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Run through the Lavender Half

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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
Race: Run through the Lavender Half (13.23 Miles) 01:15:54, Place overall: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.0313.230.000.0017.26

This morning I ran the Run through the Lavender Half Marathon.  It well organized and was a really fun time.  They also had great prizes, both overall and age group.

I slept in Lindon at Amy's Grandma's house.  Got up early and met the Talley's just off I-15 and rode with them down to the race.  Before the race even started I was quite certain I was going to place 5th.  There was quite a fast field today and my fitness isn't very high right now.  The field included Jon Kotter, Jake Krong, Brett Hales, and Alden Bahr.

I only got a very short warmup in of one mile, but the race went out slower, so it wasn't a problem.  There was a group of 6 at the start and the first two miles were 5:41 and 5:44.  Jon Rosswog fell off the pace somewhere around mile 2 and then there were five of us.  I knew I couldn't hang with these guys once they got moving, but as long as they were running slower I may as well have someone to run with.  Mile 3 was 5:31.  The pace quickened after mile 3 and I knew I couldn't hold it so I backed off and let the four of them go.  Mile 4 was 5:25 (They must've been around 5:15).  The uphill started at this point and didn't really let up untill 11.5 miles.  But it was only gradual and gentle for most of it.  When we turned to head East I glanced back to see where 6th place was and I couldn't see anyone at all anywhere close.  So, I was quite a ways behind the top four and way out in front of 6th in no man's land.  I figured, well heck why kill myself if I'm not going to improve my place, so I let up a tad.  I wanted to keep a still somewhat honest pace, but not kill myself.  Miles 5-10 were 5:36 5:42 5:55 5:46 5:52 and 5:49

At this point we turned into the lavender fields and we had quite the uphill from 10.5 to 11.5 and the last mile was mostly downhill to the finish.  I glanced back a few times to make sure no one was coming up on me and sure enough no one was in sight, so I coasted to the finish.  Final miles were 6:02 6:00 5:33 and 1:12 for final .23.  The final time was 1:15:54.

Alden was first followed by Brett, Jon, and Jake.  The 5k was also super competitive.  I won $100 for 5th place, which is pretty good for 5th!  I finished with about the time I estimated I could run on this uphill course.  It wasn't fancy by any means, but it was a good workout and I had fun.  Even if I had pushed harder I wouldn't have been more than a minute faster and Jake in 4th beat me by like three minutes, so I'm glad I cut back the effort a bit in the middle and save the legs a bit.

It was fun to see some old teammates in Corbin (7th in half), Brett (2nd), and Jace (3rd in 5k).  I ran three miles slowly and not all at once for a cooldown.

 

Asics 2170 Miles: 3.00Asics DS Racer Miles: 14.26
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 13:55:56 from 67.177.11.154

Nice job this morning Riley. I think after about the halfway point everyone was in their finishing position and expending as little energy as possible to hold that spot was the primary focus for everyone :-)

$100 for a long tempo run isn't too shabby at all

From Derek D on Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 14:33:21 from 68.109.129.9

Nice race Riley! Tough course and strong field. Congrats on the $$. Always sweetens the day. Glad to hear your knee is okay and your running consistently lately. Keep up the good work!

From runningafterbabies on Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 14:55:32 from 71.195.219.247

Nice race, and well played those last few miles. There is little reason to lay your guts out on a course when your position isn't challenged.

From Rachelle on Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 22:26:21 from 66.7.127.115

Great job today Riley! And heck with todays field 5th place is pretty dang good. :-)

From Walter on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 17:51:49 from 24.2.69.110

Nice job Riley! It sounds like a tough course!

From Superfly on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 21:02:04 from 74.211.21.81

Good job against a tough field. Money in the bank is always a plus.

From jtshad on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 21:16:54 from 69.20.183.178

Nice work, looks like you are starting to feel a bit better.

From RileyCook on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 18:23:28 from 96.41.211.97

Thanks everyone. It wasn't very impressive but I'll take it. You need some slower times to help you appreciate the faster ones when they come.

And I am feeling better with both my knee and getting over my sickness.

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