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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
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Spent the weekend in Yellowstone. We stayed in West Yellowstone and went into the park two days. We did a lot a hiking to geysers and waterfalls. Sometimes I was pushing a stroller, other times I was carrying a kid in a backpack, sometimes I had a kid on my shoulders, and occasionally I was just walking. The kids loved it. We definitely need to do it again some time. 

This morning's run, I was running through West Yellowstone when I found a trail. The trail was called Riverside Trail. It went about a mile through the trees, then came to the Madison River. It was a cold morning and there was a lot of steam coming off the river. The trail followed the river for about a mile then looped back through the trees and back to the start. I really enjoy finding new trails to run on.  

Comments
From Burt on Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 18:18:03 from 68.76.197.194

And you never have to worry about getting lost with a Garmin.

From Twinkies on Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 18:45:25 from 63.241.173.64

True, but I also have a very good internal sense of direction and can find my way back without using the GPS. My sensing ability for pace on the other hand is way out of whack and I am constantly relying on my Garmin to tell me how fast I am going.

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