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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 24, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

70.3 Triathlon- 5:36:19 
          Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon 2011

Sprint Triathlon- 53:24.1
          Balanced Man Triathlon 2011

7 Mile Hill Climb (Bike)- 28:52

             Tony Grove Mass Start Hill Climb

3-mile- 16:50

             Utah HS State Cross Country 2012

8K-  29:32
          Mantua Dam Race 2012

10K- 36:38
          Wellsville Founders Day fun run

1600M- 4:52
          Region V Track 2012

3200M- 10:27
          Grizzly Invitaional 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Finish a Marathon (Bear Lake Marathon 2013
  • Race a Marathon (TOU Marathon 2013)
  • Race a Half Marathon
  • Finish a full Ironman Triathlon
  • Finish LOTOJA

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Keep Running
  • Keep Biking
  • Keep swimming

Personal:

I was born in Lima Peru and have lived in Utah since I was 3.

I'm open to all sports but running helps me relax and just think, as does biking and swimming. I'm currently a freshman at the University of Utah.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics GT 2160 Lifetime Miles: 388.80
Asics Gel Kayano 17 Lifetime Miles: 356.50
Asics Hyper XC Lifetime Miles: 31.70
Asics Gel-Extreme33 Lifetime Miles: 217.40
Asics Gel-Noosa Tri 7 Lifetime Miles: 32.00
Asics Gel Kayano 24 Lifetime Miles: 4.20
Race: Bob Firman Invitational (3.1 Miles) 00:18:00, Place overall: 100
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
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After a mile warm up, spent half an hour in line to buy spikes for my gel dirt dogs since I forgot mine at home I was still feeling sick but not as bad as the previous days. We were in the Division 1 Race.

At the starting line we got a starting spot via pulling a number from a basket and going to the spot with the number on the sign. The start was divided in two by a line of flags with a podium in the middle for a gun starter. We got the spot just to the right of the dividing flags. Did a few stride and got a team cheer in and waited for the last runner in the last race to finish.

The gun started and Mark and Jerrell had amazing starts at the cost of me, JD, and Sylvan getting boxed in, big time. At the funnel 200 meters from the start (according to a race official even though the starting line was huge, it was designed so that from any spot you start it was 200 meters to the funnel which was a hard right 200 meters from the start) we encountered heavy traffic. A runner slamed into a flag post and three more tripped over him with me getting push around but holding my own. At the funnel we had come to almost a complete stop. After wards the trail was small with not much room to pass but I saw a Davis kid Pushing people through so I followed the path he was making right behind him. There were tons of people so I was a little aggressive with arms moving or pushing some people a bit for both of our protections. The race was a two ordeal around a small lake. I kept making surges passing tons of people but there were still lots more ahead of me. My time seeded me about 40th in this race. Made more gains but soon I found out I had lit all my matches at around halfway through the second lap. Not much more left to go I kinda died but hung on. At the 3 mile marker I was done for I think due to all the surges in the middle. It was my quads that were tired the most. Zan from MC passed me at this point and he was cruising. I finished and just lost out in a kinda slow sprint finish with fellow teammate JD. Zan had surge so much and I died so much that in that last .1 of the race he got 30 seconds on me. 

Overall It was a great experience and Mark who usually runs in a pack with me and JD said that he got a bad start and can't imagine what the rest of us got. Overall it was a neat experience and I was pretty satisfied with the effort I put in. It was a fun bus ride and home and a unique birthday for me.

Asics GT 2160 Miles: 1.00Asics Gel Dirt Dog 3 Miles: 3.10
Comments
From Conner Mantz on Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 19:01:30 from 70.58.106.200

Wow, sounds like one big and crazy race. It's always hard to run with so many people. See you at cache-box.

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