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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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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: SLC Track Club Winter 10k (6.21 Miles) 00:31:46, Place overall: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.230.006.220.0012.45

Well I decided at 8:00 this morning that I would head down and run the SLC Winter 10k.  It's part of the USATF circuit now, and I wanted to run it.  But, I wasn't going to run it if the weather was bad and the roads were slick.  So, I waited until this morning to make the call.  It didn't snow last night and wasn't this morning at 8:00, so I headed down.

The drive was under clear skies, but once I registered it starting snowing pretty heavily.  I was hoping that it wouldn't stick to the roads.  I ran into Albert and he and I warmed up 3 miles together.  Heading east wasn't too bad, but turning around and heading west was into a nice headwind with snow blowing in your face.  This is going to be fun I thought sarcastically.

At the starting line the snow was beginning to stick to the roads and I wasn't too happy with that.  I decided that if it got slick, I wasn't going to chance a slip and fall.  So, I was going to run easy if it got slick.  Luckily, after the first tenth or so it was pretty clear.

The race started and I dashed out to the lead.  Jake was alongside and from the sound of footsteps I figured another 4-5 guys were with us.  I took the first mile somewhat easy to get a little warmed up.  I had only done one half-hearted stride before the race, so  an easier first mile was in order.  I came through in 5:08.

At the mile I picked up the pace and I didn't hear footsteps coming with me.  Second mile was 4:55.  I kept it rolling for the third mile and started dreading the turnaround where the headwind would be in store for me.  Mile three was 4:56.

At the turn, I almost started laughing at how much of a difference it was running into the wind.  I looked over and saw Jake about to make the turn and figured I had 10-15 seconds maybe on him, though it was hard to say for sure.

The pace immediately got slower but the effort still felt right.  Mile 4 was 5:15.  I thought that might be a little too slow, so I picked up just a tad.  I figured Jake would have to run 5:00 flat or faster into the wind to catch me, and if he did that then he definitely deserved to win.  So, I settled on about a 5:10 pace.  Mile 5 was 5:09.

Now I just had 1.21 miles to go.  I was tempted to look back and see how much of a lead I had, but I avoided that temptation and just kept trying to roll along.  Mile 6 was 5:08.  At mile 6 I figured I better turn and look and make sure no one was coming up on me.  With the strong headwind I wouldn't be able to hear if someone was coming and I didn't want to get caught off guard.  So I looked and I didn't see anyone close.  I was relieved no one was close, but I wish I hadn't of looked back, because once I saw my lead I allowed myself to coast in.  I finished the last .21 at 5:22 pace.

Once I crossed the line the race organizers told me I had tied the course record.  Dang!  Why did I coast in?  Oh well.  It was a good race and I felt surprisingly good running into the wind.  Jake finished second and Matt third - a one-two-three sweep for the blog!

Afterward I cooled down with everyone and during the cooldown I felt a weird pain shoot through my lower leg about 1.5 miles in.  So I stopped and rubbed it out a bit and turned around while the others went a tad further.

I'm glad I got up and raced despite the bad conditions.  It was fun.  My 10k PR of 29:57 is starting to get scared and it should be if I can make it down to sea level for a flat or track 10k!

Saucony Progrid Guide 5 Miles: 3.00Saucony Fastwich 6 Miles: 9.45
Weight: 151.00
Comments
From Bam on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 14:08:32 from 89.126.28.24

Congrats on the win Riley. That's a cracking time at altitude in those conditions. You're flying at the moment. Great that the blog got 1 through 3! Once again, well done. Hope the leg is ok.

From bdase on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 14:18:29 from 67.199.164.200

That's a heck of a time in those conditions :). Congratulations on the W!

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 14:34:28 from 174.253.176.80

You looked very strong and smooth today... when you didn't blend into the snow :-)

A Stanford 10,000 this spring seems like a great idea. I think you can really take down that 29:57 by quite a bit.

From JPark on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 15:47:45 from 174.52.34.169

Wow! Great race Riley. You're really kicking butt lately and are on pace for a monster year. Keep it up!

From allie on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 16:56:00 from 97.117.83.221

nice race, riley. very impressive.

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 16:59:33 from 67.177.11.154

Speaking of "coasting" in - you forgot to mention the sweet coaster that you won!

From Kendall on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:17:26 from 208.187.252.10

Congrats Riley. Off to a great start this year. Stay healthy and keep hammering.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 22:43:33 from 98.202.242.213

Awesome job Riley. Great time for those conditions. Yes, your 10k PR is terrified, and it should be!

From RileyCook on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 07:28:25 from 65.130.67.114

Thanks everyone.

Jake I did forget to mention the sweet coaster I won. My wife is excited to place it on our non-existant coffee table!

From jtshad on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 07:31:57 from 69.20.183.178

Great race and congrats on the win and CR in tough conditions!

From mike⇒nelson on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 08:36:36 from 98.202.247.25

Great race Riley. Congrats on the win. I can't believe you held that pace in that wind! You're in amazing shape.

From Jason D on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:15:11 from 24.1.80.94

Congrats, Riley. A few more gonzo kilometer sessions and I would think that 10k PR would be torched. Make sure to take good care of that coaster and polish it often.

From Superfly on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:49:17 from 74.211.21.81

Solid race man. 2013 is gonna bring some of the best races of you life. Be ready to enjoy it.

From AngieB on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 13:01:31 from 65.130.68.66

Nice race again Riley! I'm just curious are you at your goal weight now? You must be your Burning it up!

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 13:14:51 from 24.10.249.165

You looked great out there yesterday Riley. Hope that little pain on the cool down turns out to be nothing.

From Steve on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 14:02:39 from 66.87.66.125

Awesome race!

From scottkeate on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 14:34:49 from 71.199.4.146

So glad you decided to race yesterday. It was an inspiring performance under those conditions. Take good care of that vehicle of yours, it's in fantastic shape. You have been so consistent during less than ideal conditions all winter long. Hats off to you!

You deserve to look forward to Phoenix with tremendous confidence. Soon you will be dominating in every distance from the marathon to the mile.

From Derek D on Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 19:34:37 from 68.109.132.154

Awesome race Riley. Those aerobic builders are now paying off big time. You've had some great, smart training so I'm happy for you that you are reaping the benefits. Great job yesterday!

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