The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

Bear Lake Trifecta

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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BST in Logan.

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Nice run in Raleigh.

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Careful and well planned heat run today crossing the east desert out of Vegas and summiting Frenchman mountain 4,200 feet. 108 F today on a run that took nearly six hours with the climbing. Longest, hottest run yet for me. Used north of three gallons of water.

Great article on heat management: Dead on with body temps.

http://runnersconnect.net/running-training-articles/science-of-hot-weather-running

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Extremely long day of work with a six hour redeye flight.

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Got home at 3am and slept two hours. Body totally destroyed right now. Stumbled through a BST trail run.

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Race: Bear Lake Trifecta (26.21 Miles) 03:04:03, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
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Day one of three. Three marathons, three states, three days. On call so as long as I don't get called to work this will be a fun weekend.

An old friend is the director for this Trifecta so he gave me an entry race morning. Mostly dirt road today, rolling hills on the Idaho side of the lake. No cups at unmanned aid stations with 5 gallon bottles with a screw on lid, so they were a challenge. Tried lifting the bucket up, freakin heavy. Finally kept a power gel block packet in my pocket and put water in it.

I felt I could hold a 3:07 today being fat and all, so aimed just above 7 min pace which felt real good. I wanted to keep some in the tank for tomorrow's marathon and tried not to get lead out by the lead guy running close to 6 pace. Fairly isolated experience since most runners are very conservative the first day. I didn't see another runner until catching up to the mass of half marathoners which is similar to the Ogden experience. I actually enjoyed this whole run. First marathon I can remember that was more like a run than my usual death fest.

At mile 24 a guy shot out of nowhere from behind me going through a group of half marathoners and I took off after him. So stoked to see that I had plenty left. After passing him I finished in 2nd and found out that the guy ahead had run a 2:42. Insane. A guy out of the Flagstaff training group.

Cool race. Different to run knowing that you have to consider two more marathons in the next two days.

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Got called to work today which ended the chance to finish the Trifecta.

Did the BST before heading in.

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