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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
53.600.000.000.0053.60
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20.000.000.000.0020.00

Ran the Mountain View trail on Antelope Island from the start to mile post 10. Very foggy the entire time. Nice and quiet though. Total time was 3:50, but that included having to remind people to stay on the trail and keep their dogs leashed. Spent a fair amount of time with some visitors from Texas, explaining some of the history of the island and some of the unique features.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.000.005.40

Ran at lunchtime. A little concerned about the air quality but I did it anyway. Pushed it hard for a tempo run. Felt pretty good. I haven't pushed that hard in awhile. Went and bought a treadmill last night. A top of the line Nordictrack for about half price. There's a place in Ogden that sells scratch and dent fitness equipment for steep discounts. Hope to give it a try tonight.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.400.000.000.004.40

Ran easy again at lunch. Get the new treadmill tonight.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.600.000.000.003.60

Tried out the new treadmill with some speed work. Oh how I hate speed work, but it does work. Did 5 x .5 miles at 7:30 pace with .2 walk between. Not as fast as I used to be, but then I haven't done speed work in quite awhile. We'll see how the training goes. The treadmill should keep me a little more diligent about my speedwork.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.200.000.000.0020.20

Ran the January installment of the Antelope Island Buffalo Run training runs. About 25 people showed up, far more than the 12 or so I was expecting. We went from the Lower Frary Peak parking lot to the south end of the island and back. I led the first 4 miles pushing thru about 4-6" of snow. Talk about tough. I finally relinguished the lead spot. The run felt pretty good. Took about 4-5 hours total, including a couple of stops waiting for lagging runners. We had the services of a fellow runner for a mobile aid station. That was great.

Saw a pack of coyotes, lots of jackrabbits, buffalo off in the distance, and two tour busses full of old people at the Fielding Garr Ranch. There's a tame mule deer that lives at the ranch that followed us for about 1/2 mile beyond the ranch, but turned back.

All in all, a pretty good time. The 20 miles sure felt like about 25 or so.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
53.600.000.000.0053.60
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