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Location:

South Weber,UT,

Member Since:

May 09, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

800 Meters 1:50.14 (Track-BYU)

1500 Meters 3:42.07 (Track-Stanford) Likely the best race of my life; converts to a 3:59.85 Mile

5000 Meters 14:20 (Track-Stanford)

8000 Meters 23:53 (Cross Country-Pre Nationals Iowa)

10000 Meters 29:57 (Track-Stanford)

Half Marathon (Mesa-Phoenix Half) 1:05:11

Marathon (St George) 2:16:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

2017 Races:

Mesa-Phoenix Half - 3rd Place 1:05:11 PR

Ogden WRC 10-Miler - 1st Place 55:46

Provo City Half - 1st Place 1:06:33

Ogden Marathon - 2nd Place 2:25:46

Long-Term Running Goals:

My main goal is just to stay healthy. I was injured every year in my college career except for one. I would like to reverse that trend and always stay injury-free.

Personal:

I am a family man. I am married to my beautiful wife Amy (who also ran at Weber and is quite the runner). We have four beautiful daughters named Evelyn (6 years old), Hannah (4 year old), Nora (2 year old), and Iris (5 months).

Twitter handle: @RunnerRiley7

Instagram RunnerRiley7

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I am a Generation Ucan elite athlete

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Salomon Pro Wings 2 Lifetime Miles:						161.10
Brooks PureCadence 5 Lifetime Miles:						101.85
Brooks Adrenaline 17 Lifetime Miles:						161.85
Brooks Transcend 4 Lifetime Miles:						219.45
Brooks Ravenna 8 Lifetime Miles:						225.10
Brooks PureCadence 6 Lifetime Miles:						188.10
Brooks Launch 4 Lifetime Miles:						107.50
Brooks Glycerin 14 Lifetime Miles:						101.47
Brooks Hyperion Lifetime Miles:						92.13
Brooks Caldera Lifetime Miles:						31.10

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.75	0.00	0.00	0.25	5.00

5 miles easy just around the neighborhood here in South Weber. Ran by the park and did some strides on the grass around 4:40 pace-ish, just to get a tiny bit of turnover for tomorrow.

I am running TOU Half tomorrow morning and don't know what to expect. My mileage is the highest it's ever been in my life the last two weeks. But, I've hit some really good interval workouts, so I could have tired legs or I could be in for a fast surprise! Time will tell. I've never run up there in Logan but I hear it's a great course and faster than the elevation profile would indicate due to a tailwind that is usually present. The main goal right now is St. George and finishing a marathon in a respectable time, so I'm training right through this half and next week's as well. Tomorrow should be fun with some great competition. Good luck to everyone that's running!

Adidas Supernova Sequence Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From emruns on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:32:19 from 76.27.114.171

Best of luck tomorrow! I hope you surprise yourself and run a really fast race!

From Jake K on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:39:47 from 155.100.226.191

I think you might surprise yourself.

Some friendly advice - the hill from 10.5 to 12 doesn't look too bad on the elevation profile, but its a GRIND. Be mentally ready for that. Once you crest it at Mile 12, though, you have a nice little downhill before a straight shot to the finish.

From RileyCook on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:49:46 from 65.130.72.198

Thanks Emily and Jake. Jake I'm expecting that hill to be similar to the grind up state street at SLC Half. Is that a fair comparison or does it need even more respect?

From Jake K on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:51:48 from 155.100.226.191

That seems like a fair comparison - I'll ask Andrea, she has run both.

From Andrea on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:01:22 from 72.37.171.52

I would say they are pretty similar, but you have a little farther to go once you get up the hill in TOU compared to SLC.

From RileyCook on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:13:23 from 65.130.72.198

Good to know. I definitely planned for a slower pace on that stretch in my race planning.

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