| 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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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 39.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Brooks Cascadia 6 Miles: 29.00 | Vertical Feet Ascended - 2011 Miles: 6400.00 | Altra Instinct Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 29.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I have waited to do a write up of the Zion Trainwreck, because I honestly don't quite know what to say about it - feel like I'm still processing everything that we did and saw in such a brief time - and am a bit speechless!!
Though I haven't been at this running thing for very long, I can easily say that this was the most fantastic run I have ever done - Breathtaking views, different scenery greeting you around every turn, intense climbs and quad crushing downhills, add in some great company and crappy weather and you've got one amazing time! I won't go into the full report because everyone else has done such a great job! Read 'em here if you haven't already: Jun, Josh, Scott.
Though we had to turn back and didn't complete the Train, it was well worth the trip! I also learned a lot - or was reminded about things that I already know, just seemed to let slip by me - it's funny how your brain seems to change focus when you're in the middle of a run, especially one as scenic as this one! Here are a couple of takeaways for me personally that I thought I'd share-
- I carried way too much crap...I like to be prepared,
but when you have to carry it all, its good to go light. I could
definitely tell a difference in my pace from the little extras I was
packing.
- I am a heavy sweater and MUST keep up on my
salt/electrolytes - I didn't take salt until 2 hours in and I ended up
feelin' it!
- Who you go with can make all the difference in the
world! This crew was the best!
- When I started to feel like I was going to crash and I
fell back a little at the beginning of the climb, Josh just kicked back
with me and helped me keep plugging along while I got everything balanced
again (which seemed to take forever!). It was fun with all the
switchbacks because, while you might be a couple hundred feet back, you
can still see and talk to each other for quite a while.
- As we neared the top of the climb and it the weather
was getting worse and the trail getting muddier, while I'm sure we were
all thinking it, Craig had the nuts to bring up and press the option of
turning around before we got ourselves into trouble. I would suspect that
many of the groups that do run into problems run into them because no one
wanted to bring up (and make) a tough decision.
- And then it’s always nice to have someone like Scott
around who is willing to, and offered on many occasions to, apply Glide
to all of those hard to reach places - even on non-runners (though I
don't think anyone ever took him up on it). :)
What a fantastic time - one I will not soon forget, and can't wait to get back down there and give it another go! I mean seriously!!!
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| Brooks Cascadia 6 Miles: 29.00 | Vertical Feet Ascended - 2011 Miles: 5500.00 |
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Running With Ed Relay (41 Miles) 06:48:00 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Running with Ed Relay Race This is kind of a baby Ragnar thats held in Park City which benefits Park City Schools. You have five members on the team, and cover 41 miles total. Since I had just run 29 in Zion on Wednesday, I thought this might be a good recovery run, plus it was with 3 of my brothers. Each runner has two parts that they run. 1st run - Leg 4 - 3.6 miles
This leg started at the Olympic Park, where the ski jumping is, and climbed you up and over the ridge and down the other side, finishing in the Canyons lower parking lot. First mile is a pretty decent climb, about 600 feet of vert in that mile, then you crest over the top and have a steep downhill. I passed several people on the downhill, especially when I found that I could run much faster and more comfortably on the dirt shoulder! :) Legs felt a little fatigued still, and calves were tight on the climb, but overall they felt pretty fantastic. Finished 3.6 in 27:58, for a 7:48 avg pace. 2nd run - Leg 9 - 6.02 miles One cool thing about this relay is that most of the exchanges are at schools, and each one had a fun time decorating and welcoming runners. The best part was you had a nice, clean real bathroom at almost every stop! :) This run wound me up some hills in a neighborhood and just as I was thinking to myself "man, I'm really getting sick of these roads" what do you know, we take a little turn, and there the course hit right onto an ATV trail! Oh yeah. I really felt my pace pick up as I hit the dirt and began to pass people as I motored up the hills, and then more as we got a little downhill action going. Plowed right through mud and beelined through runoff streams, as others tip toed their way around the wet stuff. I passed one lady who said "Woah, looks like somebody still has a lot of giddyup in them!" I didn't want to mention that I had just run 30 miles two days before! I just said "I love the dirt!" And I do. :) Finished the 6 miles in 47:14 for a 7:49 avg pace. 300 ft of vert
My younger brother was the last one to run, and ended up going off course, so one of my other brothers and I had started run backwards on the course to find him, when he appeared, so that gave me another half mile :) Overall this race was quite well organized, great after party with free burgers, drinks, cotton candy and popcorn for racers. Great food at most exchanges. Course wasn't extremely well marked in some places, and the least fun part of this race was that you couldn't support your runners while they ran, you just dropped them off at one exchange and drove on to the next one, often taking a completely different route. Great day with some of my brothers! 
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| Vertical Feet Ascended - 2011 Miles: 900.00 | Altra Instinct Miles: 10.00 |
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| Brooks Cascadia 6 Miles: 29.00 | Vertical Feet Ascended - 2011 Miles: 6400.00 | Altra Instinct Miles: 10.00 |
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