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December 2012

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Location:

Saint George,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

15:28 5K, 31:25 10K, 1:07:11 Half-Marathon, 2:21:45 Marathon, 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF = bummer!, 50k - 3:59:03, 50 mile - 7:56:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 half by the summer.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and fight off heart disease or diabetes that has been passed on for many generations. Try and break the cycle.

Personal:

I am currently 39 years old. I have a 11 year old girl, Norah, a 9 year old boy, Oliver, and a 6 year old girl, Myla, who are wonderful. I am a SPED Teacher at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. I also coach the cross country and track teams at Desert Hills High.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Type A (2) Lifetime Miles: 63.00
Nike Pegasus 35 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.75
Nike Pegasus 34 Lifetime Miles: 562.95
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral Lifetime Miles: 611.90
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral 2 Lifetime Miles: 308.95
Asics DS Trainer 24 Lifetime Miles: 77.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue Lifetime Miles: 336.05
Hoka Clifton 7 Black Lifetime Miles: 435.55
Hoka Carbon X Lifetime Miles: 263.50
New Balance Fresh Foam Trail Lifetime Miles: 97.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue (2) Lifetime Miles: 459.15
Hoka Clifton 7 - Gray Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Saucony Kinvara (new) Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 111.75
Brooks Launch 8 Lifetime Miles: 96.75
Total Distance
246.40
Baby Jogger Miles: 10.00Asics 2170 Miles: 97.00Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 60.00Nike Pegasus Miles: 57.40Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 32.00
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Not feeling well this morning so I ended up sleeping in.

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10.00

Extremely tired from a long weekend so I ended up sleeping in. Ran late this afternoon while pushing Norah in the jogging stroller. This is quite the workout. I went along Snow Canyon Parkway and just enjoyed the weather. It is fun pushing Norah around and chatting with her. She is almost big enough to run with me.

Baby Jogger Miles: 10.00Asics 2170 Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
7.00

4 easy miles this morning into Santa Clara and back.

3 easy miles this afternoon. 

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 7.00
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16.00

10 miles in the morning with Dave on the usual loop. Clyde hurt his coccyx so hopefully he gets better soon.

6 easy miles this afternoon around the school. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 16.00
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12.00

6 easy miles in the morning.

6 easy miles in the afternoon. Trying to just get some runs in. 

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 12.00
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Sick

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Sick

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13.00

3 easy miles in the morning before doing weights with the kids. Nice and chilly.

10 miles this afternoon over towards the Bloomington Loop. I felt a little frisky so I threw in a faster mile. 5:30 for the mile. Nothing spectacular but something to show for. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 13.00
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8.00

Did plyometrics this afternoon with some of the team. I ran 8 easy miles with Dace up along the strip. Cooler temps for sure.

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
15.25

Cold morning today. Ran with Dave, Clyde, and Bill on the usual loop. Clyde's coccyx must be feeling better. He looked alright this morning. Happy to get some decent miles in the chilly weather.

5 more miles over to Little Valley this afternoon. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 15.25
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Total Distance
4.50

Very tired this morning.

4 miles this afternoon down along the golf course. Not a ton of time for stuff this afternoon.

.50 miles running back to the house to get a flashlight to fix my flat tire. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 4.50
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Total Distance
4.00

Only did 4 miles this afternoon. I planned on more but I needed to get home for Norah's ballet performance. That was a lot of fun.

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 4.00
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16.00

Went up with the Circle this morning at Vernon Worthen to do a different route. It was raining quite a bit but still felt good. We started up towards Snow Canyon Parkway and then caught the trail that went through Dixie Downs and followed Dixie Dr. all the way down to Southgate. We headed towards the Bloomington Loop and then came back along the River Trail. We ran up Bluff Street to the park. Lots of puddle jumping and good times. I extended at the end to get 16 for the day. Solid way to end the week. 

Fun times at the Running Boys/Wives Christmas party this evening. 

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 16.00
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Total Distance
12.00

6 miles in the morning around Webb Hill. Weights after.

6 miles in the afternoon. Same run as this morning but just did it backwards. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 12.00
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7.00

Plyometrics after school with the team and then 7 miles around Webb Hill with Dace. Literally got poured on the whole time.

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 7.00
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16.25

10.25 miles with the Circle this morning. Weather was cold and windy. It got me prepped for running in Bear Lake all next week. Good times and conversation. I am glad Dave is not mad at me anymore.

6 miles this afternoon. 3 miles with the team up in the snow behind the school and then another 3 miles to Hidden Valley. Hands were freezing. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 16.25
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles total this afternoon. I did a 3 mile warm up out along the Arizona Strip and then did a 3 mile tempo run back to the high school. Felt pretty decent during the tempo section. I need to get this type of run in at least once a week.

Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 6.00
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10.00

Ran from the high school over to do the Bloomington Loop. Came back along the trail and up to the school. Hands were cold but felt good throughout. I need to get some new shoes.

Asics 2170 Miles: 10.00
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19.40

Ran almost 3.5 miles before the boys showed up.

Met up with Clyde this morning at Vernon Worthen. Dave slept in. We did the same loop as last week but a touch faster. Fairly cold this morning. Solid way to end the week. Needed to get 70 miles in this week.

I will be up in Logan and Bear Lake next week so I will be cold on my runs. Should be interesting.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 19.40
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Total Distance
14.00

Ran from my in-laws house in Logan this morning out to Smithfield and back. Did kind of a loop. Nice fresh snow to run on this morning. The temps were actually quite nice. It was a little different being back on snow since it has been forever. One snow run down this week. 

It should be interesting running in Bear Lake. I know the temps will be much colder. 

Nike Pegasus Miles: 14.00
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Total Distance
10.00

Finally made it to Bear Lake yesterday. Lots of fun this morning for Christmas. Everyone was sleeping so I drove down from the cabin and then ran north towards Montpelier right along Bear Lake Blvd. which is right next to the lake. Sunny but still cold. Survived the first run up here.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 10.00
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12.00

Out and back on Bear Lake Blvd. towards Pickleville Playhouse and back. Lots of snow on the road so not as fast as I would have liked. Beard froze today. Cold!

Nike Pegasus Miles: 12.00
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12.00

Same run as yesterday except the weather was a little warmer.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 12.00
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12.00

12 miles towards Montpelier. I made it to the town of Fish Haven. Fun little town and lots of cool cabins and houses. It would be fun to live up here but not in the winter. 6000 feet of elevation for the runs in Bear Lake this week. I saw a ton of deer and wild turkeys this week. Lots of fun.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 12.00
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10.00

Drove back down to Logan this morning to head back to the in-laws. Ran in Logan today. Lots of sun but it was the coldest temperature wise all week. It was a balmy 12 degrees. The moustache froze over today. I might try and get a picture up. I ran up towards Smithfield and back.

Deer count = saw 12 total this week

Wild Turkey Count = saw 6 total for the week

Decent week running in the frozen tundra. Really pretty with all of the white snow but extremely cold. Need to get back to St. George quick.

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Took care of sick people all day. Finished off the year with a big fat 0 miles. 

Looking back on the year I am happy to have been able to run still while in graduate school. Life has been extra busy in 2012 with the addition of a new baby, new responsibilities, and everything else that goes on in life. 

Got 2 solid 50 mile races in this summer and happy with the results. Looking forward to being done with graduate school in May and then back to training.

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Total Distance
246.40
Baby Jogger Miles: 10.00Asics 2170 Miles: 97.00Brooks Launch (2012) Miles: 60.00Nike Pegasus Miles: 57.40Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 32.00
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