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Location:

Holladay,UT,USA

Member Since:

Mar 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2011 Salt Lake City Half  1:42  

2010 Buffalo Run 25 K  2:25  

2010 St George Marathon 3:48  

2011 Mid Mountain Trail Marathon 4:27 

2011 Squaw Peak 50 mile 14:00:49 

Short-Term Running Goals:

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Personal:

married, 4 children

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Peregrine 6 Lifetime Miles: 569.92
New Balance 1080 Lifetime Miles: 43.22
Saucony Peregrine 6 Blue Lifetime Miles: 565.84
Peregrine 8 Lifetime Miles: 332.00
Saucony Peregrine 2019 Lifetime Miles: 251.24
Brooks Cascade 14 Lifetime Miles: 345.28
Brooks Cascading 15 Lifetime Miles: 260.39
Saucony Peregrine Lifetime Miles: 181.64
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Brooks Cascadia 5 Miles: 9.40Cascadia 6 Miles: 14.60
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9.400.009.40

Good afternoon for a trail run before the return to winter and rain the rest of the week.  Did the Pipeline from Burch Hollow to the overlook and back.  The trail is a slushy mess in some spots, but overall had a great time on a mostly empty jaunt.  Felt more fatigued than I expected at the end of this one.  Dead deer is still at the top of Rattlesnake, just a bit more eaten.  Freaks me out for some reason.  avg 9:33

Brooks Cascadia 5 Miles: 9.40
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Bad Mamma Jamma Run today.  Knew a storm was coming in so went up early to O-town and joined Oreo on a trail extravaganza on South BST (see Oreo log for actual route) and up to the peak of Malans.  Wasnt feeling my best today with good moments and junior suckfest moments, but was a fulfilling fun run.  We could see the impending stormfront slowly coming the whole time.  We started push up Malans at about the 9 mile mark and trail was slick ice mixed with snow.  I failed to bring the spikes, but luckily my brother had a pair and let me have one.  That made the ice spots possible.  

One interesting thing I have noted is that the traction on the Cascadia 6 is not as good at the 5 version.  Likely in their push to make a lighter version the tread is less bulky and deep.

 Bag of fritos helped me survive and revive to get to the summit.  By the time we hit summit I was getting nervous because the valley was becoming a white out and the wall of storm moving in.  We hustled back down and I had a total calf spasm, big knot, muscle fasiculations...the whole works...never had one before but hurt like a B for a couple minutes.  Luckily it passed and we made it back in a driving hail storm.

Fun times and some good vert.  Calf pretty tight now...any suggestions for those who get these?  Mt Ogden Burger for all. 

Cascadia 6 Miles: 14.60
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Elliptical for 45 minutes.  For more detailed report and pictures, forward to my elliptical adventures blog.

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Brooks Cascadia 5 Miles: 9.40Cascadia 6 Miles: 14.60
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