Fly on the Wall

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

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

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

Half:Â 1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.Â 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.Â Master's winner.

5k: ~~20:00:00~~Â 19:54 in May 2010.

2008:Â 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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

JRP to Legacy. The unpaved portion was starting to dry out and the mud wasn't bad at all.

My battery went dead at 14.58 but my average pace was about 8:24 (no HR monitor). I didn't know how I would fair durring this run. I felt tired at the start of it. But an amazing thing happened. On an out and back run I had the wind at my back for about 14 of the 15 miles!! What are the chances? Only one mile with rain and wind in my face. A tailwind and a cafinated gel not only helped me to finish but I picked up the pace and finished strong. God must have been smiling on heathens today. :) I'll try to remeber this one next time I'm having self doubt and struggling to get out the door.

I hope someone else had a tailwind today.

Comments

From Kathie on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 20:07:52 from 207.155.176.10

When I heard the wind blowing this morning I chickened out and ran on the treadmill.

From Andy on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 23:33:38 from 198.60.114.178

Your week is off to a great start. Running from the JRP to Legacy seems like a dangerous stretch. Do you wear kevlar while you run?

From fly on the wall on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:37:55 from 204.113.19.10

Kathie, It's like the bumper sticker says- The worst day on the trail beats the best day on the treadmill.

Andy, I've never felt threatened in the past 5 years I've run there. Though I was bitten by a little yippy dog and propositioned twice, once by a man and once by whom I presume was a "working" woman. All of these things promote a quickened pace.

From DonGardinero on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:48:33 from 75.162.186.15

Great job there, Fly!!! Exactly where is that stretch you ran? Sounds creepy.

From Smooth on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 16:52:22 from 71.36.64.119

Reading your run puts a smile on my face. That portion of the trail must be frequent by "heathens". :D

From Rhett on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:38:36 from 170.215.58.122

15 miles on a Tuesday? Awsome Fly. You're on fire!!!!!

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