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Location:

Mapleton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:08:17 Drop 13 Half 2015

2:41:14 St George Marathon 2012

17:28 5k Rex Lee 2015 (but sub 16 inside some of my halves, downhill doesn't count)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Races

2014 Races

2015 Races!

1/3 Snowman Half - 1:23:14 1st

Total Domination

3/7 Rex Lee Cancer 5k - 16:53 7th (5k PR)

Masters Domination

3/21 Running of the Leopards - 16:48 13th

AG Domination

4/11 Timp Shadow - 21:28 5th (1k PR)

Masters Domination

4/18 Salt Lake Half Marathon - 1:20:56 18th

AG Domination

5/2 Provo City Half Marathon - 1:16:12 4th

Masters Domination

5/9 - Dino Half - 1:15:20 1st (CR)

Course Domination

5/30 Timp Trail Half - 1:50 1st

Total Domination

6/6 Art City 5K - 17:20 13th

AG Domination

6/13 Drop 13 - 1:08:17 (PR) (CR)

Course Domination

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:00 5k

1:08 downhill half [done]

34:30 10k

Never get old

Personal:

Married, three kids, have a problem with going out too fast in races but it's too fun to quit

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Sat, Jun 11, 2016
Race: Drop 13 (13.1 Miles) 01:10:18, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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I went in to this one only a week from the silliness of last Saturday, where 19 miles in the sun was on the menu. I had hoped I was recovered completely but my calves were a little stiff so not so much. Walter showed up, so it was real this time. First mile - I took off like usual, hearing the patter of feet close behind, so I held nothing back. 4:40 first mile. Felt pretty fast but last year was 4:37 so I could tell things were a little mushy. The upper flats went quickly in the mid 5s, but then the steep part where I should have been in the high 4s was in the low 5s and my calves were screaming. I just couldn't make proper use of the downhill but niether could Walter so even at two minutes slower than last year I still beat him by a little over a quarter mile. The top three in this one were all masters even with a field of almost 1000 so old guys rule again :)

Comments
From Steve on Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 18:13:01 from 66.87.76.16

You guys rock!

From Dave Taylor on Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 21:39:30 from 50.186.108.171

Takes one to know one :)

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