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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).

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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
Tue, Jan 08, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.638.000.000.0015.63

AM: AEROBIC BUILDER

I met Ken at Flying J again on 21st Street.  I never thought 23 degrees could feel like paradise, but it was great this morning to have a warmer temp!  Two mile warmup followed by eight miles in 5:29 average (5:29 also happened to be the median and mode today too for you stat geeks) and a small cooldown after.

PM: 5 miles semi-easy, probably should've gone a bit easier.  Oh well.

Saucony Fastwich (Green) Miles: 10.63Mizuno Wave Alchemy Miles: 5.00
Weight: 152.80
Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 09:07:14 from 155.100.226.191

You're dropping these down nicely. Did you decide about an early spring marathon? Seems like you aren't far away from being very, very ready to pop a good one.

From RileyCook on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 09:19:01 from 132.3.57.68

Jake, I'm still trying to decide between PHX and Woodlands. But PHX is much cheaper to travel to than Houston, so I am kind of leaning toward PHX. Then again if I run well, Woodlands would likely be a better payday in the end. Who knows...I'm a natural born procrastinator, I'll decide eventually.

From Jake K on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 09:31:26 from 155.100.226.191

Such a conundrum. I know how it is, though... I'm going back and forth on FALL marathons. I finally had to tell myself to just STOP and decide in June or July :-)

From Derek D on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 12:39:56 from 166.137.210.48

Riley, Phx sent out an email and are down to less then 50 spots left. I emailed them and got a comped entry for the half. You are much faster than me so I bet you could get one for the full. I had a group of people I'm training for Ohx out on the course Saturday and with the exception of a decent hill from 5-6.5 the course if fantastic. Downhill without quad busting. Great workout today an just wanted to give you a heads up on Phx.

From AngieB on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 14:21:56 from 65.130.68.66

Nice workout Riley!

From Matt Poulsen on Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 18:40:17 from 98.202.242.213

Great job Riley! Another fantastic workout! Nice double also.

From RileyCook on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 09:50:17 from 132.3.57.68

Derek, thanks for the info on PHX. I am certainly considering running it. I should try to decide by the end of the week. We'll see...

From AngieB on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 09:53:27 from 216.206.44.14

Hey one perk to Phoenix is you can fly rt out from Ogden airport now and pretty sure it's cheaper.

From RileyCook on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 09:54:36 from 132.3.57.68

Angie, I didn't know that. Where can I find info online about flights out of Ogden?

From AngieB on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:04:25 from 199.190.170.28

I think its called allegiant air. I think they fly to mesa arizona for like $142 round trip or something like that. I am not sure how far phoenix is from mesa.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:04:47 from 155.100.226.191

Its crazy cheap on Allegiant. The flight I'm taking down for the RnR 1/2 next weekend cost like $105 roundtrip. I'll drive to Ogden for that!

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:05:59 from 155.100.226.191

Mesa is where the marathon actually is. PHX is huge and spread out... the main airport is actually centrally located and very convenient to get in and out of. But the Mesa airport is great if you are headed to Mesa / Gilbert / Chandler area... anywhere in the east valley.

From AngieB on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:06:27 from 199.190.170.28

I just looked up its 19 miles to Phoenix from Mesa.

From AngieB on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:10:06 from 199.190.170.28

This probably sealed the deal for ya hu Riley. Phoenix it is???

From RileyCook on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:11:31 from 132.3.57.68

Haha, yeah it certainly makes PHX more appealing. Thanks for the info guys. That is crazy cheap airfare.

From RileyCook on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 10:12:57 from 132.3.57.68

Jake had I known airfare was only $105, I would've joined ya for RnR! That's cheaper than the gas I'll use to get to St. George for the half next week.

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