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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
46.9813.110.004.0064.09
Adidas Supernova Sequence Miles: 14.95Asics GT-2000 Miles: 11.06Saucony Fastwich 6 Miles: 9.63Pearl Izumi EM Road M3 Miles: 15.34Pearl Izumi EM Road N1 Miles: 13.11
Weight: 153.56
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

9.6 miles easy on the base perimeter road.

Adidas Supernova Sequence Miles: 9.60
Weight: 153.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.060.000.000.0011.06

11.06 miles easy on the Riverdale parkway with Bryant, Jace, and even....wait for it....Ben!  A bit colder out this morning.  Pace was very easy.

Asics GT-2000 Miles: 11.06
Weight: 153.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.630.000.004.009.63

MILES & QUARTERS

I met Bryant at the 21st Street Pond to do a light hard workout to keep our fitness sharp.  We did three by one mile and four by a quarter mile.  Splits: 4:55 4:53 4:51 then 4:00 rest and 1:09 1:05 1:05 1:04

We saw Coach Hislop at the end and had a good chat with him.  He was about to start his 8-mile walk.  It's always good to see Coach, he made me the runner I am today.

Oh and I forgot to mention I think one of the homeless men who sleeps near the pond yanked my UA earwarmer that I took off after the second interval and set on a sign.  It was gone and nowhere to be seen when we finished.  If I see a homeless man wearing it later on, I will certainly just let him keep it, it'd be funny to see though!  Now I need to buy a new earwarmer though!

Saucony Fastwich 6 Miles: 9.63
Weight: 154.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.700.000.000.0011.70

11.7 miles on a loop around base, nice morning.

Pearl Izumi EM Road M3 Miles: 11.70
Weight: 154.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.350.000.000.005.35

5.35 miles easy pushing the kids in the double jogger and running with Amy.  I threw in four strides at the end to get some turnover.

Adidas Supernova Sequence Miles: 5.35
Weight: 151.80
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Race: Thanksgiving Point Half (13.109 Miles) 01:14:59, Place overall: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.6413.110.000.0016.75

THANKSGIVING POINT HALF MARATHON

Well not a lot went right in the race, but hey it happens; they can't all be great.  After two miles it was a three-man race between Jace Nye, Jon Kotter, and me.  We stayed together through 7-8 miles or so and then I had to pull off for a pit stop.  My stomach was acting up all morning and it didn't quit once the race started.  After the stop I tried to get back in the race.  I timed the gap at one minute and tried to increase my pace.  I knew I'd really have to get moving.  So, I increased my pace, or so I thought, but actually I was still running the same pace as before my stop.  At mile 9 I timed the gap at one minute still and threw in the towel after that.  My legs were heavy from last week and I didn't want to crank the finish hard with no promise of an increase in place.  So I coasted in from mile 9 on and my legs were more than happy to slow down.

The bathroom stop was annoying and yes I was still perfectly in the race for first when I stopped, but in all honesty I don't think I would've had the legs today to beat Jace and Jon even without a stop.  My legs really were a lot heavier and fatigued than I thought they'd be.  I think 3rd was in the cards from the get-go.  At least this way I got to rest my legs for four miles instead of battling for 10-13 and then taking third anyway.  Jace and Jon both ran very well and deserved 1st and 2nd.  Great guys and it was fun to run with them.  We talked quite a bit throughout those first 7-8 miles...good times.

The best news is my knee didn't really bother me at all and still feels pretty decent.  I'll take that good news, third place, and $150 bucks anyday! 

For those that haven't raced this course, throw it on next year's calendar.  It's a beautiful course and it's challenging.  The organization is A+, as is the hospitality.  Kendall, hats off to you for directed yet another great race!

Splits (I stopped my watch for the pit stop without realizing I had and so I can't remember exactly where it was at; I will look once I transfer my garmin data to connect.):  532 524 508 519 530 525 514 528 528 550 550 602 601 536pace for last 0.1

Pearl Izumi EM Road M3 Miles: 3.64Pearl Izumi EM Road N1 Miles: 13.11
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
46.9813.110.004.0064.09
Adidas Supernova Sequence Miles: 14.95Asics GT-2000 Miles: 11.06Saucony Fastwich 6 Miles: 9.63Pearl Izumi EM Road M3 Miles: 15.34Pearl Izumi EM Road N1 Miles: 13.11
Weight: 153.56
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