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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 27, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Region 9 Cross Country Champion 2004 (5K: 15:42)

400m: 00:54 (running start)

800m: 2:03 (7th place State Meet 2005)

1500m: 4:30 (2nd place Utah Summer Games 2004)

1600m: 4:31 (4th place State Meet 2005)

3000m: 9:55 (1st place Utah Summer Games 2004)

3200m: 9:52 (4th place State Meet 2005)

5K: 15:39 (2nd place Enterprise, UT Pioneer Days 2004

10K (very aided): 33:33.3 (8th place USG 2008)

15K: 53:04 (6th place Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run)

Half Marathon (very aided): 1:10:38 (5th place, Provo Halloween Half)

Marathon: 2:38:15 Top of Utah Marathon 2010 (6th Place Overall, 1st Local and 1st 19-24)

Won the 1st Annual Sand Hollow Marathon in 2:41:22

Ultramarathon: Logan Peak Trail Race 2010: 28 miles, 7261 vert. 4:23:48 (2nd Place), El Vaquero Loco 50k 2011: 6:02 (2nd Place)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Long-Term Running Goals:

Go where the trail takes me.

Personal:

My hometown is Hurricane, UT but I currently live in Logan, UT where I attend Utah State University. I am working on a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Technology and Engineering Education.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Type A2 Racers Lifetime Miles:						219.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Lifetime Miles:						527.90
Brooks Launch (Orange/Yellow) Lifetime Miles:						250.40
Altra Lone Peak (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles:						94.60
New Balance MT110 (Black) Lifetime Miles:						75.00
Altra Superior (Green) Lifetime Miles:						103.30
Brooks Cascadia 8 (Blue) Lifetime Miles:						185.10
Trail 2013 Lifetime Miles:						140.15
Road 2013 Lifetime Miles:						121.35
Altra Lone Peak B (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles:						65.70
PI M2T (Orange/Blue/Grey) Lifetime Miles:						27.50
Trail Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles:						64.00
Road Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles:						31.50

Sat, May 08, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
20.50	0.00	20.50

Easy long run up Logan Canyon via the River Trail and most of the way to Wind Caves. First time I've run that trail in months when it was 100% snow and muck free. Very nice run, sunny weather and a good pace. Not a bad way to spend two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon. This week has been great running-wise. I feel like I've turned a corner somewhere in the last week or two and now my body is letting me train the way I want to.

2:25:20 (7:05/mi.)

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 20.50

Night Sleep Time: 8.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.50	Calories: 3650.00

Comments

From Jon on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 18:16:18 from 174.19.189.39

Always nice once you turn the corner training-wise.

That's a fun run- some hill, some fast. You should try going to the ridge all the way above wind caves!

From Predog on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 18:37:01 from 174.27.227.32

Do you just keep going past the cave to do that?

I did take a little spur off the main trail for a little bit this time that headed more along the face of the canyon instead of doubling back to the caves. One time I want to see where that goes, if it goes anywhere at all.

From Scott Ensign on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 20:14:24 from 65.100.253.227

Joe- listen very carefully- DO NOT listen to Jon for instructions on how to get to the ridge. Go look back at his and Cody's blogs for the entry where he and Cody got hopelessly lost heading for the ridge. it is all documented. I on the other hand can get you there safely. Just let me know when.

PS- no, it is not from the cave. it is the side trail on the right as you are going up maybe a mile back.

From Predog on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 20:28:01 from 174.27.227.32

ok yeah that's the trail I took for a little bit before I turned around. Does it hook on to something on the other side of the ridge? Like Green Canyon?

From Scott Ensign on Sun, May 09, 2010 at 00:42:54 from 65.100.253.227

yeah, as I remember it comes up on bierdneau somewhere and then you can run down the bierdneau trail into green canyon. I have hiked it before years ago but never run it. I still haven't done any trail running besides river trail.this summer lets do that one!

From Jon on Sun, May 09, 2010 at 22:18:43 from 75.169.145.251

Joe- 1.1 miles up the trail there is a switchback with a sign that points back towards the wind caves. You want to go straight past that sign- that is the route to the ridge. But it is very overgrown, rough, and steep. Very slow. Still fun, though. Yes, it hooks up with Bierdneau trail that comes from Green Canyon and follows the ridge all the way to Tony Grove. The trail into Green is still snowy.

Scott- for the record, Cody and I were never lost. We knew exactly how to get to the top- just head uphill. But it's true we didn't know where we were relative to the trail. But we successfully found it last month.

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