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Wasatch Back Relay

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Location:

Fort Collins,CO,

Member Since:

May 15, 2003

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided PR's:
5K: 14:48 (Track - 2001)
10K: 30:45 (Track - 2001)
10K: 31:32 (Bolder Boulder - 2013)
Half Marathon: 1:06:09 (Duluth - 2013)
Marathon: 2:17:54 (Grandma's) - 2014)
Marathon: 2:19:47 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2013)
Marathon: 2:19:49 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2010)

Aided PR's:
10K: 29:38 (Des News - 2011)
Half Marathon: 1:05:30 (TOU Half - 2011)
Marathon: 2:18:09 (St George - 2007)
Marathon: 2:17:35 (Boston - 2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Started taking Enbrel in March, 2009.

Run as much as I can, and race as well as I can. Make the most of however much time I have left as an able-bodied runner.

Training for the 2018 Colorado Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

  Run until I'm old, and then run some more. Stand tall.

Personal:

1 wife, 2 kids. 1 cat. Work as a GIS Specialist/Map Geek

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

 

 

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Race: Wasatch Back Relay (178 Miles) 18:29:29, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.007.400.000.0011.40

AM - got up and ran over to the WBR start line at Merlin Olsen Park to check things out and drop off my Marathon GIS banner for them to put up. The start line was pretty much constructed by 6:30AM, including what I've been calling "The Four Pillars of Ragnar". If you've seen the start or finish line, you'll know what I'm talking about. From there, I ran a little bit on Leg 1, up into River Heights, and then back home.

I'm glad to have this race starting 5 blocks from my house now, in the middle of Logan. Not only is it incredibly convenient for me, but it will be good for the town of Logan to host an event of this magnitude. This event is now twice the size of Top of Utah, and is the 3rd-largest relay in the U.S. It is growing so fast, that I expect it to exceed Reach the Beach by next year and become the 2nd-largest. Pretty cool. The race directors have worked hard and have earned it.

Our team (MarathonGIS.com) starts at 5PM this evening, with Weber State, BYU, Runners Corner, and 26.2 Running Company. It will be a very good competition.

(Adrenaline orange: 376 miles)

PM - Wasatch Back Relay. Did Leg 5 in 46:17 (7.4 miles, 6:16/mile). Considering 3% uphill grade and 1200' of climbing, I was pretty happy with it. Splits were 5:42, 6:05, 6:11, 6:01, 6:16, 6:27, 7:00, 2:31 (0.4 miles, 6:31 pace). First 5 miles were great, but the gradient plus the distance/duration of sustaining that effort got to be too much for me. Will write more later.

(Burn: 184 miles)

Comments
From Chad on Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:25:04

Best of luck in the WBR. I'm sure you guys will fly!

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