| Location: Salt Lake City,UT, Member Since: Jan 20, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments:
My personal best marathon was my first marathon. I ran the St. George Marathon in 2005, and finished in 3:14. I was hurting at the end, and had to walk too much between miles 22 and 26, but I finished.
I had hoped to drop that time in 2006 and qualify for Boston, but hamstring pain and other distractions took their toll and I ended up finishing in 3:25.
Personal Bests:
- Marathon: 3:14:53 (St. George, 2005)
- Half Marathon: 1:31:02 (Hobble Creek, 2006)
- 5K: 19:50 (Murray Fun Days, 2006)
- 50K: 5:16 (Goblin Valley Ultra, 2006)
I don't know my PB for a 10K, but I've run a 10K in around 38:59, which may or may not be a PB. (I don't really like the 10K distance - too long to be a sprint, and too short to be an endurance run).
Short-Term Running Goals: Get back into shape.
Long-Term Running Goals: The Wasatch 100 in under 22 hours. Hell, ANY finish at the Wasatch 100 would be great. Favorite Blogs: |
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 11 Miles: 6.50 | Vasque Velocity Miles: 4.00 |
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This morning I decided to run the 1500 East out-n-back. This is the first run I did when I moved to my home in Sugar House, and since then I've decided it's about my least favorite run from my house. It's not particularly difficult -- just a little over a mile of rolling city streets -- but for whatever reason it's hard to get into a good pace on this run. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that I'm running negative splits lately. Typically I go out to too fast, and consequently run out of steam on the last half of the run. This is particularly a problem for me in races, so seeing these negative splits makes me feel I'm starting to figure out proper pacing.
Splits: - Mile 1: 7:55
- Mile 2: 7:50
- Mile 3: 7:09
- Mile 3.5: 3:49
- Total: 26:44
GPS Output: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/10933335
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| | I'm not sure I should be writing about this morning's trail run. To call it fast, or running, would be an exaggeration at best, an outright lie at worst. But, I did it, so I'll write about it. Since I didn't have to work today I figured I would get in a mid-week trail run, and decided to run one of my old favorites: the Pipeline Trail in City Creek Canyon. (I just found out today that it's called the Pipeline Trial - I always thought it was the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, but it turns out that runs below the mouth of the canyon). I used to run this one with my buddy Chris Pope, but I had completely forgotten how much elevation gain there is on this trail -- almost 1400 feet over the course of four miles. So, repeating last Saturday's performance, I found myself walking almost all of the uphill sections, and made up time on the downhill. I know my "up muscles" will come back with time, but it's frustrating to have to walk hills that I used to run. Here's the splits: - Mile 1: 8:40
- Mile 2: 13:15
- Mile 3: 9:46
- Mile 4: 7:40
- Total: 39:23
GPS output: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11029979
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| | This morning I ran the Downington Ave Loop course that I first ran last week. I choose that particular course for today because I woke up a bit sore from yesterday's trail staggering, and figured I didn't want to do something with too much uphill (like the I-80 Underpass Loop). I started out fairly slow this morning, but ran a super fast third mile -- 6:39. I'm starting to wonder if my GPS might be a tad inaccurate, because I don't feel like I was running that fast. Splits: - Mile 1: 7:57
- Mile 2: 7:20
- Mile 3: 6:39
- Total: 21:57
GPS Output: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11105545
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 11 Miles: 6.50 | Vasque Velocity Miles: 4.00 |
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