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Willow Canyon Fun Run (5K)

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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: Willow Canyon Fun Run (5K) (3.1 Miles) 00:18:37, Place overall: 2

I rarely participate in 5k races, as they are over when I'm just getting warmed up.  (Yeah, I like running for the long haul!)  A friend of mine is the race director, and there are no entry fees.  How can I say no to that?! I started out with a 1.84 mile loop to loosen up and to ready myself.  I don't perform well from a cold start, and know this all too well from previous experiences.  This was my 5th. year participating, and my goal was just to improve from last year's time of 18:49.  I guess this race was a success, as I managed to shave off 12 seconds.  Not a major time improvement; but still an improvement nonetheless.

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Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:08:00, Place overall: 56, Place in age division: 14

I set my goal to finish somewhere below 3:10 and figured that I'd run it in the same manner as Ogden.  I held back on the first half and intentionally created a deficit, and then picked it up after the half.  My splits ended up as: 1:37:57 & 1:30:03. (7:29 pace 1st. half, 6:52 pace second half)  Looking back; I wish I had pushed a little harder in the 1st. half, and then pushed as I did in the 2nd. half.  On the other hand, I may have faded out if I had run that way. Overall it was a great experience, the weather was perfect, and I enjoyed the course changes from last year.  I'm looking forward to this race next year!

I'm hoping to continue shaving my marathon times down, and then to break 3 hours in St. George this year.

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