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Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 19, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Short-Term Running Goals:

 2022 Running Goals:

Stay fit and healthy.  Run a decent Boston and St. George marathon.

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep fit and stay semi-competitive as long as I can.

 

Personal:

I have a wonderful wife and son and we live in Riverton/Herriman Utah. I am a high school teacher, and head coach for cross country and track at Mountain Ridge High. 

 

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Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 66.60
Saucony Kinvara 8 Green Lifetime Miles: 131.90
Hoka Speedgoat 3 Lifetime Miles: 408.85
Nike Zoom Fly (Black) Lifetime Miles: 236.85
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 59.50
Saucony Endorphin Shift Lifetime Miles: 231.50
Saucony Triumph 18 Gray Lifetime Miles: 99.20
Nike ZoomX Invincible FK 2 Lifetime Miles: 107.50
Altra Rivera 2 Black Lifetime Miles: 25.62
Nike Zoom Alphafly Lifetime Miles: 35.10
Race: Des News Half (13.1 Miles) 01:16:33, Place overall: 15, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.0013.100.000.000.0014.10

Had to get up at 3:00am and get on the bus at U of U at 4:00am.  Sat around at the start for almost two hours.  Saw the Wild Bull and chatted.  Warmed up a mile before.

Legs we tired 2 miles into the race, and I never got in a rhythm and always felt tight and sluggish.  I should not have worn my Type As because of the holes in the bottom.  I hit some puddles in the first couple on miles and got water up inside.  Around mile 8 my feet were hurting.  Between that and not being in Half shape I struggled to run the last few miles.  Lucky for me Greg and Brian Summers found me with 3.5 to go and ran with me in, that helped a lot.  1:16:33 for the run with I will take for how I felt.  I never ever loosened up, arms and shoulder were tight too.  Blisters are bad, both about the size of quarters and right on the balls of my feet.  I don"t think I will be able to run for a couple of days.  I did like the course and would like to run it again.

Saucony Type A Miles: 14.10
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