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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
25.601.000.002.2028.80
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4.001.000.000.005.00

So I started running again after taking a week off after Where's Waldo.  Kind of nic to take a little time off but I'm ready to get back.  Next race on the schedule will either be the San Francisco One Day, the Ogden Valley 50 Mile, or possibly some other race around that time frame.  Thus I have to start running roads again.  I went out for 5 miles this evening adn it really kind of sucked.  I didn't realize how much trail running slows you down if you don't keep up on the speedwork and tempo runs.  I did a couple of 1/2 mile repeats but the pace was not very fast at all.  I've got about 6 weeks of training to get a little faster before either of these races.  Oh joy!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.000.005.40

Another lovely road run thru the Ogden Business Depot.  Since I live close to there it's a nice place to run without worrying a lot about traffic.  Quiet streets, street lights at night.  Not bad.  Still slow.  Took me about 2 miles to get really warmed up but after that I felt better.  Maybe try running into work Thursday, we'll see.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.800.000.000.005.80

Went running at lunch for the first time in awhile.  Still feeling slow, but not quite as bad.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.800.000.000.005.80

did another road run in the evening.  It seems like it takes me about 1/2-1 mile to warm up to the point where the run becomes enjoyable.  Maybe I'm just getting old.  Once I get going, the speed picks up and I can move right along.  Kind of liking the roads as a change of pace from trails.  Hoping to get a little speed back in time for the San Francisco One Day or the Ogden Valley 50.  Would like to do well at either one of these.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.600.000.002.206.80

Started doing hill repeats today.  Managed to do 4 of them.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
25.601.000.002.2028.80
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