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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
Total Distance
6.10

PM update** Weights at the gym for 45 min (chest, arms, delts, lats).

I wanted to get out for a trail run and I was near the BST by the zoo (also the Wire trailhead) so I decided to make a run up Wire in my Lone Peaks. The trail was wet, but not that muddy. About a mile up I noticed that my achilles tendons were getting tight and I could feel some tightness in my calf muscles as well, so I decided to turn around and just run on the BST. I ran to Red Butte Canyon where I stopped to take off one of my shirts. There was a misty rain, but it never got bad, but I was hotter than I expected.

On my way to Red Butte I passed a guy dressed in all black, wearing a black hat, sunglasses and a long black coat. He looked out of place and on the way back he was just sitting off the trail on some rocks staring at me. It kind of made the hair on my neck stand up. I looked back a few times, but he was just sitting there. On my way back I took a trail I had never been on before. Instead of turning down on the BST back to the car I stayed on the trail and went up the gully on the south side of Wire. The trail got pretty steep, so I turned around and ran back to the car. A few minutes after I got back it started to hail.

So far I really like the Lone Peaks. They are very comfortable and seem really incredible on the trails. I'll probably ease into them a bit until my tendons get used to the zero drop.

2011 Elevation Gain Miles: 1300.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 6.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From JD on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 20:36:45 from 71.37.100.35

wise to avoid the guy in the overcoat. wonder what he was up to.

nice run. definitely ease into the zero drop shoes. i got a pair of Hatorri's in July and i love them, but i've only been using them once or twice a week. i think they're really helping my form.

From jsh on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 10:21:38 from 63.253.43.114

I'm trying to ease into my Altras as well and it's definitely gonna be a process. Really like them though.

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