| Location: Logan,Ut,United States Member Since: Jul 14, 2013 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: My very first race was the Top of Utah Half Marathon. I finished in 01:29:45. Even though it wasn't amazing, I took 3rd place in my age division which was a huge accomplishment for myself. After that I did a large amount of 5 and 10K's, Ragnar's, etc. In 2012 I put together and Ultra Ragnar Team. After this I started to focus on shorter races and worked towards running track with Utah State University. As I was getting close to running with the team, I met Cody Draper. He introduced me to trail running....I'm now a trail runner! Just did my first ultra marathon two weeks ago...Logan Peak. I finished in 5th place and got under my goal of 5 hours.
Short-Term Running Goals: In the next two years, I'd like to run a 50K and a 50 miler. If those two races go well, I'd like to do the Bear 100 in 2 years from this summer. Long-Term Running Goals: I'm not sure how much of a goal this is...it's more of a wish that's way towards the stars. I'd like to eventually get good enough that I have offers to be sponsored as a runner. But my actual long term goals are:
1. A 100 miler 2. Win an ultra marathon. 3. Be apart of the 80 year old marathon runner club Personal: I'm single! The only exciting thing going on in my life is I'm getting into trail running! |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 187.00 | 0.00 | 187.00 |
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| Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 33.00 | Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 70.00 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 84.00 |
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| Did another short road run! Going to keep it easy and short tomorrow, then Thursday off...then Zion 100k Friday!
Time- 30:50
Pace- 7:43
Elevation- 148 ft
Calories- 623
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| Did a slow run with Joe to prepare for the Zion 100k tomorrow
Time- 24:29
Pace- 7:39
Elevation- 34 ft
Calories- 497
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Zion 100K (62 Miles) 09:10:00 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 40.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 |
| Well today was the day that I was preparing for. Coming into the race, I got some good training in. I was super excited. Got my knees braced and taped up at 5 a.m. Went with Joe and Jenny to Virgin to check in. Karl M. was there which was pretty intimidating. Anyway, the race started right at 6
The first seven miles were great. Was up with Joe and Cody. We were having fun. Went to the first aid station feeling great. Cody Joe and I left the aid station together.
At about mile 10 there was a good steep downhill for two miles...on pavement. Instinantly....my knees began to hurt. Cody and Joe slowly got ahead of me.
By the time I got to the second aid station, my knees were in extreme pain. I left the aid station and quickly had to stop running. I would adjust my brace, start running, and stop seconds later because of pain. At one point, I started running, and the pain left. I had hope that things were gonna work out. Well, about half a mile away from the next station, the knees were a little sore. Jenny told me that Cody and Joe were only 5-10 min ahead of me. I had hope I'd be able to stay up with them the whole race.
Well, the next section was awful. About 1-2 miles into this section, my right knee (which was supposedly the good knee out of the two) started to hurt A LOT. My left knee wasn't even hurting. I would run then walk then stop to adjust my brace multiple times on this section. But, I could only run for 10 seconds before having to stop because of pain. So, I just walked to the next aid station.
The next aid station was at the top of a huge hill. A very steep climb. I actually made some good time on this hill. Once I got to the top, Jenny told me that I was only about 20-30 min behind. I couldn't believe it. I still had hope.
The next section, that hope quickly left. Pretty much 100% of this section was rock....which sucked on the knees. But I was determined to finish. I was planning on speed walking the rest of the way. But, on mile 35, I could barely even walk. I was starting to realize that I was going to get my first DNF. I felt like crap.
Mile 38, my watch died
Mile 39, a lady on the Patagonia Race team walked up behind me. Her name was Kira (forgot the last). She was having hip issues and was planning on dropping at the next aid station with me. That made me feel a little better.
But, mile 40 came, along with the aid station, and I said the horrible words "I'm quitting." The rest of the day was pretty awful. I have never felt so disappointed before.
However, Joe and Cody did great. They both finished (Cody finished in 3rd). I'm very happy for them both.
Time- 7:08:34 (what the watch caught)
Pace- (11:38)
Elevation- 5,457 ft
Calories- 6,314
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| Did an easy arm work out in cross fit for 15 min
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| Well today was a super beautiful day. So, I had to get out to enjoy the sun. So I went to the Mtn. just south of Green and hiked the face of it. It was very steep and i actually went up pretty quick. Coming down however sucked. My knees started to hurt...instantly. This sucks. Time- 43:11 Pace- 21:33 Elevation- 1,710 ft Calories- 614 |
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| Biked green canyon for 10 miles
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| To start out, I went on a mtn bike ride up green. 11 miles in an hour and two minutes. Right when I got back, my roommates were gonna go for a little 3 mile run. So, me loving running and all decided to give it a try. I even suggested we do a trail...upper canal
The first half I went at a very slow pace because my rommates were going slower and I didn't wanna over do it and hurt my knee. On the way back a runner passed us. So, me being competitive, I decided I coudn't get beat. So I left my rommies and passed the guy. He didn't make it easy. He sped up and tried passing me. So we were both going at a pretty fast pace back to the gate. I won...that felt good haha. But, my knee was a little sore. I'm stupid and I know it.
Time- 24:09
Pace- 8:00
Elevation- 320 ft
Calories- 533
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| Did an hour of the stationary bike today! Went 17 miles. Still trying to get the knees better
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| Did a 20 minute arm work out in cross fit
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Yesterday I did my therapy and the Dr told me that I could try running if I include all my stretches in. So today I decided to try 6 miles of the River Trail. I didn't go at a real fast pace though. It did feel amazing to finally get out. And the knees actually didn't hurt. Hopefully they will continue to improve.
Time- 47:07
Pace- 7:51
Elevation- 516 ft
Calories- 971
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| I was probably feeling a little overly confident today. So I tried 8 miles. I didn't go too fast though. I did BST to Green Canyon. The knees didn't really hurt that much luckily. It feels so good to get back out on the tails. Hopefully it'll last
Time- 1:12:44
Pace- 9:05
Elevation- 1,080 ft
Calories- 1,306
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Gave today another try. I wanted to play it safe and keep it short. Did the canal trail just below the temple and went to just past the grafitti wall on the upper canal trail. Knee still feels great!
Time- 50:17
Pace- 8:22
Elevation- 551 ft
Calories- 987
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| Played it safe and did some mtn biking. Did 6.2 miles of providence canyon. 1,227 ft and 1:02:49 seconds of moving time
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 19.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 |
| Decided to try and get back into things today. Cody invited me for a long evening run. We started at first dam and took the river trail to the wind caves trailhead. We then headed up the trail and cut right halfway up on the Bierdneau ridge trail. We then took that all the way up. Boy that was a brutal climb. We were planning on taking the other side down into green canyone...but, the other side was covered in snow and it was very difficult considering we sunk through the snow on every step. So we just turned around and headed back the way we came. Boy this was a brutal way to get back into running. But, the knees didn't hurt!!! I have high hopes that I'll be able to do the Scout Mtn 100k!
Time: 3:08:58
Pace: 9:55
Elevation- 3,848 ft
Calories- 3,353
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Went on a nice slow run today. My legs were completely dead from yesterday. Went from the apt to 1.5 miles up green canyon. Coming down was much faster than going up. Very windy during the run as well.
Time- 1:10:30
Pace- 8:48
Elevation- 818 ft
Calories- 1,271
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Started out doing a bike ride up green for work. I fortunately was given the more in shape boys so I was able to lead the pack. We went at an alright pace. It snowed last night so the trail was pretty muddy...and about 2.5 miles up it was covered in snow. So, we turned around and went a mile down. But then we turned around and headed back up again. It was fun! Got covered in mud to! 6.7 miles, 48:25 time, 860 elevation
Finished the night with doing a pretty slow run. My legs were pretty tired from biking today and from Monday's run. Did BST over to first dam then took the canal trail to the Bridger Lookout trail. Definitely a slow run. It feels great getting back into it though!
Time- 1:48:05
Pace- 9:00
Elevation- 1,439
Calories- 1,998
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Went on a nine mile road run today. I went to Dave's grave and then did the northern BST over towards Hyde Park. Still went pretty slow today. But I'm not going to complain because I'm super glad that I've been able to run this week! Also did an intense leg workout in cross fit fifteen minutes after consisting of a lot of wall balls and jump roaping. I'm pretty tired.
Time- 1:16:49
Pace- 8:32
Elevation- 988
Calories- 1,558
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| Quads are still pretty dang sore. Started out on the temple canal trail. Was going to take the BST over to green but construction by first dam prevented that. So, I took the trail by the water lab and headed up dry til I hit snow. Went pretty slow cause of the quads and because I didn't want to kill myself before tomorrow's run. Ran into a guy named Tom. He runs trails but doesn't put up a lot of miles. He'd like to get into it more. We exchanged numbers so hopefully we have another one in the gang
Time- 1:38:23
Pace- 9:50
Elevation- 1,897 ft
Calories- 1,811
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| Did BST to second dam and back. My legs are still dead from this past week. I guess going from short mileage for about a month to 50+ in a week can be pretty brutal on the legs. I was planning on doing 22 miles today to get 80 miles for the week. But, I got held up at work and was there longer than planned. So, I only had time for 10 miles. But that's ok. I'm happy to get 68 miles this week. It feels so good to be able to run again! Next week will be 80+
Time- 1:27:42
Pace- 8:46
Elevation- 1,141 ft
Calories- 1,811
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 26.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 |
| Decided to do a long run today. Got up and joined Cody at 5:30 a.m. We did the Canal trail from the temple to the Deer Fence Trail. We started heading towards Hyrum. Cody turned around at mile 7 to head back for work. I kept going. I went all the way to Blacksmith fork. I was planning on turning back there but my bowels were going crazy. I was actually afraid of pooping my pants. So, I went an extra couple miles to my sisters house. I was there for a while. My stomach was really messed up. But, I did my duty and headed back. It was a great run. I am very happy to be able to be running again.
Time- 3:54:02
Pace- 9:00
Elevation- 2,323
Calories- 4,427
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| Did an easy recovery run (easyish). Was only going to do 8 slow miles but my legs felt pretty good after yesterday. So, I went nine. Did a road run to Dave's but looped up and went a mile up green canyon. Then headed straight back to the apartment.
Time- 1:16:14
Pace- 8:28
Elevation- 803 ft
Calories- 1,504
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| Did a nice quick run today. Started at first dam and went up green a bit. Then came back and wanted to do a couple more miles so I headed up the canal trail. It was a beautiful day for a run.
Time- 1:32:06
Pace- 7:39
Elevation- 1,676
Calories- 2,103
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 187.00 | 0.00 | 187.00 |
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| Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 33.00 | Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 70.00 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 84.00 |
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