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Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 15K

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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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Race: Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 15K (9.3 Miles) 00:51:07, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
12.30

I was up in Logan spending the 4th with the in-laws so I decided to do this race.  I am really glad that I did this run.  It was nice to gauge where my training is at.  I got up to the starting line and warmed up for 1/2 a mile.  I met up with Jon, Cody, and James and talked with them for a little bit.  It was nice to finally meet these guys.  I am going to have to go up to Logan and run with them on occasion.  I got to the starting line and looked around to see who was there.  I didn't recognize to many people but their were quite a few Mountain Crest High cross country runners.  I was shooting for under 52 minutes and was excited to get started.  Here are the splits and the way the race went:

1- 5:31 - Ran with James and was getting the legs loosened up.  Saw Carson Campbell (former USU runner) and Josh Steffen taking off.  Wanted to hold back thinking I might catch up with them.

2- 5:41- Still running with James and getting cut off by Mountain Crest runners.  Little punks!

3- 5:39- Wasn't with James anymore but moved out with one of the Mountain Crest runners (Neal Ferrin).

4- 5:38- Still with Neal and just chatting a little bit to kill the time.  Sitting in 3rd/4th place right now.

5- 5:26- Same as Mile 4.

6- 5:21- Pushed the pace a little bit more and still chatting away.  Leaders are still way out in front.

7- 5:26- Saw Carson slow up at the bottom of the hill.  Carson was at the top and Neal and I were half way up.   I knew that we were going to catch him.

8- 5:27- Caught up with Carson and left Neal behind.  I told him to come with for the last little bit but he ran out of gas.  Neal is a great runner and will have a great cross country season.  I am glad to see the road start going a little down hill.

9- 5:12- Was really pushing it now and not wanting anyone to catch me.

9.3- 1:46- I was happy to see the finish line.  I felt great!

I was really happy about the race.  Overall pace was 5:30/mile.  The weather was perfect and it was a perfect day for a run.  I got a plate with leaves on it and a ribbon for coming in 2nd.  Josh Steffen came in 1st place.  My wife will be happy with the plate.  If anyone is curious, it is a Rasmussen!  Jon, Cody, and James ran a great race and had awesome times.  We did 2.5 miles to cool down afterwards.  Congrats to them and all who ran today.

Comments
From Jon on Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 17:39:49

Great race today- especially catching them from behind. It was nice to meet you and you are always welcome to come run with us.

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 18:39:25

Logan, your racing lately has been very impressive. Great job!

From James on Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 18:49:38

Logan,

Very impressive performance today! I wish I could have stayed with you for at least a couple of more miles. You were flying that last 4 miles!

It was good to get to know you a little better and I am looking forward to doing some training together.

From Superfly on Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 23:10:36

Good job racing today Logan. Also good job with your training this summer. It will be fun to run with you at Bryce. You'll have to take it easy on us.

From James on Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 09:52:09

Hey, we made the front page of the sports on our cool down!

From jtshad on Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 10:51:48

Great race, sounds like you really kicked it in gear for the last 5K! Keep up the great running!

From steve hooper on Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 15:24:07

Logan, Way to go on the 4th. Your splits were amazing! Looking forward to seeing you at Bryce - It's going to be fast this year.

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