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2010
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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 25, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

SLTC Winter Series 5K - 18:51

SLTC Winter Series 10K - 37:55

SLTC Winter Series 15K - 57:52

Buffalo Run 50K - 4:32:37

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run my first marathon under 3 hours.

Stop running marathons.

Start running ultras.

Stop getting blisters.

Start looking even sexier.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Do what I set out to do and then move on to whatever comes next.

Personal:

I've been a competitive cyclist for years. Last year, after earning my category 1 upgrade and racing in the Tour of Utah, I realized I had plateaued as a cyclist--not that I wouldn't continue to improve, but that I wouldn't break through to a new level. So, I started looking for a new challenge.

I thought that challenge would be endurance mountain biking, but I got married in early January and a couple of weeks later I had entered the SLTC Winter Training Series with my wife. A couple of weeks after that I read Born to Run and decided that I'd like to run ultras. So I signed up for a couple of 50Ks to get started.

I have a tendency to stretch too far. Sometimes that works out for me.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Lunarlite Racer Lifetime Miles: 26.95
Brooks Cascadia 4 Lifetime Miles: 93.70
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 74.84
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

I hardly ever remember my dreams, but I remembered one this morning. Unfortunately, I had forgotten most of it by the time I finished my run. Now all I remember is that it involved binge eating, a neurotic AT ski guide, a bizarro marine corps, and an unbeatable Nigerian hockey time. Sounds like a good time.

Easy run this morning. To and from Liberty Park plus three laps on the cinder track.

Average pace - 7:39/mile 

Brooks Launch Miles: 7.50
Weight: 164.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:11:53 from 72.77.125.47

Binge eating is cool. Our Pittsburgh Pirates have AYCE seats where you can gorge yourself while you watch them lose. It's a good time, especially when you go with someone that is competitive and you each try and out eat the other. Now that I'm running, I'll probably only be able to allow myself 1-2 games where I do the AYCE seats. :-(

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