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Location:

Fruit Heights,UT,

Member Since:

Oct 18, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50M - 9:37:01 2011 Pony Express

50K  - 5:20:23 - 2011 Buffalo Run

5K - 20:40- 2011 Turkey Leg 5K

10K - 49:50 - 2011 Utah's Toughest 10K - 3rd AG

Duathlon - 1:51:34 - 2011 Legacy Duathlon - 2nd AG - 17th overall -  (Run 5K, Bike 22m, Run 5K)

Short-Term Running Goals:

50K  2011 Buffalo Run!

50 Miler 2011 Pony Express Trail 50

Zion Train

Grand Canyon R2R2R


Long-Term Running Goals:

Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...but running.

Personal:

I'm a happily married guy with a 5 year old son. I started running on February 1st, 2010 with the goal of completing a triathlon (my one and only "official" race prior to that was the "Centerville half mile fun run" when I was about 8) In that following year I lost nearly 50 lbs, completed the triathlon, numerous 5Ks, 10Ks, bike races, and really started to lean towards running over the other two (though I still cross train with both).

I grew up hiking and riding horses in the mountains, so I've been drawn to take my running to the trails - and haven't looked back! I run them every chance I get, which is about 90% of the time!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Black Instincts II Lifetime Miles: 115.74
Altra Instinct 1.5 Orange Lifetime Miles: 128.30
2013 Vert Lifetime Miles: 70780.00
Altra Superior Lifetime Miles: 6.00
Lone Peak 1.5 - RED Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
6.000.000.00

Baer BST - shorts and a tank top! Can't believe it was snowing two days ago. Had a nice run, didn't feel like I had a ton of energy but when I finished I realized that was my fastest time on the course, and the fastest 1st mile, which is probably the hardest, especially since you start out with a solid climb right off the bat. Bombed the hill down Shepherds creek and so was pretty beat going up the other side. Took a few minutes at the turnaround to just sit and enjoy being up on the mountain, felt good to clear my head after a bit of a roller coaster week last week.   

As a side note (and because I was thinking about it as I was running) - My favorite piece of gear right now is the soon to be released Ultraspire Synapse single water bottle waist pack - It's by far the best single bottle carrier I've ever used - I think I even prefer it over a handheld (although once I get my hands on one of theirs, that may change). It's seriously hard to tell you're even wearing it, putting the bottle back is super easy, and it carries a decent amount of stuff, including the stretch cord for a jacket. Highly recommend. 

Altra Lone Peak Miles: 6.002012 Vert (in Feet) Miles: 1300.00
Comments
From Lulu Walls on Tue, Mar 06, 2012 at 10:22:59 from 155.100.212.98

What a gorgeous day yesterday! The Synapse looks very stealth-like. I might have to give it a look.

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