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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

Aug 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR 17:03 (2002)

10K PR (aided) Provo River 10k Uneventful10/05/2013 - 35:23

2013 Provo River Half (Time Trial) - 1:17:55 (PR)

2010 Citrus Heritage 10k - 37:42

2013 Fit For Life Half Marathon (Boise, ID)  - 1:20:40 (unaided PR)

2013 SOJO Marathon - 2:54:39 (PR)

2011 Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k - 17:56 (recent PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get comfortable at 5:50 mile pace. 

2013 Race Schedule

Riverton Half Marathon - March 23th

Ogden Marathon - May 18th

Riverton 10k - July 4th

Fit For Life Half Marathon - Boise, ID - July 13th

SOJO Marathon - South Jordan - October 19th

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have a marathon time in the 2:30's

Personal:

Perhaps the skinniest healthy runner you will meet.  I am 6'-1" and 123lbs.  It doesn't matter if I run or not it is just how I am built. 

I am 38, married (Aubrey) and have two boys Steffin (9) & Alex (6)

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Race: Herriman Mustang Stampede (4 Miles) 00:24:19, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.004.0016.00

7:30 am - 4.0 miles @ 6:05 pace - 24:19 -

I must start out saying that James Barnes did a fantastic job with this race (as well as all the kids getting great sponsor support) and to this point with the cross country team.  This was the second annual Herriman Mustang Stampede that is held to help support the cross country and volleyball team.  For a mere $8.00 you were provided with a great race with fast competition (those cross kids are fast), breakfast, prizes for the winners and one heck of a raffle (talk about sponsor support!).  The other great thing about this race is it is only about two miles from my home and covers the streets that I run daily.

My goal heading into this race was a low 24 minute (I would be very excited if I got sub 24).  I met up with Kurt Stevens (from the blog) at the start line and chatted briefly as we discussed pace goals and I pointed those that should be at the front.  I also had some fun explaining my Croc's as a choice of running foot wear (sorry James).  As with true race starting fashion (especially with high school kids) the race started out faaaaast, but I settled my pace to some sense of normalcy after a few hundred meters. 

Mile 1 - 5:48 - this mile uphill with about 32ft of elevation change but felt nice and fast.

Mile 2 - 5:55 - this mile had a drop of nearly 80ft and really felt nice after that first fast mile. I passed up Rory toward the end of this mile.

Mile 3 - 6:19 - what goes down must come back up on loop course and this was my payback mile for the first two miles.  I passed up a kid sporting a side cramp at the beginning of this mile. 

Mile 4+ - 6:17 (6:02 pace if I want to trust my Garmin and Google Earth measurement) - This mile had a net downhill and finished with about 3/4 of a lap on the track.  I had a kid in front of me by a few seconds that I sort of tried to real in but I ended finishing 9 seconds behind him (I need figure out how to simulate Sasha support at races).  I ended up finishing 7th overall and just 19 seconds from a sub 24. 

After my race I had my 7-year-old run in the 1-mile kid’s race.  His time was slow but he kept a really good even pace and didn't stop to walk once despite some minor protesting and this being the longest he has run by nearly a half of a mile - finish time of 13:02.

As promised a nicely done breakfast was provide, awards were handed out, and the raffle (with surprisingly high quality items - I won the grand prize - a $200 photo shoot gift card) completed.  Now it is time to get the family together and head up to Wolf Creek Resort for a more-or-less relaxing day.

8:00 pm - 12.0 miles @ 7:38 pace - 1:31:47 -

4 miles was not going to be enough mileage for the day so I figured this would be a good opportunity to get in a good 12 mile out and back near Pineview Reservoir at a nice easy pace.  The first 1.3 miles had a net drop of 365 ft. (I was not looking forward to heading back up this).  The remaining 4.7 miles follow up-course of the Ogden Marathon at about the half marathon marker with a series of rollers.  My time out was 44:34 and my time back was 46:26 with the last mile being 8:39 (love that 300 + feet of climbing). 

On a slight downer note it looks as though I will have to postpone the Boston Marathon a year after to having to replace our central air unit.  It will give me the opportunity to have a better qualifying time for 2013.

 

Black Croc 1.0 Miles: 16.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 15:25:10 from 24.10.191.18

nice race in the AM and miles in the PM. excited to hear about the "more to come" part...

From JD on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 22:51:36 from 71.213.37.149

Wow that's quite a day - great race and good miles in the PM!

From Kurt on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 23:32:36 from 76.23.3.57

Chad,

It was great to meet you. I hope to log many more miles with you in the future. Well done in the race. You bring up a great point, Coach Barns put on a fantastic event! All around it was well done. I can’t wait to see those kids at Sugarhouse Park this fall. That will be very exciting.

Saturday afternoon I was relaxing while thinking to Chad is probably deep into a long run at this very moment, you lazy butt. You are an Iron Man! I’m sorry to hear about Boston getting bumped. However, it will make it all that much sweeter when you get there.

From James on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 15:56:46 from 174.23.158.169

Thanks for coming out. You'll have to win the race and get the oakleys next time.

From Chad Robinson on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 01:23:35 from 208.110.158.227

Thanks for the comments folks! It was definately a fun full day.

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