

STB Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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3.00

pm--3 Just getting in a run. Started school again, and it's not the same without the kiddos. 

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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4.00

pm--4 A little run around the neighborhood. Planning a down week. Parts of my body are craving it. 

STB Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
5.00

pm--5 Loop at Chuckwalla, up Beck's Hill and down Turtle Wall. Nice afternoon. I'm thinking my Suunto calculates elevation gain different than Garmins because I end up with almost 150 feet less than others on the same route. 
 

I also finished Animal Farm by George Orwell and Joseph Smith: the man and the seer by Hyrum L. Andrus. The first reminds me a lot of the political rhetoric of today. The second provides a portrait of an interesting historical figure, using primary sources.

2020 Books Miles: 2.00STB Miles: 5.00
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4.00

pm--4 Ran and watched a World Series game from '95. Skinny Manny!!!

STB Miles: 4.00
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7.00

am--7 Anasazi w/ a new extension off the hill from the homestead. I just took it easy and enjoyed the beautiful day. Only downside was the smoky sky from someone burning a lot of weeds. The soundtrack for the day was Life and Death of an American Fourtracker by John Vanderslice and The Worst You Can Do Is Harm by The Long Winters. It was an '02 kind of morning. 

STB Miles: 7.00
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6.00

pm--6 Chuckwalla w/ extension to the point. It was warm out, and folks are recreating. I hope they let us work at school for the duration of the pandemic. Not sure I could work from home.

INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 6.00
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3.00

pm--3 I almost didn't get a run in today. Age caught up with our Basset virtually overnight, and we had to put him down. We were a minivan of sobbing idiots on the way to the vet. Moses was his name. He's been my profile pic for years. I'll leave him there for a while longer.

Hoka Clifton 4 Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
127.75
2020 Books Miles: 5.00STB Miles: 76.00Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 4.00INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 13.00Bike Miles Miles: 21.00Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 13.50Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 7.00Hoka Clayton Miles: 8.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 3.00Hoka Clifton 4 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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