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Location:

American Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 20, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

6 100 mile finishes:

Wasatch 100- 2011

Wasatch 100- 2012

Buffalo Run 100- 2013

Bryce 100- 2013

Wasatch 100- 2013

Buffalo Run 100- 2014

100 mile PR- 22:42

Multiple ultra distance adventure runs every year

My running focus has been on ultra running since 2011

Climbed 348 peaks from 2010-2013

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Race Schedule for 2014:

Buffalo 100 (Goal: 22 hours)

Bighorn 100

Wasatch 100 (Goal: Under 30 hours)

Have less than 20 trail diggers in 2014:

Diggers so far in 2014: 1

Climb 100 peaks in 2014

Peaks climbed so far in 2014: 40

Long-Term Running Goals:

24 hour Wasatch 100 finish

Personal:

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 175.05
Hoka Bondi-B Lifetime Miles: 492.55
Brooks Cascadia 6 #3 Lifetime Miles: 246.52
Altra Lone Peak #2 Lifetime Miles: 398.00
2013 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 325375.00
Altra Lone Peak #3 Lifetime Miles: 409.50
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles: 268.25
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 380.35
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 44.10
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 #2 Lifetime Miles: 312.40
Altra Lone Peak #4 Lifetime Miles: 439.00
2014 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 118065.00
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Altra Lone Peak #5 Lifetime Miles: 146.70
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:51:17
Total Distance
26.20

So here is the long version of my race. Now that I have had a few days to analyze it, it seems quite normal that if you put 5,000+ people together to run 26.2 miles in some heat you are going to see some gross things, and probably some of them pretty grizzly. I’ll just say that as far as grossness goes, I saw it all and felt some of it too: Farmer blows, spit in every nasty form imaginable, pee, lots of pee without regard to the viewing audience. Puke and sweat. Enough sweat to even make Burt proud. I saw worse, but there might be kids reading this, but I digress…

 I arrived in St. George kind of late, and ended up only getting 2.5 hours of sleep, but when I woke up I was actually feeling really good. I was meeting some friends at the Crystal Inn at 4:45, so I ate breakfast, got ready and met up with them in time to catch the bus up to the start. Most of the guys I was with had done this race several times, so they were giving me low down on the course and what to expect and it actually made me a little nervous. When we arrived at the start I went on my own because my friends were all in the elite corral, so I headed over to the looong line at the POP and waited for about 45 minutes for my turn. I should have just found a bush, but what else was I going to do? After my less than one minute stop in the POP it was almost time to start, so I adjusted my gear and took some Cytomax and headed over to the HUGE wall of people waiting to go. I never heard a gun go off, but I heard a loud cheer and then everyone started walking and within about 30 seconds we could jog, although it was really crowded.

The first 7 miles were incredibly fun and I really enjoyed almost everything about them. It wasn’t too hot yet and I was feeling strong. My pace was between 7:20-7:40 for the first 7 miles and I didn’t feel tired at all. I was really starting to think I could have a really good time if I could keep this up and then we hit Veyo and the hill was a bit harder than I thought it would be. My pace slowed a lot busting up that thing and it was tough to keep up a good pace. I decided to take my first gel and at the next aid station I had a gel and a Gatorade. I had to stop to drink it as I walked and I noticed it was a bit tougher getting into my groove starting back up.

About mile 9 I started to feel a hot spot on both of my big toes. I was a little worried that I would get a blister, so I decided to stop for some Vaseline, but I would wait as long as I thought I could. I also noticed I had to pee, so at the next aid station I found what I thought was an open POP. Well, it was open, but to my surprise I was half way in with my pants half way down when I realized there was a guy in there sitting on the toilet. It wasn’t pretty at all let me tell you. The hair, the pasty whiteness, the UGH!!! Ummm lock the door. It was one of those awkward life moments that will forever be seared into my brain. So I quickly jumped out and found another one that was open. I made sure to lock the door. On my way out I grabbed more Gatorade and from that point on I was drinking two cups of Gatorade or water the rest of the way. It was starting to get hot.

