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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
54.00
Red & Black 3 (Dec. 4, 2014) Miles: 4.50Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Miles: 7.50Brooks Rico (20 Dec. 2016) Miles: 29.25Nike Vomero 11 Miles: 5.75Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.00Books 2017 Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
12.00

am--7.5 A good chunk of the way up Suicidal Tendencies and back w/ the PV kids. It was a beautiful morning that ended w/ doughnuts and chocolate milk for my birthday. What a thoughtful group of awesome kids. RHR--52. 

pm--4.5 Some miles w/ 10 minutes on the erg and some kettle bell deadlifts.

Red & Black 3 (Dec. 4, 2014) Miles: 4.50Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
11.25

am--4 Lutheran sign/Weights/Neighborhood. Cold but good morning. I only did bench, runners, and curls during weights, hoping that rowing most nights will strengthen my legs in a fashion similar to deadlifts/squats while engaging the core muscles that will keep my SI in place. RHR--50. 

pm--7.25 Pace and Form work. 3x 1 min. at tempo pace (7:00), 3x 1 min. at threshold pace (6:40), 2x (5x 30 sec. at CV (6:20)), 3x 1 min. at threshold, and 3x 1 min. at tempo. This work isn't hard but is tiring. We'll see how it works the system. We had a nice warm and a short cool. I'll have to remember that. 

Brooks Rico (20 Dec. 2016) Miles: 11.25
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
5.75

pm--5.75 Telegraph out-and-back. Good run w/ some great singing. It was good to get an easy day. I feel sufficiently beat down. Erged 1k after. RHR--51. 

Nike Vomero 11 Miles: 5.75
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
11.25

am--4 Lutheran sign/light weights/Harts+. Same thing as Tuesday--Bench and runners. The drizzle this morning was more welcoming than I would've imagined. Perhaps, I was more focused on loosening up the right heel. It took a few minutes this morning. RHR--50.

pm--7.25 Tempo in the rain. The pace was 7:20 down to 7:00 for 25 minutes. We had a great group. I've said this a few times since the new year, some girls are really stepping up. Good hard fun this afternoon. 

Brooks Rico (20 Dec. 2016) Miles: 11.25
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Total Distance
7.00

am--7 Canyons Kidney Loop w/ return via Tuweap. Lovely drizzly morning. I probably overdressed, but, oh well. All told, I finished in just under an hour (55 minutes). RHR--53. 

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.75

am--6.75 Cemetery Loop w/ out the Lava Ridge detour. We decided not to fight the weather up North, so I was home this morning. I set out through Santa Clara for a run around 8:00 am. Once I got up the cemetery hill--that was a bear, climbing into a cold headwind--the pace naturally picked up. I finished w/ a nice negative split. Erged 2k after. I felt spent in a good way after the work this morning. RHR--53. 

Finished my 7th and 8th books of the year--Shakespeare's King Lear and Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf. Lear is my favorite Shakspearean tragedy. Full of flattery, power, money, and suffering, it acts as a nice guide to navigating life. I love that the villains have some of the truest lines in some of the vilest times. A favorite line comes from Lear's madness: 

Gloucester: The trick of that voice I do well remember. Is 't not the King? 

Lear: Ay, every inch a king. When I do stare, see how the subject quakes. 

One lesson from the book is that we learn many of the greatest lessons when we're down and out, and we're down and out because of our pride. 

The other book is a fictitious analogy of a young man, who aspires to be a samurai archer, and the relationship w/ his sensei. It's a simple read and a great book on the power of process. This book clarified and confirmed many of the powerful concepts I've learned the last few years. 

Brooks Rico (20 Dec. 2016) Miles: 6.75Books 2017 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
54.00
Red & Black 3 (Dec. 4, 2014) Miles: 4.50Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Miles: 7.50Brooks Rico (20 Dec. 2016) Miles: 29.25Nike Vomero 11 Miles: 5.75Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.00Books 2017 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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