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Salt Lake 10 Miler

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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: Salt Lake 10 Miler (10 Miles) 01:04:35, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1

My goal for this event was to beat my time from last year.  I managed to do so by 1:21, even though the conditions were less than ideal.  Snow along the roadsides and an initial fierce headwind made this race a little more challenging and interesting at the same time.  We started near the parking lot alongside Little Dell Reservoir, and made our way up the gradual 2 mile slope leading to the top of Little Mountain.   The elevation gain was not enough of a challenge itself, so mother nature gave us a headwind and pelting of snow to bog us down.  We were however, rewarded with the next 8 miles down Emigration Canyon to the finish at the parking lot of  "This is the Place" park.

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Race: Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:20:57, Place overall: 4807, Place in age division: 2431

This was an awesome experience, and it will be one I look back on for years to come.  My performance was less than I had hoped for, given my consistent training since STG last year, where I qualified.  On the other hand; I knew this would probably not be a pr course, and I tried to enjoy the moment.

There is no doubt that the intense crowds have a substantial effect on the overall feel of the race.  The support is incredible, and it is an overwhelming feeling of participating in this event. 

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