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Location:

Logan,UT,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 14:48
10K: 30:27
Half Marathon: 1:09:27
Marathon: 2:18:09 (aided), 2:22:34 (unaided)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Need to learn how to manage the disease and the treatments, and figure out what sort of training I can do with it.

I would like to spend the winter building a really strong base, and potentially try another marathon in 2009. Next big race will be the Indy Mini Marathon in May, 2009.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run another marathon...well.

Personal:

Personal Blog: Of Marathons and Maps.

1 wife, 1 kid, 1 dog.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Romans 5:1-5

Favorite Blogs:

Stacy

Miles:	This week:	25.50	Month:	46.25	Year:	46.25
Nike Air Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						455.25
Nike Elite Lifetime Miles:						430.00
Saucony Tangent Lifetime Miles:						100.00
Brooks Axiom Lifetime Miles:						293.75
Montrail Hardrock Lifetime Miles:						100.00
New Balance 780 Lifetime Miles:						50.00
Saucony Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						5.00

Mon, Sep 03, 2007

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Crosstraining miles Total Miles

12.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.75

I slept in until 7:15 today (hurrah, Labor Day!), then ran the dog around the block, ate my oatmeal (complete with James' awesome peaches), and headed out to the River Trail. From the River Trail parking lot, I did a route I haven't ran in awhile: River Trail to the single track, then took the upper route of the single track ("Bridger Lookout"), which goes to the rock fall above Spring Hollow. Ran/stumbled down the steep rockfall about a third of a mile to the Crimson trailhead, and then ran the entire Crimson Trail.

I was particularly happy because I was able to make it up the ascent without walking at all, except for when I bumped into Logan Fielding's wife and mother-in-law and stopped to talk to them for a while. I had the top of the Crimson Trail to myself, and enjoyed the nice, rolling single track before descending back down to River Trail just above Guineva Malibu Campground. I didn't bother going to the campground, but just ran back on the River Trail.

On the last bit of single track coming back on the River Trail some mountain bikers came up behind me, which lit a fire under my butt for some reason, and I started cranking to keep ahead of them. Mission accomplished, I made it to the end of the single track ahead, and then let up. It was a nice little spurt, and proved once again that legs are better than wheels.

I passed Drew Michener near the end of my run and stopped to talk to him for a little bit. He was just beginning the same route as me, except he was going to go the other way (probably a smart idea).

Caught the 9-minute guy during the last mile, and finished the run averaging 8:53/mile. Considering the route contains a lot of rocky, steep single track, and has 1400' of total relief between the trailhead and the summit (with plenty of ups and downs in the middle), I was pretty happy with that, and felt really good today.

(Hardrock: 63 miles)

Comments

From wheakory on Sep 04, 2007 at 00:30:07

Nice Run, what a clmb. Question, with all the training on hills You climb what have you seen in your running that's improved.

Another Question: My sister-in-law wants to run TOU, but all the hotels are booked from 20 miles away. Do you know of any RV or campground in Logan that she might stay at the night before the race? Or any hotel that might put her on a waiting list if someone cancels?

From Paul Petersen on Sep 04, 2007 at 09:56:31

Kory - training on hills increases quad strength, which is important for downhill races like TOU and St. George. It can also increase overall speed. And it also makes you faster on hilly courses, like the Olympic Trials course this year is NYC.

There are several campgrounds in Logan and up Logan Canyon. Take a look a yellowpages.com and at the local USFS website.

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