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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Hood to Coast 2011 (31:32:39)

Wasatch Back 2011 (31:08:54)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZeUjUmr-o

Wasatch Back 2010 (30:21:29)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaoleQmhjoA

Wasatch Back 2009 (31:01:17)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBm5Bz2sp8

Wasatch Back 2008 (29:14:47)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErvZKrPxGQ

Boston Marthon 2008 (3:07:55)

Deseret News Marathon 2011 (2:39:50)

Deseret News Marathon 2010 (2:40:14)

Salt Lake City Marathon 2010 (2:49:28)

Philadelphia Marathon 2009 (2:50:58)

Fight for Air Climb 2011: 31 climbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7VrGf8oUU

Short-Term Running Goals:

To run as a member of Shoulda Bought Puts: Team of Sams for the 2011 Wasatch Back!

 

To have fun running three marathons (Salt Lake, D-News, and NYC Marathon) and a trail race (probably the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship) in 2011

 

To improve my agility/balance

 

To take constructive steps to eat healthier

 

To get more quality sleep

Long-Term Running Goals:

To increase my overall strength and conditioning

To return to Hopkinton for the Boston Marathon

To freshen up on my French to run the Paris Marathon

Personal:

Hobbies are studying for the CFA exam and recycling

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Taking a break from work, I hit the treadmill to watch the second half of the Jazz-Hawks game in which my Jazz got their fourth consecutive comeback win (third straight on the road)!  For this workout I ran 11.6 miles at a relatively easy pace (i.e., 7:47 minutes per miles).

For my non-running workout I completed 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

If you have not checked out today’s WSJ, there is a great book review on Unbroken.  I found it to be an inspirational article on the story of Louis Zamperini who was a record-setting Olympic miler before heading off to WWII.  In short, his plane was shot down and he was stranded on a life raft in the Pacific for 47 days before being captured and surviving a POW camp.  Laura Hillenbrand is the author of Unbroken and through researching for her renowned Seabiscuit book, she noticed that Louis was always on the 1930’s sports pages for his running and wondered whatever happened to him (i.e., not knowing anything about his WWII experiences).  In addition, Laura is suffering from a debilitating disease which makes writing about Louis inspiring.  I’m a big fan of running and history books, so I cannot wait until Unbroken hits the shelves.  If anyone has interest in reading this WSJ book review, here’s the link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514904575602540345409292.html

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:41:11 from 174.23.238.75

looks like a great book. thanks for the link.

From Kelli on Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 16:12:23 from 71.219.65.246

SOunds like a great read! Thanks for the info, we will be getting that one when it comes out!

From Burt on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 13:06:05 from 206.19.214.144

Maybe I'll have to read that one. Reading's not my thing, but I'm currently reding 50/50.

From Rossy on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 23:32:59 from 167.138.234.16

Hey FRB gang! If you have not had the time to get through the latest edition of Runner's World, it contains Zamperini's running story. Since I'm a little bit of a history buff, I picked up a copy of Unbroken this weekend and I'm almost a hundred pages into it. With the exception of his beginning high school and UCS days, the excerpt in Runner's World covers most the running part of the book. However, the excerpt does leave out a few side stories of the 1936 Olympics (e.g., a crowd of German teenagers waited at a train station with scissors to greet Jesse Owens and to try snip off a piece of his clothing for a souvenir). I'm just into the War part and the author does an exceptional job of putting you inside a squadron of a WWII bomber (very well written). In short, I would absolutely recommend to anyone that likes historical documentaries.

From Kelli on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 00:10:52 from 71.219.66.85

JUST picked it up at the library today, how funny is that??? I saw it in Runner's World as well.

From allie on Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 16:50:35 from 174.23.238.75

thanks for the reminder, rossy! i am going to get a copy today. i came across a review on it last night and remembered you posting about it. can't wait to read it.

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