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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

I'm a geologist for my day job.

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Race: Wahsatch Steeplechase (16.5 Miles) 03:11:31
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.0016.300.000.0018.30

This is my favorite race but I planned to skip it this year because I'm running the Slam.  I've been trying to convince others to run it but so far no one is up for it.  Along this line, Kathy had expressed some interest and in trying to convince her to do it I signed up for it myself so as to not be a hypocrite.  Of course Kathy wasn't there but I was.

The start is less than a mile from my front door. So I slept in til 5:00, then walked over with plenty of time for the 6:00 am start. I am not fully recovered from UVM so my plan was to just run and not push very hard.  I wore my Garmin but never looked at pace, splits, or time.  

I pushed a bit for the first mile just so that I could hit the single track without too much traffic.  Still there were quite a few runners around me.  I chugged along till the real hill and then got caught up in the climb and started passing people.  Unfortunately this surge did not last for long.  On the ridge line I started feeling nauseous, which is not normal for me.  I felt a bit better on the steep decent but once on the flats I just felt kind of sick. So I pretty much jogged down the canyon to the finish, unwilling and unable to run strong and just wanting to finish.  

My finish time was about 20 minutes slower than it has been in past races, 3:11:31.  Most of those 20 minutes were lost in the last 6 miles. I expected nothing for this race and so am not disappointed.  

I rested at the finish for over an hour before walking home, then showered and took two long naps.  I'm not sure what was up with my body.  I never felt hot or dehydrated. 

1-8:36

2-12:19

3-10:45

4-11:45

5- 12:08

6-13:44 

7-22:18

8-19:46 (still on sub-3 pace)

9-9:59

10-9:11

11-7:54

12-8:20

13-9:44

14-10:33

15-11:17

16-10:14

16.3-forgot to stop Garmin 

 

 

Comments
From timp on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 08:43:05 from 144.188.24.32

sounds fun! except for the upset stomach...

From MarcE on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 09:43:09 from 204.16.82.120

Sounds like a fun run! (I would have run it with you, if I lived out there) Are you recovered from whatever it was that hit you?

From Smooth on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 21:59:57 from 71.213.102.15

You're such a trooper and tough stud! Hope you are fully recovered now!

From DaleG on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 22:10:52 from 152.216.3.5

Very cool!!! Too bad you weren't feeling well.

Hey, I know I've said before that I want to do that race and I will, hopefully next year. I am so out of shape it's ridiculous

From Andy on Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 09:22:47 from 174.52.172.236

Your persistence will pay off and one of us will eventually join you at this race. Sounds like you got what you wanted out it. Good luck with the recovery.

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