Trails!

Week starting Nov 01, 2009

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesCody's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

 

 

 

 

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
33.500.0033.50
Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 27.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

I am in Phoenix (well, actually Scottsdale) for the week for a 4 day seminar / training.  I am in class all day long, but I do have a racquetball court at my hotel so I was able to have some fun this evening.

Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Dan, Mike and I went to a local park for some frisbee golf.  We ran home the 4 miles, but I got bored with the slow pace and did a 2 mile out and back section at 6:30 pace.  Dan schooled us at Frisbee golf.

Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 6.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

More Racquetball

Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

I actually got up early enough today to run before being confined in class all day.  I enjoyed the sunrise while running on a canal trail (all packed dirt).  It was flat and the air was full of oxygen.  

7 min pace

Traveled home late in the evening.  Sort of, as I stayed in SLC for the weekend with the family.

Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 9.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

6 easy mile on Parkway.  No oxygen.

7:20 pace

Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 6.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Probably the toughest self-inflicted 6.5 mile I have ever run.  Ever since high school I have wanted to return to the Mount Olympus trail head to go after my un-official record of summitting and returning to my car in under 3 hours.  Today was the day.  Perfect weather for an 8 am start.  I was not prepared well since I didn't plan on staying in SLC for the weekend and so I didn't have my trail shoes nor my watter bottle.  Oh, well its not that long of a run.

  I started off pretty aggressive up the mountain but was quickly slowed by the lack of oxygen.  The trail is pretty rocky and steep.  It starts at about 4800 feet and tops out in about 3.25 miles at 9000 feet.  That works out to roughly a thousand feet per mile.  Steep.  I had a blast running until I was forced to a hike.  The final mile before the saddle kicked my butt.  Once I hit the saddle (1 hour 3 mins) I get to scramble up rocks the final 500 feet to the summitt.  I took my time here and didn't rush it.  I signed my name in the mail box 1:21 into the run.  I took 5 mins recovery to enjoy the view before making my way back down.  The top part was again slow going as I still value my life but once I hit the saddle, the quads were in full use.  No diggers today as I managed to stumble back to the car in exactly 2:10. (49 mins down) New record by close to an hour.  The garmin measured 6.5 miles, but effort wise, it was a 20 miler.  

  A highlight of the trip up was seeing Mike Doleac (famous Ute basketball player from late 90's) and some other tall dude hiking down the hill.  He said hi.  I also ran into an old neighbor friend from my younger years.  I stopped to talk to him on the way down, but almost fell into a bush as my legs were shaking uncontrollably for a minute after I stopped.  I also had a few (20 or so) people do the "what in the world is that crazy guy doing?" comments.  

Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 6.50
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
33.500.0033.50
Cumulus 10 Silver Miles: 27.50
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Recent Comments: