Yes Running Is Fun

December 2013

Previous MonthRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesMike's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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!

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 1203.74
Asics Gel Scout Trail Lifetime Miles: 521.00
Brooks Ghost 6 Lifetime Miles: 409.00
Merrell Barefoot Road Lifetime Miles: 253.00
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles: 228.00
Pearl Izumi N1 Lifetime Miles: 279.50
Pearl Izumi N1 Lifetime Miles: 539.00
Salomon XT Wings 3 Lifetime Miles: 361.00
Merrell AllOut Fuse Lifetime Miles: 403.00
Brooks Cascadia 9 Lifetime Miles: 415.00
Hoka One One Stinson ATR Lifetime Miles: 301.00
Pearl Izumi M2 Lifetime Miles: 634.00
North Face Single Track II Lifetime Miles: 215.00
Pearl Izumi N1 Road Lifetime Miles: 311.00
Pearl Izumi N2 Trail Lifetime Miles: 540.00
Pearl Izumi N2 Road Lifetime Miles: 67.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 303.00
Altra Instinct 3.5 Lifetime Miles: 38.00
Altra Lone Peak 3.0 Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Altra IQ Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
223.005.00228.00
Brooks Cascadia Miles: 153.00Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 75.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Went up Green for about 2 miles...but, it got super muddy so I turned around.  Pretty slow day today.  My legs are feeling it from the past two weeks

Time- 1:23:46

Pace- 8:22

Elevation- 1,183

Calories- 1,625

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did my normal road run to Hyde Park.  Quad was a little tight so I took it a little slower.  Pretty uneventful.  

Time- 1:17:50

Pace- 7:47

Elevation- 814

Calories- 1,577

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did a good snowy run from green over to just above second.  Took the BST over.  The trails were covered the entire time with snow.  Didn't go extremely fast but still got under 8:00 mph pace.  Great views.  Super cold...my face was completely numb 20 minutes into it.  Not really looking forward to running in this cold

Time- 1:19:49

Pace- 7:57 

Elevation- 1,162

Calories- 1,658

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did a nice, flat road run today.  Super cold....frost all over my face when I got home.  Didn't go too fast.  The road is really making my body ache.  Pretty uneventful

Time- 1:18:42

Pace- 7:51

Elevation- 161 ft

Calories- 1,554

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Finally took Cody's advice and took it slower today.  Trails were covered in snow.  Not too much snow though.  Not too chilly either. 

Time- 1:25:01

Pace- 8:29

Elevation- 881 ft

Calories- 1,611

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Didn't do a normal long Saturday run.  After work it started to snow and I wanted to get to the USU basketball game.  Went up at an 8:52 pace and sped up on the way down.  Just ran from my apartment and went about halfway up Green.  Chilly run.  My face was completely frosted over.  Good week with some good distance

Time- 1:18:23

Pace- 7:48

Elevation- 1,260

Calories- 1,637

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did the same run I did on Saturday.  It was freaking freezing!  Eyelashes frosted over.  Whole hat and face mask was white.  -10 will do that.  Didn't go too fast.  My legs were tight and the cold took away a lot of motivation to push it.

Time- 1:25:44

Pace- 8:34

Elevation- 1,101 ft

Calories- 1,594

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did my normal Tuesday road run to Hyde Park.  Pretty un eventful

Time- 1:21:04

Pace- 8:06

Elevation- 815 ft

Calories- 1,578

 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Went from the Temple and did the canal trail, cut up to the BST trail, and took the new trail over up to second dam.  A little faster than yesterday but still a tad slow on account of slipping all over on the snow...and my legs were dead

Time- 1:18:30

Pace- 7:50

Elevation- 747

Calories- 1,644

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

So I'm sad to admit but I wanted to do a road run today.  I just didn't have that much fun yesterday slippin all over on the snow.  So I went from my apt and ran to second dam....all on the road.

Time- 1:17:11

Pace- 7:42

Elevation- 555 ft

Calories- 1,572 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Ran from my apartment to halfway up green canyon again.  Nothing to eventful happend today.  I also ran a mile on a treadmill and did a random workout....hills/slow and flat/fast.  My legs are pretty dead.  I think I'm taking tomorrow off.

