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El Vaquero Loco 50k

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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.

You can also check out my blogspot running blog where I post race reports.

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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
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183.4032.00215.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 98.90Brooks Cascadia 5 (Black) Miles: 38.40Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 78.10
Night Sleep Time: 133.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 133.00Calories: 14021.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.100.0015.10

I was going to get up early and go run Bunchgrass to White Pine Lake, but it was raining.  So, the logical alternative was obviously to take a steeper, harder route in a giant rainstorm...but a little closer to home.  LRT and Spring Hollow.  Soaked to the bone, but thoroughly enjoyed it.

2:09:39 (8:36/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 15.10
Night Sleep Time: 10.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.50Calories: 1604.00
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11.500.0011.50

Took the Padawans up Stump Hollow. Got a few extra miles running shuttle between two groups. Unfortunately, one of them didn't eat hardly anything before the run and had to turn around eventually because she was bonking pretty hard. Guess we all have to learn sometime... Other than that it was pretty uneventful. Trail was great, as usual, and there wasn't any traffic even though it was rather late in the morning because it had rained the night previous.

1:52:08 (9:47/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 11.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 1191.00
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14.600.0014.60

Bunchgrass to White Pine Lake.  Haven't run this trail since last fall with Cody.  It was enjoyable and the wildflowers were all out.  Saw a big bull moose coming back as well.  Really cool.

2:06:16 (8:38/mi.)

Did a trail review on my blogspot.

Brooks Cascadia 5 (Black) Miles: 14.60
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 1539.00
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57:46 (7:07/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 8.10
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 872.00
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10.800.0010.80

LRT easy.

1:20:28 (7:27/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 5 (Black) Miles: 10.80
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 1164.00
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Planned on getting up at 4:30 AM to go on a long tough 20 miler from Temple Fork to Naomi Peak, since I had other things going starting early in the morning.  Apparently I didn't wake up to my alarm.  In retrospect (I'm writing this Aug. 17), it was probably a good thing, since it probably would have affected my race at Vaquero Loco.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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No watch.

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 0.00
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13.000.0013.00

Green Canyon.

1:50:37 (8:29/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 5 (Black) Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 1396.00
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Providence Loop

1:12:35 (7:12/mi.)

 

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 10.70
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 1085.00
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No watch.

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 0.00
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No real run today.  Drove to Afton after work, picked up my packet at the pre-race meeting, found a Burger King to eat at, and went and found a camping spot.  Ty had reserved a campground near the mouth of the canyon for all the race participants which was really nice.  Went to bed around 9 after taking a walk for a couple of miles to explore and work any stiffness out of my legs from the drive.  Legs were actually ok this time.

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Race: El Vaquero Loco 50k (32 Miles) 06:02:43, Place overall: 2
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Ok folks.  Written race report is now live on my blogspot.  Enjoy.  On an unrelated note, I've been lazy about blogging my miles the last week or so.  That will be coming soon.  For now, I'm going to bed though.  I can barely stand.  Big day.  Over and out.

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 32.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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6.400.006.40

Slow, easy run with two of the Padawans.  Legs have nothing in them, but other than that I actually feel pretty good.  I was done after 6 though.  Hopefully I can have a good fast recovery so I can be ready for SGM.

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 6.40
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 687.00
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10.000.0010.00

Jardine Juniper with Cody.  He's back!  Run felt amazingly good considering.  I only felt the fatigue going downhill.  Pace was pretty slow and relaxed, and it's a good thing.  Cody and I planned out our next couple of months of running now that he's close to healthy again.  It's going to be a great fall!

1:30:57 (9:05/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 0.00
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4.500.004.50

Real sluggish and tired today.  Just took it easy.  

37:27 (8:13/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 492.00
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Was going to do Providence Canyon with Cody, but some bug has gotten into me.  Earned about 6 stars over the course of last night and experiencing some stomach cramps.  I think it may have been something I ate, though I'm not sure what.  No running.

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Still not feeling well. Way too many stars and some lower abdominal cramps.

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Even worse today.  Had to leave early from work.  Went home and slept.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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3.100.003.10

Feeling better.  Test run with one of the Padawans, just to see if my guts could handle it.  Still having star issues, but the worst seems to be past.

28:06 (8:56/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 336.00
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Didn't feel great.  Not bad, but not good.  Skipped the run.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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4.900.004.90

Did not feel great today running.  No longer sick, but very weak.  I need to get on the stick though, so I forced myself to get out the door.

36:43 (7:30/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 4.90
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 527.00
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11.800.0011.80

Trail run with Cody.  Ricks Canyon-Steel Hollow loop.  Felt a little sickish going up Ricks, and the going was very slow and overgrown and the trail was in sorry condition due to the huge amounts of runoff this spring.  It wasn't as bad as I expected though.  Started feeling better once we got on the dirt road connecting Ricks and Steel.  Steel was in great shape considering.  Much better than when I ran it this spring.  Enjoyable run, and felt pretty decent other than going up Ricks.

1:48:52 (9:16/mi.)

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 11.80
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 1226.00
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8.600.008.60

Road run.  Easy-hard-easy type run with several pushes near MP alternated with an easy jog-run.  Felt pretty decent, and it was nice to put some speed in the legs.  I need to focus on that for the next few weeks for St. George.  Being sick set me back at least a week which is not good, but it is what it is.  Gotta make the best of it and work hard for the next few weeks.

1:01:21 (7:07/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 8.60
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 923.00
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18.500.0018.50

Epic trail run with Cody.  3:30 came way too early.  Due to my mistake in reading my work schedule, we planned to run High Creek, leaving at 5:30 so I could be back for work by noon, but since I actually had to work at 10, we decided that getting up at 3:30 and starting the run at 4:30 was the best option.  The stars were out and it was very dark at the start of the run...and it was still dark an hour into the run when we missed a critical fork in the trail.  We ended up going up a totally wrong canyon, bushwhacking along deer trails and through dense brush for 3 miles, finally hiking to the top of a huge ridge when it got light and realizing that we were at least 2 miles off course.  We continued bushwhacking back down the mountain, back to the last discernable trail by a beautiful waterfall, and then back down to the junction where we missed the turn.  By now we were very limited on time, so we went up the right trail for half an hour and then ran back to the car, making really good time.  It was a fun trail, and I want to do it again before snow flies.  All in all, getting "lost" aside, it was a great run and I've got a few nice scratches on my legs to show for it.  Didn't make it out the door with my Garmin, so no info on time or pace, but I figure I was doing good if that's the only thing I forgot at 4 AM.

Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 18.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Calories: 0.00
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9.100.009.10

Providence loop moderate pace.  Felt pretty decent, if a little tired towards the end, but that was more likely due to the late hour and end of the day than lack of fitness.

1:05:43 (7:13/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 9.10
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 979.00
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49:57 (7:27/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 6.70
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 0.00
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183.4032.00215.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Miles: 98.90Brooks Cascadia 5 (Black) Miles: 38.40Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 78.10
Night Sleep Time: 133.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 133.00Calories: 14021.00
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