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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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Today I went to the Red Hot Pinks Chicks 1/2 marathon. I even wore a pink shirt. Connor ran the 5k also decked out in pink, including wearing his sister's tutu. I met a bunch of great ladies at this race and 1 other guy. I met Lily, Kelli, Kellie, Kelly, Michelle, Mckenzie, Ericka, Rachel, Kami, Aubree, Wendy, Josse, Luzy Lew, Marion, and Jon. There were two bloggers there who I had already met, Susanah and Maurine. I met a few others, but didn't get everybody's name. 

It was a nice day for a run. We started at 6:30 a.m. I ran with Connor to the 5k turn around, and then he ran back with Josse. It was good to warm up with a slow start at 11 min miles. After that I picked up the pace and passed a few of the lovely ladies. There were five of them that I was not able to catch. After the turn around point I ate a clif bar. Those are tough to eat while running a  7:30 mile. Coming down the canyon felt good, but I couldn't push the pace faster than a 7 minute mile. I finished in 1:47:55. I had a great time visiting with everyone after the race and eating lots of goodies. These ladies know how to host a fun race. Here are a few pictures from the day. 

Connor and I at the start
 

And there off...
 

Connor finished in 31:55
 

They had great finishers awards at this race.
 

Me and Lily
 

After the race we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese's
 

Comments
From MichelleL on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 21:18:23 from 67.41.230.247

Nice to meet you and your cute family Matt!

From Burt on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 21:45:43 from 68.225.214.248

Thanks for beating my HM time by 5 seconds without even trying. Hey, nice pictures. You're almost as pretty in pink as Lily. Okay, she's way prettier, but you wear it well.

From marion on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 21:57:59 from 71.213.125.238

It was SO great to meet you and Susie today :) What a GREAT family you have :) You and Susie are so TOUGH to head to Chuckie Cheese after such a long morning :) THANKS for coming!!! I can't wait to see Susie next year!

From Kelli on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 22:26:29 from 71.219.99.30

Good to see Connor did not wear the tutu into Chuck E Cheese! He is awesome for being such a good sport!!

Nice job Super Speedy, it was great to meet you! And, YES, we do know how to throw a party....I mean have a "race."

From jun on Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 22:27:11 from 63.224.108.173

Hahaha. Genius. Way to go.

From Lily on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 00:28:21 from 67.199.181.73

haha you are a cool guy for sure! You were quick!

Your kids are cute BTW

Why does my face have to look so thin- ugghh

From Bryce on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 00:45:30 from 174.52.190.220

You favor in pink, nice! Sounds like a good family day. It's gotta be fun to run with your son.

From Scott Wesemann on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 02:37:56 from 75.162.67.136

It sounds like a fun day. Nice pics too!

From Smooth on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 09:45:43 from 174.23.239.104

It was so nice to see you again! EXTRA AWESOME to see your sweet supportive wife, Susie and darling kids.

Connor is one brave, cool and speedy boy like his dad. Eliza is the most content and happy baby I've ever seen. I just love your cute little family.

GREAT JOB running with Connor and then catching all the RHPCs. You are one talented and speedy runner on and off the mountain trail. GOOD LUCK with all the adventurous races you're running.

From LuzyLew on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:21:01 from 69.169.167.157

You and your cutestfamily made the show! It was so great to meet everyone today. Your son was adorable, he is one brave little dude! It was so great to get out there this morning and have a nice run with friends. So great to meet you guys!

From Maurine/Miles on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:19:07 from 97.117.67.53

Nice to see you again today, sans Twinkie shirt. Your son is one tough little dude!

From Twinkies on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 15:53:50 from 67.166.116.191

Thanks everyone.

Burt - I posted my time wrong, so I actually beat you by 1:05, but I was trying.

Lily - You face only looks thin because I have such a large head.

From Jon on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 19:06:22 from 75.169.156.117

Cute clothes, man.

From Rye on Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 17:04:51 from 174.27.108.29

Man, I normally see pink shirts at church. Just the very secure guys trying to show their feminine side. Looks like a fun event! Great lookin family!

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