Time- 1:21:33

Pace- 8:09

Elevation- 1,100 ft

Calories- 1,593

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did my apartment to green again.  This time though I didn't go as far up and made up the miles by donig the face of green.  As I was starting the face of green I noticed a familiar truck...Mr. Cody Draper.  He was pretty far ahead of me though.  As I was about 5-10 minutes from the top, he passed me coming down.  But the champ turned around and finished it with me.  Coming down was fun....my super old shoes were not gripping anything.  Got some nice skiing in

Time- 1:41:47

Pace- 10:07

Elevation- 2,336

Calories- 1,831

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Did a good climb tonight with Cody.  Trail was covered in snow...but packed.  We could tell when we got out of the inversion...the air got super warm and clean.  It was awesome.  Got to miles under a six minute pace on the way down.  

Time- 1:20:09

Pace- 9:56

Elevation- 2,443 ft

Calories- 2,443

 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did the river trail with Cody and Joe.  Went at a pretty slow pace cause of last night's run and skiing all day.  Pretty uneventful run

Time- 1:23:25

Pace- 8:11

Elevation- 1,018 ft

Calories- 1,700

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Rode the stationary bike today to give my foot a break.  12 miles of a hill climb work out

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Last a night was a huge snow storm.  Was planning on doing the canal and BST trail but it was covered with snow.  So I just stayed on the road and headed up the canyon.  I tried doing some of the river trail...but it was super hard and no fun.  Very deep snow.  

Time- 1:21:56

Pace- 8:11

Elevation- 648 ft

Calories- 1,590

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Did a short 5 miler today.  Was going to do 10 but my foot was really hurting.  Not much happened

Time- 37:06

Pace- 7:25

Elevation- 307 ft

Calories- 782

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did a road run to break in my new trail shoes.  Let's just say this....until you get a new pair of shoes, you really don't realize how much your old shoes are making your body ache...and slowing you down.  I felt great on this run.  I love these shoes so far.  Today I ran up to Dave's grave.  It felt good to sit there and think about him. Then I ran to Hyde Park.  Forgot to start my watch til .50 miles away from the apartment.  It was a good run

Time- 1:16:27

Pace- 7:38

Elevation- 844 ft

Calories- 1,577

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.000.0017.00

Did a long Christmas eve run with Joe and Cody.  Tried some trails but they were very snowy so we went to the roads.  Roads were pretty slick.  All of us were pretty tired.  Cody trooped it out and did 20 instead of 17.  Pretty good run but unfortunately wasn't trails

Time- 2:22:04

Pace- 8:21

Elevation- 1,335 ft

Calories- 2,713

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did a run out in my home town today.  Tried to take the dirt roads that farmers use.  Mile 2 to 3 was pretty brutal...either super super super super slick or super super super deep in snow.  That mile really slowe me down.  Not too much climbing.  I'm just happy to get on dirt and off pavement.  Merry Christmas!

Time- 1:16:53

Pace- 7:41

Elevation- 248 ft

Calories- 1,556

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Did my normal road run.  However, there is a new section I'm adding.  That would be Dave's grave.  Stopped by again to see it.  I think it's a nice stop for my run.  Didn't go to fast today cause my feet are a little sore from the new shoe's.  Kinda chilly but not too bad.  

Time: 1:21:14

Pace- 8:07

Elevation- 821 ft

Calories- 1,579

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Went very slow today.  Did the lower and upper canal trail then turned around at second dam.  The pace was slower cause of the snow and I felt like taking it easy.  Not too much happened.

Time- 1:24:56

Pace- 8:29

Elevation- 739 ft

Calories- 1,632

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

Went skiing today.  Was up at Powder Mtn from 9:30 to 4:30.  By the time I got home it was 6:30.  So I decided to do a short fast run today.  Felt good with my pace!  The cool air felt great.  The stars were great as well.  Good run

Time- 32:20

Pace- 6:27

Elevation- 456 ft

Calories- 790

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.000.0013.00

Did Cody's unofficial half today.  The snow was very icy.  Fell down once.  That really hurt my knee.  Went pretty slow between the ice and the snow breaking.  Plus my legs were really dead.  But it was still a pretty good run

Time- 2:01:10

Pace- 9:14

Elevation- 1,911 ft

 Calories- 2,184

Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
223.005.00228.00
Brooks Cascadia Miles: 153.00Asics Gel Scout Trail Miles: 75.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: