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Location:

South Jordan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Feb 04, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2010 Ogden Half Marathon 1st overall

2010 Bryce Canyon Half 2nd overall 1:12

2010 St. George Marathon 10th overall

2011 American Fork Half marathon 1st overall New PR 1:10:37

2012-Mt. Nebo Half 1:08:00

 

 

 

 

 2009 St. George Marathon 11th overall 2:31:43

2009 Ogden Marathon 4th place overall

2008 St. George Marathon 2:40:46 18th overall

2008 Tou Half 1:14:35 7th overall

2008 Bear Lake Half marathon 1st place Win. Set Course record.

2008 Provo river Half  PR 1:13:28

2008 Boston Marathon 2:49--Beat Lance Armstrong by 2 minutes.

2008 Ogden Marathon 10th overall.

Ragnar Relay Del Sol 2008--1st Place Team Overall. Set new course record! 17 hours 4 minutes 5.38 average pace per mile!

Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back 2008--2nd Place Team overall. 17 hours 54 minutes.

2007 Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon 1:14 4th overall

2007 Wasatch Back Relay 3rd team overall---Very Fun!

Boston, Rock & Roll Arizona, Carlsbad are my favorite marathons.

2007 St. George Marathon 2:40 with puking!39th overall

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

My short term goals are to stick to a good regime.

To bring my marathon pr down in mid 2:30's

World Championship Maters Marathon July 17, 2011

USATFLDR Competition Series: Stiders Half, Salt Lake Half, Hobblecreek Half, Heart of Holiday 5k, Running with Leopards 5k, Draper Days 5k, Minuteman 5k, Top of Utah Half.

Great Potato Half marathon--Boise

Running with Ed 41 mile relay. Team Probar

St. George Marathon 2011

Get Sponsors and make money in Masters.

Sponsors so far:

Probar, St. George Running Center

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:


My long term goals are to beat sasha.

To get my marathon time to 2:20's

 

Personal:

I have three girls-Sarah, Brooke, and Bailey and a baby boy born in Jan. 2010 named Boston. I own a Concrete Construction company called Quality Footings and Foundations. If any of my fellow bloggers are in need of concrete work just drop me a line or call 801-381-7089 I'll give you the friendly runner discount. Its hard work thats why between work and running I maintain my girlish figure! I own the American Flyers Race Pacers which is on Facebook to join. www.americanflyersracepacers.com 

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Went to Daybreak and did a progressive run. started with a 6:30 pace and got down to 5:58. That felt good enough to shake the legs and cob webs. Did it in 49:39

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Race: Top of Utah Half (13.1 Miles) 01:17:23, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 1
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Got my pacers organized at the start of this race and lined up without any warmup. First of all, I have to explain my mishap. I was wakeboarding 2 saturdays ago and tried to attempt a flip and the outcome was 3 fractured ribs. I havnt run a lick since.  My pacers were doing this race so I went up without really knowing what to do. I was going to take a spot if someone didnt show up. They all came so I decided to just line up and do my best. I was talking to Clyde and he told me he was injured from wakeboarding as well. Go figure. I lined up next to them and talked to Steve Anderson who was my only threat for winning Masters overall.  I was joking about his attire as he was wearing board shorts and a t-shirt that had ripped sleaves and neck out of it and had Jeff Dunhams arab skeleton with the words Silence, I Keel You! Haha. When the gun went off, Steve was standing near the river side of the road and I pushed him. I was laughing so hard and I hope they got a pic of it. He didnt fall into the water like I had planned. I started this race right with the group of fast guys and immediately felt pain. I told Steve the first mile that I couldnt push this pace. I let him go with Albert. I ran with Clyde and Adam and another guy for a while and the terrain started to drop more and I felt ok on the down because I honestly wasnt breathing hard so I I got to a 5:35 pace. Whenever I got to a flat or uphill section it destroyed me. I was trying to compensate breathing hard by changing my form of running to a smaller stride and it just made my times drop right to the 6-6:30 pace. I knew I was in second for masters so I didnt really care about the younger guys passing me at the end. I went from 9th to 12th in the last mile which I know wouldnt ever have happened if I could push it. I felt good with this time and from last years time of 1:12 I know I wouldve been sitting in a better position but I had to run regardless of my ailments.  My pacers did awesome and the local newspaper did a write up on them which was a great deal, The race director announced us at the start and the finish and put our logo on their tech shirts! I really do like this race and the sponsors for it. They gave away a ton of prizes that were nice at the end including 2 treadmills.  

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