Hey there! It's been a while, but I'm going to breathe new life into this thing. Although the blog has been silent, my life has kept on moving and things are great. The gym where I work full time, SLC Crossfit, has moved in to a sweet new space and we're adding more and more amazing people to our ranks. I have an awesome job. My personal business is going well too, with several clients in the middle of my programs as we speak. Again, awesome. My wife, Tara, got her name picked to run in the Wasatch 100, so I can tell you now that when the trails thaw (which will be early this year), we will be on the Wasatch course almost every weekend. I've been training hard, maybe harder than ever and I'm moving into race mode stronger and healthier than I can ever remember. I unfortunately did not get picked in the Hardrock 100 lottery, but I've got a great race schedule this year.
To start things off this year, I took part in the Kahtoola Bigfoot Snowshoe Marathon (with the help of SLC Crossfit ) on January 28. With the thin snowpack I decided to not wear snowshoes and go with my Kahtoola microspikes. The course consisted of three 10k loops, two 5k loops and one 2k out and back to finish things off. Coming off almost 5 months of mostly gym training I was curious how things would go. I was pleasantly surprised. I finished in 6 hours and 16 minutes, and even though the field was small, it was good enough for 5th place. My friends did well too, with Mallin coming in under 6 hours for 3rd place, Vi coming in just over 6 hours 30 minutes to take 1st male in snowshoes, and Ed running his first marathon the day before his 40th birthday in 9 hours 30 minutes. It was a beautiful day on a fun course. I'll return to this one for sure.
So what's in store for 2012? A bunch. Here's my race schedule for the year.
January - Kahtoola Bigfoot Snowshoe Marathon (6hrs 16mins)
March - 24 Hours of Moab relay
April - Bonneville Shoreline Trail Marathon
May - Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim
June - Wahsatch Steeplechase
July - Millcreek 50K
July - Speedgoat 50K
July - Katcina Mosa 100K
September - Moab Alpine to Slickrock 50 miler
October - Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim (you know who you are)
November - Antelope Island 100K
I'm going for it this year, and I'm determined to make a serious run at this ultra endurance thing. My training has undergone a major shift and it's time stop screwing around. Let's do this.
To start things off this year, I took part in the Kahtoola Bigfoot Snowshoe Marathon (with the help of SLC Crossfit ) on January 28. With the thin snowpack I decided to not wear snowshoes and go with my Kahtoola microspikes. The course consisted of three 10k loops, two 5k loops and one 2k out and back to finish things off. Coming off almost 5 months of mostly gym training I was curious how things would go. I was pleasantly surprised. I finished in 6 hours and 16 minutes, and even though the field was small, it was good enough for 5th place. My friends did well too, with Mallin coming in under 6 hours for 3rd place, Vi coming in just over 6 hours 30 minutes to take 1st male in snowshoes, and Ed running his first marathon the day before his 40th birthday in 9 hours 30 minutes. It was a beautiful day on a fun course. I'll return to this one for sure.
So what's in store for 2012? A bunch. Here's my race schedule for the year.
January - Kahtoola Bigfoot Snowshoe Marathon (6hrs 16mins)
March - 24 Hours of Moab relay
April - Bonneville Shoreline Trail Marathon
May - Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim
June - Wahsatch Steeplechase
July - Millcreek 50K
July - Speedgoat 50K
July - Katcina Mosa 100K
September - Moab Alpine to Slickrock 50 miler
October - Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim (you know who you are)
November - Antelope Island 100K
I'm going for it this year, and I'm determined to make a serious run at this ultra endurance thing. My training has undergone a major shift and it's time stop screwing around. Let's do this.