I was still feeling really good when I hit mile 13, but I decided to stop to take care of the hot spots, so at the aid station I took a few minutes to rub Vaseline on both toes and I also noticed a big blister forming on one of my other toes, so I took care of that one too. I hated stopping, but if I hadn’t it could have been much worse later in the race. I also had another gel, an S-Cap and some more Gatorade and then took off. I hit my half marathon at 1:45 and I was happy with my time up to that point and hoped I could keep it up.

14-17 I really noticed the heat more. I was sweating a lot and even though I felt pretty good I was slowing down. My pace gradually slowed. There were a few hills to deal with but the one that was really difficult for me was the hill around mile 18. Combined with the heat it was tough. I never stopped to walk once during the race except to grab water, but I was really tempted to at this point. Several runners were walking, but it motivated me to keep pushing.

The rest of the race was just hard. It was hot and now my hamstrings were starting to cramp up. It made every step hurt, but I could still run. I was really looking forward to the downhill at the end of the race, but I couldn’t push it as hard as I would have liked. I saw a lot of people struggling. Some dry heaving, a few that had collapsed and I was thankful that I was at least moving along.

Once we got out of the canyon there were crowds of people there to cheer us on. Normally this gives me a big boost and I can pick up the pace, but not today. It was just hard. The last 3 miles might have been the most difficult I have ever run. My hamstrings were now screaming and my energy was depleted. I tried to push it and at times I could, but it wasn’t what I had hoped for. Somehow when I saw the balloons at the finish I was able to find a boost and I actually picked up my pace considerably and passed several people at the end. My Garmin said I had run 26.3 miles. I got my finishers medal and instantly felt sick. My hammies were cramping bad and I had to go lay down for about 20 minutes. It was torture because I wanted a drink so bad, but couldn’t stand in the line. There was a really nice guy that had two cups of water and offered me one. I felt a little better, but it took about 30 minutes to start feeling good again.

This race was so much fun. It was incredible. Even though it was really hard, I learned a lot and enjoyed almost every minute… well, except for the last hour. I didn’t enjoy that much, but I love putting my body in those types of situations to see how I can respond and I learned a lot. I will definitely be back to do it again. Next time I know I can shave off quite a lot of time, so I am excited for that.

 

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 26.20
Night Sleep Time: 2.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 2.50Weight: 155.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 00:45:53 from 68.225.214.248

Great job Scott! I didn't know you were that fast. :)

From jun on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 00:49:31 from 97.126.232.37

That is a great time considering the conditions. I believe you knocked about 40 min off your previous marathon PR. Way to go.

From Twinkies on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 10:01:02 from 12.189.100.2

Way to go Scott. If you knock 40 minutes off your PR at your next marathon, you'll be smoking fast.

From Teena Marie on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 11:21:24 from 74.211.26.22

:) :) :)

Nicely done, Scott!

That heat was a best.

A 40 minute PR ... DANG!!!! You're the man! :)

From allie on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 12:27:29 from 174.19.51.35

40 minutes! awesome. congrats on the huge PR, especially in that heat. way to go.

From crockett on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 14:09:14 from 216.49.181.254

But the big question we all have is, how many wrong turns did you take? Did you have to ask for directions?

From JD on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 14:12:15 from 166.128.32.202

Wow! That's a huge PR, congratulations!

From jun on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 14:16:56 from 97.126.232.37

And were there any UFOs?

From MatthewVH on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 18:24:01 from 97.117.123.247

Mighty Good job Scott. Let's have a party.

From Lily on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 19:06:43 from 67.199.181.73

yeah 40 minutes off your last marathon time is a major improvement. You are super awesome. Way to run Scott!

From Oreo on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 19:29:11 from 174.27.138.215

Nice.. I lost the battle on that one. Kicked my trash.. I forgot my enduralytes ugh.. and they were out of the at the expo, by the time I got down there... Anywho's That's a sweet race!! Nice job!!

From leslie peterson on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 20:20:49 from 174.52.158.81

Scott, what a great job!!!!! I could not find your name in the newspaper, how old are you??? I am so glad you broke your sub 4 goal!!!!

From Twinkies on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 20:46:09 from 12.189.100.2

He's old!!

From leslie peterson on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 20:59:50 from 174.52.158.81

I checked the 20's and 30's, he can not be 40!!!

From RivertonPaul on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:12:33 from 174.19.57.96

Congrats on the PR on the hot day.

