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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1500m - 3:59.9h (2014)

5000m - 14:53.45 (Portland Track Festival 2014)

8k XC - 25:09 (Sundodger 2011)

10k XC - 31:31 (WWU Invite 2011)

HM - 1:10:19 (Houston 2018)

Marathon - 2:28:39 (Houston 2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Personal:

Married, working, training. While my wife has nixed all future attempts to grow glorious mustaches, she has been supportive of my crazy running dreams. Life is good.

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Miles:This week: 1.00 Month: 1.00 Year: 1.00
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 419.25
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 80.50
Ride 14 Lifetime Miles: 652.85
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 275.80
Ride 15 X2 Lifetime Miles: 21.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.000.000.002.0046.00
Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 20.00Ravenna Miles: 8.00LunaRacer 3 Miles: 8.00Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

I went on a loop I've been wanting to do for awhile. Starting at Arroyo Park I ran up Hemlock and Salal up to the back side of Raptor ridge, then out to Pine and Cedar Lakes. From there I had never been further but wanted to loop around to Chin Scraper and down to Lost Lake and back. The trail out of Pine & Cedar was not obvious, but I took a stab at one that hadn't looked used in awhile and it turned out to be correct. There were a couple more junctions I had to guess at but eventually found my way to Chin Scraper, which indeed lives up to its name. The top is the one part of the Chuckanuts that has been logged in recent years, and the view is spectacular. It's a 360 viewpoint with Mt. Baker to the east, the Puget Sound to the West, the Canadian Cascades to the north, and nice views of Lake Samish and Lost Lake.

I found the connecting trail to Lost Lake and was finally on familiar trail again. Total time was 2:36. Rougly 3000 feet of climbing between the two major hills.

EDIT: Turns out that wasn't Chin Scraper I went up. Turn left on the Lost Lake trail would have gotten me there instead of right. That would make the total climbing closer to 4000 ft... I might keep this in mind if I ever feel truly masochistic.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy one hour run on the Urb.

Ravenna Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

8x300m hills + 2x300m track repeats. 2:30-3:00 rests. Track times were 49 and 47.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy up Badger and around the backside.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.000.000.002.0046.00
Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 20.00Ravenna Miles: 8.00LunaRacer 3 Miles: 8.00Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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