El Burro Blanco

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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

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Total Distance

25.00

Item off the Bucket list was checked off today. We drove over to Lake Tahoe and I really wanted to run some of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Started at Mt. Rose Summit and ran to Spooner Summit. The whole run I had incredible views of Lake Tahoe. It was absolutely breathtaking. The first 10 miles were nice and relaxed high fiving hikers as I ran by them. I had the next 7 miles be a lot of climbing back to one of the peaks. The last few miles were rolling hills which were a great release from the legs. I didn't start until a touch later but the temps were mid 70s with lots of mountain breezes throughout the entire run. I kept seeing signs saying to watch out for bears and cougars. Luckily I didn't see either of them. I also was grateful to find three big patches of snow so I enjoyed sucking down on that. Probably not the smartest thing but oh well. It was great! One of the best parts of the run was finding a well pump that had freezing cold water to refresh myself. It was on top of the mountain in the middle of nowhere. Awesome stuff. I ended up hopping in Lake Tahoe to reward myself for the run. Spent the entire run above 7500 feet!

25 total miles and a memory I will never forget. Ate at T's Mexican Rotisserie after wards. The veggie burrito was to die for!!!

Hoka Challenger Miles: 25.00

Comments

From Teena Marie on Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 15:43:11 from 166.170.5.80

That sounds AMAZING!!! Our oldest will be attending UNR (leaving in a couple of weeks). I look forward to many trips to Lake Tahoe! They have an XTERRA there as well! Anyways, congrats on a beautiful bucket list run!

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