From Kelli on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:22:42 from 71.219.65.246

You hit your goal with time to spare, nice!! The second half of that race is usually heavenly, the heat just ruined it for all of us yesterday. It is amazing what an affect it had. BUT you did great!!!

From gdoc on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:34:50 from 98.202.195.25

Nice one! This was my second marathon, but it seemed much harder than the first...mostly the heat issue I'm assuming...anyway Nice Impressive Job!

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 12:01:53 from 66.239.250.209

Thanks Burt (I think)

Jun- Thanks Jun. I had a great time and I am excited to try and shave more time off next year.

Thanks Twinkies. One day I hope I can do that.

Thanks Teena. It was a lot of fun, but the last few miles were hard.

Thanks Allie. :)

Crockett- I am saving that for PE :)

Thanks JD

Matt- Let's party on the South Ridge soon.

Thanks Lily. :)

Thanks Oreo. I looked for you, but I really don't know what you look like. :)

Thanks Leslie. I looked for you down there, but didn’t see you.

Thanks Paul.

Thanks Kelli- I looked for you out there, but you were waaaaay ahead. Congrats on your race.

Thanks Gdoc. Yeah, that heat was awful.

From Smooth on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 15:59:30 from 67.41.235.104

CONGRATULATIONS Scott! WOW!!! That is an awesome PR with that kinda heat! You had such a great attitude about "learning"! I have no doubt that you will PR big time in your next marathon.

I was bummed that I didn't see you!

Oh, that guy in the OPEN pop made me laugh! I actually did the same thing opening a pop door on a guy but it was at the start and thankfully it was DARK! Oooops!

From RAD on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 16:44:03 from 67.172.229.125

Amazing race Scott! That heat was near unbearable. I never saw the puking, but could only see about 3 feet in front of me those last few miles. I think I was blocking it all out...

When will people learn to lock the pops? really? I hope your memory can let that image fade soon...

From Burt on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 17:17:23 from 206.19.214.144

Where was this report before?

I am proud of all that sweat. You should have seen me today. Like a bucket of water was dumped on me.

From jun on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 17:27:50 from 66.239.250.209

Good report. I finally read the long version.

From Bryce on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 23:19:05 from 67.186.213.216

Great report Scott. Huge Congrats on beating your time goal and the PR. Impressive given the conditions. Oh, and I dont think there are any turns on the PE course, so you should be o.k. :)

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 01:50:14 from 75.165.249.90

Thanks Smooth, too bad I didn't see you. I was actually hoping to see someone I knew around mile 19+ to help give me some inspiration and I thought about you. You are always so encouraging. I still keep thinking about that guy in the POP. Haha. kind of funny now.

Thanks Jun. Burt, you are almost always a sweaty mess. It's been a while since you made a video of you sweating What's up?

Bryce- Thanks. I think I could have done a little better without the heat, but I guess that is part of racing. If I get lost at PE I will quit running. :)

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 01:52:07 from 75.165.249.90

Thanks Rad. Hey, was the KT tape on your calves pink? If so then I think I was running right behind you for about a mile and then you pulled away about 20-21 around there.

From RAD on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 14:13:18 from 67.172.229.125

YUP! That was me. All pinked up and ready to run :) I'm sure I was out of it enough at that point I was hardly even recognizing people around me. Next time I hope to have my wits about me enough to recognize people.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 17:07:31 from 66.239.250.209

I was kind of in the same state or I think I would have recognized you. Too bad because I had extra gu's and I would have given you some.

From Aaron Kennard on Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 22:42:39 from 24.8.144.22

ha ha! Congrats on the marathon. Sounds fun. "enjoyed every minute, except the last hour" hmmm....that's almost every minute I suppose. I like it. The interesting thing is that you actually did enjoy the thought of putting yourself into that suffer mode, and you enjoyed the fact that you did it afterward...so hey...if you didn't totally enjoy it in the moment, at least you can say you did since the before and after and thoughts of having done it were enjoyable right?

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 01:58:48 from 75.165.249.90

HAHA! That made me laugh Aaron. I wasn't even thinking when I wrote that, but yeah, I loved it, but that last houe was hard. I love pushing myself to the limit. Fun.

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