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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

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.780.000.000.0015.78

BEN LOMOND PEAK TRAIL RUN

I met up with Bret, Ken, Bryant, Jon, and Albert (couldn't talk Ben into it) at 5:00 am at the North Ogden Divide.  It was still a tiny bit dark for the first few miles but luckily the first 0.5-0.75 miles aren't rocky so we avoided any sprained ankles.  This morning was perfect for the ascent.  Once on the ridge you could see the 4/5 full moon to the west and the sun just about to rise over Powder Mountain to the East.  It was also the calmest wind that I've experienced up on top.

We saw a big, big moose just hauling across the ridge about 200 meters in front of us.  Fortunately, it wasn't running in our direction.  It was a cool sight to see.  Then on top we scared two mountain goats that were chilling at the very peak.  They quickly ran down the west side once we approached the peak.  No other hikers on the trail the whole time until the last half mile; we had the trail all to ourselves.

Overall, it was a great run.  It's always one of my favorites every year.  We ran it in 2:14, whereas last year we were 2:12, so just a tad slower.  But, 8:30 pace for a mountian run ain't bad.

Here's a link to some video that Albert took during the run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsJA_Tm0KQ

Pearl Izumi EM Road M3 Miles: 15.78
Weight: 152.40
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 09:38:05 from 67.177.11.154

Moose are the best. They are the most unpredictable animals... sometimes they'll just run away and not care what you are doing, and something they get nuts and charge. Gotta love 'em.

From bdase on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 09:44:26 from 67.214.231.170

This sounds great. I can't wait to get some peak running into the mix this year. Nice work Riley.

From SpencerSimpson on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 13:09:03 from 63.82.19.2

nice change of scenery. the moose part is rad! I really love seeing wildlife on runs except for bugs...I don't care for bugs...

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 19:20:07 from 98.202.242.213

Nice run, Riley!

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