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January 2012

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Location:

Bountiful,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Winner of 1994 Teton Dam Half Marathon, 1:25:01.

Best Marathon: 3:23:40. (Deseret News 2006).

Completed Utah Grand Slam (2006).

Completed 8 Marathons in 1 year, the last four were each two weeks apart.

Marathons to date: 25.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay Healthy

Sub 3:15 Marathon

Train consistently

Finish in the top 10% at all races 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hr marathon

Complete a 100 miler

1st Overall at any race

 

 

Personal:

Hi, my name is Matt and I love to run! I especially enjoy trail running. I am married to Susie and we have six children Connor-10, Jed-8, Jaxine-7, Evan-4, Eliza-2, and Susanna-0. Look for me at your next race, I wear the same bright yellow Twinkies shirt at all my races.

Favorite Course: Mid-Mountain Marathon, Park City, Utah

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
98.820.000.000.0098.82
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Happy New Year. I ran on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in North Salt Lake this morning. My calves were sore from Saturdays run. Time to set new goals for 2012. I am going to go after one of my big goals this year and complete a 100 miler.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.160.000.000.004.16

Four miles on the Legacy Parkway Trail just before bed.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.160.000.000.007.16

Bonneville Shoreline Trail. I was intending to run on flat ground, but ending up running hills anyway.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.560.000.000.003.56

Mueller Park Trail. I had busy day at work today, so I only had time for a few miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.530.000.000.008.53

It finally snowed. I had planned on running to Sessions Mountain this morning, but when I saw the snow I decided to change plans. I ran the Wild Rose Trail. I made fresh track all the way up. Instead of coming down the same route, I ran down the ridge past the radio towers. Then I headed back along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. I passed a lady who was out walking her dog. Since there was only one sets of tracks in the snow, I'll bet she was wondering "Where did he come from?" It was a great run this morning. I love running in the snow.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Four treadmill miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.370.000.000.0010.37

Wild Rose Trail to Dude Mountain. 4000 ft elevation gain. One incredible sunrise.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.160.000.000.008.16

Bonneville Shoreline Trail. I headed up to the radio towers, and then along the ridge to just above Ensign Peak. Got the whole run in just before it started snowing.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.280.000.000.005.28

Headed uphill today. I was hoping to make it to Cave Peak, but didn't have enough time. Which was probably good because there was a cold wind this morning. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Crazy day. Wind, rain, and then snow. I was only able to get 2 miles in. Next week will be better.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.160.000.000.002.16

I didn't have a lot of time this morning, so I just did a quick loop on the Wild Rose Trail. The trail had soft packed snow for the entire route. It felt great.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Five miles on the treadmill. I would prefer to be running on trails.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

I am on travel for work right now. I ran on the boardwalk at Virginia Beach. Great weather today, I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.800.000.000.006.80

Mueller Park Trail. Wet, Wet, Wet. When I started the run it was raining, and it rained the entire time. I got completely soaked. I was hoping that as I got higher in elevation that it would turn to snow, but that was not the case. The trail was soft packed snow for the first two miles, then got a bit sloppy for the next half a mile. At 2.7 miles, all other tracks stopped. I wanted to go to Elephant Rock so I headed on. The next .75 miles to the rock was knee deep snow. At the rock, I turned around and headed back through the snow. Running in knee deep snow in January while getting rained on. Is that dedication or complete insanity? The rain really destroyed the trail. The rest of the run back to the car was a sloppy mess. Despite the weather, I still love that trail. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.180.000.000.005.18

Legacy Parkway Trail. Five miles nice and easy. The weather was cold and dry, but I am still not dried out from yesterday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.660.000.000.005.66

Wild Rose Trail. Cold and clear this morning. I was the only one on the trail today. The upper portion of the trail had very few tracks and was slow going. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Double digits on a Tuesday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
98.820.000.000.0098.82
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