Running on Twinkies

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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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Sat, Mar 07, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
18.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.30

I got in a good run today. 18.3 miles. That is the furthest I have run since the Mid-Mountain Marathon last September.

I ran on the Legacy Parkway Trail today. I started at the Center Street trailhead and went South. The trail ends after one mile, so I turned around and headed North. I went to mile marker 9 then turn around and headed back to where I had started. I had about an 8:15 min/mile pace for the first 15 miles. The last three I had to really push not to slow down. My overall pace end up being 8:28 per mile. Run Time 2:34

Comments

From jun on Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 13:50:21 from 71.213.41.66

Nice job today. I bet it felt good to push a farther distance again. Hope you enjoyed the weather as much as I did today. Loved it!

From Andy on Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 13:54:17 from 198.60.114.178

Great run. I haven't had a significant long run since November. I'm not sure I could do it. Did you use the mile markers on the trail to measure your distance? The distance between the 4.5 and 5 mile marker is a little short but all of the other markers between 0 and 9 are perfect.

From twinkies on Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 14:53:43 from 207.155.176.10

Andy - I didn't use the mile markers much because I have a GPS. On the way back I hopped over to the gravel trail at 500 South and there aren't any markers along it. The gravel was a good cushion for me to end on.

From kelsey on Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 19:06:11 from 98.230.3.218

Great miles!

From sue on Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 18:45:58 from 216.194.116.178

Good job on the run! Whew! 8 marathons in one year?!! That is amazing!

From tarzan on Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 20:47:01 from 97.117.61.26

Hey, I ran the trail for the first time yesterday. It seems like a pretty nice trail - just wished there was more shrubbery for those emergency potty breaks.

A couple of us are planning to run OV50 - so maybe I will see your there.

From Twinkies on Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 23:39:19 from 207.155.176.10

Tarzan - The trail is pretty barren at the moment, but in a year or two it should have some trees and shrubs for a little privacy. Hope to see you at OV50.

From smally on Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 10:10:04 from 209.195.93.14

Thanks,

love the shirt!

From Burt on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 21:55:15 from 68.76.197.194

Geez dude. Great mileage and great pace!

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