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Location:

Marriott Slaterville,UT,

Member Since:

Mar 08, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Let's see, Finally ran Boston 2004. Broke 100 miles for 24 hours in 2005. Finished the Wasatch 100 three times now. 4th place in the Across the Years 24 hour race 2007/2008

PR's:

5K - 21:03 (a long time ago), around 23:00 currently

10K - 44:??

1/2 marathon - 1:36

Marathon 3:21

50K - 5:05

50 mile - 8:59

100K - 11:37

100 mile - 22:18

24 hour - 106.65 miles

72 hours - 167.77 miles

2006 Wasatch 100 34:23

2008 Wasatch 100 32:22

2009 Wasatch 100 33:57

2009 2nd place 50-54 age group Striders Winter Training Series

Short-Term Running Goals:

Direct a successful Antelope Island Buffalo run in March 2011, Mountain View Trail Half Marathon in October, and the Antelope Island 50K/100K in November.

Tenative 2011 race and run schedule - Bonneville Shoreline Trail Marathon, Grandeur Peak fun run, Timp Trail Marathon, Pocatello 50 mile, Western States 100 mile, Vermont 100 mile, Leadville 100 mile, Wasatch 100 mile (yep, trying for the grand slam of ultrarunning), Striders Winter training series, Moab Red Hot 50K, Red Mountain 50K, Survivor Series 10K (Rockford, IL), Grand Canyon Double crossing, Zion traverse, Boise Half Ironman (my first tri). Might Run the Ogden Valley 50 mile, the Pony Express 50 mile and maybe the Chimera 100 in November. I'm a memeber of the Wasatch Speedgoat Mountain Racing Team (www.wasatchspeedgoat.com). One of my major goals is to not embarass the team with poor finishes.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free and still be able to outrun kids half my age. Stay fit enough to keep up with my grandson.

Personal:

52, married for 30 years to the same wonderful woman, 2 grown kids, 1 grandson.

That's my son and I in the picture at the 2007 Buffalo Run. He's always a big help and a pretty cool kid.

I direct the Antelope Island Buffalo Run, the Mountain View Trail Half Marathon, and the Antelope Island 50K/100K, all on Antelope Island State Park. The website is www.buffalorun.org

Come on out and run it, we have a good time.

I post some of my more interesting runs at my blog www.ultrajim.blogspot.com. Check it out.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

Well, I did the run, train, run thing to work this morning. My wife told me to suck it up, grow a pair and run to work. I should make her go out with me. I should have embraced my inner weenie and done the car, train, bus thing followed by a treadmill after work. I was soaked by the time I got to work. It was snowing hard when I left the house, that turned to a light rain as I got to the train station, then as I ran to work from the station, I was pelted by sleet. All of this with a south wind, and wouldn't you know, I was running south most of the time. Yuck. I survived but I get the pleasure of doing it again this afternoon. The things we do to keep our slim, trim girlish figures.

Ah yes, the run home, the weather was better but the roads weren't. I think I should be able to carry a large caliber handgun and be able to take potshots at anyone who intentionally aims to splash me with slush. I couldn't run on the sidewalks because of the snow and running on the shoulder was not an option either. I ended up running right at the edge of the plowed roads. Thank goodness most of my run is on backroads and not on major streets. By the time I got home I couldn't feel my feet because they were wet and cold from stepping into puddles of slushy water. It was painful warming them up.

Comments

From The Howling Commando on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:48:54

HAHAHAHA i like the last line best :-D. You crack me up, Jim. One reason why you're an ultra runner and I'm not.. You still get runs in in weather like that (even if it takes a bit of prodding from the better half!)

From tarzan on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 13:07:30

You are right - your wife should have had to come out with you. Tell her to quit being a weeny and point out your Across the Years mileage.

BTW - congrats on getting into Wasatch 100. Let me know when they do the spring trail marathon - I'd love to join in on it this year.

From DonGardinero on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 23:40:39

Hey Jim, I think I saw you running home tonight. You had just passed the Chevron and Phillips 66 on 12th street, heading north. I would have said "Hey" but I was just coming back from my lunch break and had to get back to work.

From ultrajim on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 16:51:33

Dale, yep, that was probably me crossing 12th between the Chevron and Phillips. Once I got past the construction it wasn't too bad, but trying to run thru that while traffic is coming at you was not fun.

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