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Location:

Logan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

Logan Peak Trail Race

Completely addicted to trail running

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Race Schedule

TBD...

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Who knows?

 

 

 

 

Personal:

Link to my Wife and I's Photo and Running blog

 

 

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Microspikes Lifetime Miles: 408.50
PI EMotion Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 357.00
MT1010SA Lifetime Miles: 120.50
Rapa Nui 2 Lifetime Miles: 305.50
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 555.80
PI Emotion Trail N2 Lifetime Miles: 312.50
PI Emotion Trail M2 Lifetime Miles: 328.50
2015 Trail Miles Lifetime Miles: 2047.50
2015 Road Miles Lifetime Miles: 490.00
2015 Mtn Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 58.00
Altra Impulse 1.0 Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles: 242.00
Altra Paradigm (blue) Lifetime Miles: 102.00
LP 3.0 Tester Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Altra Paradigm 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 92.00
Altra LP NS HT Lifetime Miles: 95.00
Altra Torin 2.5 Red Lifetime Miles: 7.00
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Launch Blue #1 Miles: 4.502011 Road Miles Miles: 7.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 59.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 2.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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Business Trip to San Antonio this week.  Left sunday afternoon.  Arrived to my hotel room at 2am today.  Got up in time for a 2 mile run followed by a 35 min session on the elliptical.  Between the running in the muggy 80 degrees and the indoor elliptical session, I was drenched.  The running felt ok.  This week was the test to see if things are healing....

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 2.002011 Road Miles Miles: 2.00
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2.5 miles in sketchy neighborhoods (compared to logan at least) around San Antonio.  20 mins on the Elliptical after.

2011 Road Miles Miles: 2.50
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Nada - No time today

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2.5 Miles running followed by 25 mins on the elliptical.  Leg hurt during the run.  I see no progress in the healing with a 6 week hiatus.  Dang

On a happy note, I visited the Alamo yesterday.  Pretty cool, but not as cool as the all you can eat ribs we had after.  Beef Ribs, Pork Ribs, Smoked Sausage and Smoked Chicken in massive quantities.  Very nice.

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 2.502011 Road Miles Miles: 2.50
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I hit my own pillow at 1:30 am today.  Got up and was at work by 8:30.  I rode the bike to work today for the exercise.  This week was lots of sitting around and eating candy bars and ribs.  So, a successful week but enough of that.  Back at it.  

After work I went up Providence Canyon.  I was in withdrawals.  There is some serious water coming out of that canyon.  The road is totally washed out halfway up.  There is a second river coming down the road.  Major damage.  The singletrack is still in good shape though so I made it fine. 

T- 1:25 15.5 miles 1750' Vert


Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 23.50
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Watched the Logan Peak Race this morning - 

The course went through drastic changes due to the dangerous snowy (as in slip and fall off a mountain dangerous) conditions.  They had first planned to have the course an out and back to Providence Canyon (22 miles) but there is still too much snow on the south syncline trail and Providence Canyon road is washed out so the aid couldn't get set up.  So, the course became an out and back up Dry Canyon to the ridge on North Syncline trail.  Only 11 miles.  Right before the start, I took off on my bike and started up the canyon.  I got about 2 miles from the start before the leaders caught me.  Seth Wold was leading the charge with about a min lead on the chase pack of Joe Furse, Ty Draney, Chris Cawley, and Aaron Kennard.  I let a few folks by then resumed my ride up the canyon.  I made it the farthest I have ever gone on my bike up that canyon.  Its too rocky to do it often.  I made it the start of the switchbacks before calling it good.  I tried to sit down and wait for the guys to come back down, but the mosquitos devoured me.  I ended up hiking up and down the trail cheering on the other runners.  Before too long, seth was on his way down.  He had built up a 4 min lead on the chase pack (now Ty, Joe and Chris).  I followed Chris down on my bike then passed and caught up to Joe and passed him too.  About that time Ty and Seth were running together just 15 seconds ahead.  Joe kicked it into gear and nearly caught them before the mouth of the canyon.  I zipped over to the finish to watch the action.  3 guys all together and Chris a few seconds back.  Turns out that Seth was able to hold off the charging Joe, but just barely.  What a race! 

Seth, Joe, Ty, Chris, Aaaron....

 

Trail at mile 4 or so.

If you want to download a video of the chase pack at this point click here

Finish video of Joe and Seth here

I did a bit more riding on Deer Fence before calling it a day and heading home. 

1/2 mile jogging with Aaron before the start

1/2 mile hiking or so

22.5 miles biking

2:40 total time 3600' vert

PM: My family is out of town so I decided to kill some time by heading out AGAIN for another ride.  I just can't sit still.  Providence Canyon up to the singletrack bridge.  I ditched my bike in a bush and ran the trail (including the section under construction) as far as I could go.  The leg felt pretty good.  I guess I just need to run more trails.  Course it was only 2 miles.  Oh well, it was fun even if it was short. 

T- 62 min bike (13 miles)  19 running (2 miles) 1500' Vert

** Weekly Summary - What started out as a bust of a week ended with a bang with 2 big days.  I just didn't have time to exercise while traveling.  It appears that my leg just hasn't made significant improvement in the last 6 weeks.  What to do?

51 miles equivalent running - 59 mtn bike miles, 9.5 actual running miles - 462 mins - 6850' Vert (in 2 days)

2011 Trail Miles Miles: 2.50Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 35.50
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Launch Blue #1 Miles: 4.502011 Road Miles Miles: 7.00Mountain Bike 2011 Miles: 59.002011 Trail Miles Miles: 2.50
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