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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: 24.00 Month: 111.00 Year: 506.25
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles: 275.75
Nike LunarEpic Lifetime Miles: 597.00
Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Lifetime Miles: 604.76
INOV8 F-Lite 195 Lifetime Miles: 563.50
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: 387.50
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: 263.75
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: 101.25
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles: 158.00
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles: 187.00
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles: 172.50
Tomir Lifetime Miles: 138.00
Kjerag Lifetime Miles: 143.25
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles: 25.50
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles: 19.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles: 29.00
BG 21 Lifetime Miles: 209.25
Total Distance
143.00
Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 9.00Nike TK Miles: 5.50Books 2023 Miles: 5.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 15.50Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 5.00Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 8.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 10.25Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 17.75Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 16.00Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 14.50Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 5.25Altra Superior 5 Miles: 9.00PV Speedgoat 4 Miles: 11.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 4.00ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 10.50INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 5.50
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Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Anasazi to the end of the shoulder. Saw my desert tortoise buddy again. He smiled.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Nike TK Miles: 5.50
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5.00

am--5 My usual Orem route w/ 15 minutes of tempo. It felt easier than expected w/ the debauchery of the last 2 weeks.

I finished an interesting training book, Run Faster from the 5k to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald.

Books 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 5.00
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5.00

am--5 Anasazi. No tortoise today, but there was a Brooking sighting. 

Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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4.50

am--4.5 First day of xc practice. We had a bunch of new kids and new situations. It will take a sec to get used to it.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 4.50
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5.25

am--5.25 Harmon's Trail w/ a snippet of uptempo and 4x striders after.

Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.25
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5.00

am--5 Nice run this morning. The soccer girls joined us for a couple miles. Fun stuff.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.00
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4.75

am--4.75 Heights run w/ 2x hill sprints and 15 minutes of barefoot grass. 
 

I finished reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It's one of those new-age books that go nicely on a shelf next to the works of Richard Bach.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 3.25Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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4.75

am--4.75 SC Elementary for some threshold intervals--8x :60 w/ equal recovery.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 4.75
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9.25

am1--5.25 Paradise to enjoy the view and hear from some alumni.

am2--4 Anasazi w/ Tom. I did most of the talking today. He was gracious enough to listen.

Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 5.25Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 2.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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5.75

am--5.75 Halfway Wash. Great run w/ a big crew.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 5.75
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Total Distance
3.25

am--3.25 Grass pickups, experimenting w/ feeling pace.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 3.25
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

am1--5 Soccer team run turned out fun.

am2--5 Cedar Trails w/ Andrew. Good conversation w/ a good dude.

PV Speedgoat 4 Miles: 5.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

am--5 SC Drive w/ hill sprints and barefoot grass loops.

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.50

am--4.5 Grass tempo at SC Elementary.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 4.50
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Total Distance
5.00

am--5 Anasazi w/ Tom and Andy. Nice to catch up.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Superior 5 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
5.50

am--5.5 Paradise w/ 13:10 from the parkway to the bench. Nice run w/ a decent crew.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.75

am--5.25 Grass threshold work. Some of the kids are really getting fit.

pm--2.5 Softball running w/ my neighbor. Good chat.

Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 5.25Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 2.50
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5.00

am--5 Nice run through Snake Hollow. I also finished a Stephen King tome, Wolves of the Calla.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 5.00Books 2023 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

am--5 Heights run w/ hill sprints and barefoot.

Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

am--5 Ran around during the time trial. Kids looked pretty good.

ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
8.00

am--8 PV Grass Valley Road w/ a solid effort and 4x pickups.

Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.00

am--7 SC Parkway rhythm run mostly w/ the boys.

Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 7.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Nice bout of threshold intervals--6x 2:30 w/ :60 recovery for me--w/ some barefoot after.

Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 4.50
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6.25

am--6.25 The old-school original Anasazi while listening to a podcast w/ John Vanderslice, one of my favorite lesser-known human beings.

I also finished 2 detective novels, The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri and The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell. These type of books are my guilty pleasure. 

PV Speedgoat 4 Miles: 6.25Books 2023 Miles: 2.00Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
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5.50

am--5.5 Part of the Rim Trails. Nice morning, but it felt harder than it should've.

INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 5.50Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
143.00
Trail Runs 2023 Miles: 9.00Nike TK Miles: 5.50Books 2023 Miles: 5.00Altra Escalante 3 Miles: 15.50Hoka Speedgoat 4 Miles: 5.00Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Miles: 8.00Altra Torin 5 Miles: 10.25Adidas Boston 10 Miles: 17.75Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 16.00Brooks Launch 5 Miles: 14.50Hoka Clifton 6 Miles: 5.25Altra Superior 5 Miles: 9.00PV Speedgoat 4 Miles: 11.25Nike LunarEpic Miles: 4.00ASICS Cumulus 23 Miles: 10.50INOV8 F-Lite 195 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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