El Burro Blanco

St. George 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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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

Sat, Jan 22, 2011

Race: St. George Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:14:10, Place overall: 8

Total Distance

17.60

Ran the half today and was not sure how it was going to go because of the head cold all week and lack of speed training. I was shooting for 1:12-1:13 with not feeling 100% and felt like I could handle that.

The gun went off and just kept everything nice and relaxed. I felt good through the first lap and was running mainly with Dave and Clyde. I extended a slight lead of only a couple seconds and hit mile 9.5 and my nose was clogged and I could feel the effects of the head cold really kicking in. I was right on pace through 10 with what I wanted today but the last 5k wasn't happening. I wanted to be done but I decided to push through this. To add injury to insult I had to maneuver my way through runners on the 2nd lap which made for quite an interesting finish.

I was happy to finish and push through the yucky feel of being sick. Happy to see many other bloggers run so well.

I need to get my butt in gear now. No questions asked!

Saucony Fastwitch 4 Miles: 17.60

Comments

From steve ash on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 10:59:57 from 64.134.224.97

Logan, that cold certainly doesn't help matters. And I know this only a blip because physically you are one of the strongest distance runners I've seen on the blog. I want to see that 2:20 guy again..

From JamesH on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:01:20 from 74.211.22.194

Good start to the year. Expecting big things the next few months.

From Paul on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 15:18:19 from 174.27.207.154

Bummer about the cold. I think being sick for a week takes it out of a person.

From Superfly on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 15:39:13 from 208.117.127.110

Yeah good race with the sickness. I'm still glad you kept it up and finished. A 1:14 isn't what you wanted but it looks better than a 1:20 or a DNF. We're getting there bra.

From Walter on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 21:30:40 from 24.10.169.110

Hey Coach, nice job running with a cold. I was glad to do the same down there even though the outcome sucked. Youll be there dont fret the small stuff.

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:07:28 from 204.134.132.225

Sorry about being under the weather...which only makes your time that much more amazing to me. Get well soon.

From Bill on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 20:17:31 from 168.179.180.76

Nice race even with that cold. Pure guts race coming through that fast. very impressed!

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