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Location:

West Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 15, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon - 3:25:12
50K - 7:43:09
50 Mile - 7:39:55
100 Mile - 27:44:46

Funny that my 50 mile time is faster than my 50K.  Guess that's what happens when your only 50K has over 11,000' of vertical ascent =)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Zion Traverse

Squaw Peak 50 Mile

Speedgoat 50K

Quest For King's

Wasatch 100

Long-Term Running Goals:

Just want to stay happy and healthy.  Bring on whatever that may entail!

Personal:

I started running in April '09 and run to maintain some balance in my life.  Apparently I have an addictive personality so I figure I should do something positive with it.

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2012 Vert Lifetime Miles: 144535.00
Wildcat Red Lifetime Miles: 219.00
Rogue Racer Green Lifetime Miles: 84.50
Instinct Black 1 Lifetime Miles: 77.00
Instinct Black 2 Lifetime Miles: 100.00
Lone Peak 1 Lifetime Miles: 372.00
Instinct White Lifetime Miles: 25.50
Lone Peak 2 Lifetime Miles: 172.00
Lone Peak 3 Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Sat, Apr 16, 2011
Total Distance
18.00

What a perfect morning for running!  I woke up and decided to head up to the BST in Draper.  I started at the trailhead in Sandy and made my way over to Corner Canyon.  I took the Ghost Falls trail up to the road, then decided I'd see what the snowpack was like up high so I hit up Jacob's Ladder.  Once I hit about 7,000 feet I ran over to an outcropping of rocks to get a nice view.  Suddenly I was nearly on top of a big billy that was pushing a group of 40 or so mountain goats.  He startled me!  And typical me, I didn't have my camera :(

I continued to follow the trail 'til I was knee deep in snow, which turned out to be right around 7,300 feet.  So I decided to head back down and make my way to some trails overlooking Utah County.  Didn't have a clue where I was honestly, but I eventually made my way back over by Clark's, then found my way back from there.

18 miles
3:12:00
10:40/mi. avg.
3,127' vert

Comments
From Dorsimus on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 13:09:58 from 75.162.131.153

Wow, sweet run! Sounds like you could've hitched a ride on a mountain goat for a while! :)

From jsh on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 14:42:30 from 38.121.131.210

I'll have to jump on next time and see where he takes me... Probably straight off a cliff! Those things inhabit some crazy terrain!

From jun on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 16:18:44 from 66.239.250.209

Ha, what an awesome run. I love coming up on those things. They are much larger than they seem. Foot feeling ok?

From jsh on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 16:56:00 from 38.121.131.210

There were definitely a few big boys in the group! Foot's actually doing ok. No problems Saturday. Running the Parkway tonight so I'll see how it goes on pavement.

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:54:25 from 71.219.97.85

Welcome to the blog, Josh! Another crazy mountain runner for me to idolize and WISH I could be.

Now, I have to tell you, the road is far better than the treadmill. Avoid the treadmill at all costs (not that I take my advice), it is very boring and you run the risk of sleep running which is quite dangerous. At least you might get to jump over a rock or two on the pavement!

From jsh on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 20:36:52 from 97.75.171.82

Agreed, the treadmill is super boring! I've yet to run more than an hour on the treadmill for that very reason. TV, ipod; doesn't matter... I get so bored on the dang thing.

And you are twice the mountain runner I was a year ago. All in good time!

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 22:58:15 from 71.219.97.85

My treadmill record is 20 miles....that was a long afternoon.

They need to create a treadmill with rocks and holes and tree stumps and stuff, then I can practice running downhill on it and maybe attempt to keep up with you people. ;o)

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