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Location:

SLC,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Jul 31, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

It was an evening in November 2005 that I'll never forget...I was nearing the end of a long term relationship when I needed to unleash some pent-up anger.  I was driving past a baseball park near my house, when something told me to park my car, and just RUN!!  It wasn't long before I moved on with my life and continued running for new reasons.  I now run because I am truly obsessed!  It is a way of life, and I feel incomplete without my weekly runs.  I have completed 28 half marathons, 78 marathons, 7 ultramarathons, and a few other distance runs.

Pr's:

5k:  18:37 Willow Canyon Fun Run  2010

10k:   39:26 Salt Lake Track Club Winter Series 2012

10 Miles:  1:02:15 Emigration 10 Miler 2014

Half Marathon:  1:22:01 Provo Canyon Half  2011

Marathon:  2:56:52  2017 Utah Valley Marathon

50 Miles:  9:22:03 Antelope Island Buffalo Run 2011

100 Miles: 30:40:28 Wasatch 100 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston

Run 100 mile ultramarathon

Sub 3 hour marathon

Beat my old pr's

Long-Term Running Goals:

A marathon in each state, a few ultramarathons....

Personal:

I have a wonderful wife, Melissa, who does not understand why I would want to punish my body with running marathons, but she is very supportive.  She patiently awaits my arrival at the finish line of most of them.  I slipped on a shirt at the last mile of the Ogden Marathon in 2008, that asked: "Melissa, will you Marry Me?"  It was a wonderful moment!

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Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:25:41, Place overall: 165

HEADWINDS!!  Need I say more?!  I know they really slowed me down, and seemed to have affected others I spoke with during the race.  I had prepared for the distance, hills, and other adversities I knew I'd encounter with the event, but not the wind!

I really don't know the kind of race it would have been without the wind, but it really wore me out.  I knew before the halfway point it wasn't going to be a fast day (relative to other years and courses) and just held on under the circumstances.  By mile 20, I was toast.  My legs no longer wanted to function and I kept looking forward to aid stations as an excuse to walk for a moment.  I had no turnover and felt like I had lead weights attached to my legs.  I maintained a jog, not run at best.

I'm glad I did this race today even though the results and overall experience was much less than I had hoped for.  Over the last 6 years of marathoning, I have learned that some days things click or fall into place while others just are not ideal.  I don't participate in these races because they're easy.  I appreciate the challenges and am hard headed enough to see them through!

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