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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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Mon, Feb 15, 2010
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Yesterday, for a Valentine's/Early Birthday gift my sweet wife gave me a pair of snowshoes. So this morning I tried them out. I drove up to Wild Rose Canyon. The snowshoes worked great, but I had forgotten how steep the trail is. It climbs 1000 ft in the first 1.5 miles. After that it levels off and I was able to run comfortably. I turned around at a trail intersection that is two miles up the trail. The uphill took me 35 minutes. Running downhill on the snowshoes felt great. the snow was choppy and uneven, but I was able to keep a good rhythm going. The downhill took me 21 minutes. My right achilles is still sore from the 50k. Hopefully it will heal soon, because I am ready to run.

Comments
From jun on Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 13:09:23 from 97.126.237.192

Wow, what a great present. Your wife is awesome. Glad you are enjoying the snow shoes. Scott has a pair and I can get my hands on some at the drop of a hat. Maybe that is what we should do this coming saturday. Thoughts?

From Twinkies on Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 13:55:34 from 72.37.244.84

I definitely would like to do a snowshoe run with you guys this weekend. At this point I can't make a solid commitment though. My wife is due on Thursday, so I might be unavailable on Saturday. I want to get as much use out of these snowshoes as I can before all the snow melts.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 13:39:26 from 66.239.250.209

I like your wife. Jun- I also have some you can use if you need them. If I don't do Lone Peak on Friday then I would love to do a snowshoe early in the AM. Otherwise, I would be up for a trail run.

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