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Dogtown Half Marathon

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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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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
72.60
Brooks PureGryt Miles: 10.00Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 26.00Nike Pegasus Miles: 19.60Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 17.00
Total Distance
10.00

Ran with the team today on Barrel Roll across from the Jacob Hamblin home. It was a fun run due to many of the team not having run it before. Kept it nice and relaxed. Loads of fun plus it was nice having Darian down from college to run with us. Busy the rest of the day.

Brooks PureGryt Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
16.00

3 miles this morning with the team. Weights after wards.

7 miles this afternoon with the girls and boys with their workout. We did a 2 mile warm up and then 14x200m repeats. I did the first 12 with the girls and then the last 2 with the boys. 1 mile cool down. Great workout for the team today.

6 more miles after practice with Dace around Webb Hill. Perfect running weather. Kept the pace nice and relaxed. 

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 16.00
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Total Distance
15.60

Nice and wet run this morning with Clyde. We hung out under his garage and decided it was best to go out for our run. Rain was cold but the conversation went well. 10.25 miles for our loop. Didn't stress about pace at all.

Nice 5.35 mile loop around Webb Hill with some of the girls. It was fun. I was happy to see the weather clear up. 

Nike Pegasus Miles: 15.60
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Total Distance
10.00

3 easy miles in the morning with the team. Weights after wards.

3 miles just with warm up and cool down with the team.

4 more miles after with Dace. 

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 easy miles with the team this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow goes well.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 4.00
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Race: Dogtown Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:11:35, Place overall: 2
Total Distance
17.00

Met up at 7:45am with the some of the kids to get on the bus and head up to the starting line. We got up to the start and did a 2 mile warm up. I hit the port-a-potty and I was good to go for the race. I saw Dave so we did another .5 mile or so. It was perfect weather. I got to the start and didn't see anyone except Batman and a rapping hamster. I felt like I had a good chance of winning. All of sudden, Seth Wold comes up to me and says "hi." Flashbacks of the 2008 Ogden Marathon came on. Seth is a great runner and I knew I would have to work for this one if I wanted the win. 

The race started and Dave, Seth, and I took it out. Dave ran the first two miles with us and then dropped back to run with his high school kids. I didn't want to look at my watch at all so I just stayed relaxed and pushed with Seth. I felt really good as the miles kept clicking off. I felt really strong. Much like 2008 Ogden Marathon, Seth rode me like Pippi Longstocking until mile 10. At the top of Majestic hill he extended his lead to about 10 seconds in front of me. The gradual downhill helped me get going again and my legs responded. I closed the gap with Seth over the last two miles but it was not enough. He beat me by about 10 seconds or so. I was a little bummed about this but it felt great pushing a solid race with him. 

My watch measured 13 miles so the course was a touch short. 

Happy to see my high school kids run well today. This hopefully bodes well for a great track season. 

Decent way to finish off the week. This was another confidence boost in the right direction for what I hope to do this year as I get back into race mode. 

Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 17.00
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Total Distance
72.60
Brooks PureGryt Miles: 10.00Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 26.00Nike Pegasus Miles: 19.60Saucony A2 Blue (1) Miles: 17.00
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