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Is this really my 2018 race schedule?

As I have been planning my 2018 race schedule I realized quite early that this year will be the confluence of a number of met goals. The biggest — in my book at least — is the reaching my 180th race, which will happen in July.

And, then there’s that 100 miler.

During the past several weeks I have been working not just on my ankle rehab, but my dreaming and scheming as well. As difficult as it was to DNS at Jackpot last month, I really had no other choice. But, I didn’t want to give up the goal to run a 100 miles this year.

So I’m not.

My goal is to still doctor the ankle from now until July. I have nine races left toward my 180 goal without too many back-to-back race weekends leading up to July. I really want to give my ankle ample time to heal after races. Plus, I want to strengthen my foundation with speed training, tempo runs, etc. that I couldn’t do effectively with a half marathon every weekend.

Then in July once I hit Race #180 … it’s on like Donkey Kong as I work toward my 100 miler at the end of December. To kick off the madness I am going to run the DesNews Half, Utah Midnight Run Half and Timp Half all within a week of me finishing my 180th race. It will suck, but that’s the kind of training I love and need for my 100 mile race.

But, I am then planning on a number of a 50 miler marathons, a couple of 50Ks and at least one double half marathon race day in October. I’ll also be running a marathon on four consecutive weekends — which I’ve never done. So I have a large task in front of me.

I am finalizing the rest of my training plan from July to December, which will include weekday runs and workouts. I am taking some speed work and strength training classes during my lunch hour at work — which will help BIG time. But, I’ll need to get some nice midweek looooong runs in as well.

I am looking forward to it all.

I really want to reach this goal this year for many reasons. One, I want to check it off my bucket list. Two, I want to honor my friend Robert Merriman — who truly inspired me to dream and work toward this goal. And, three, I’d love for it to fall in the same year as my 180th race — that seems fitting.

A few of these races MIGHT change (as they always do), but this is pretty much my year of race schedule in 2018 …

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RACE #165: Howloween Half Marathon

RACE #165: Howloween Half Marathon

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After getting home from the SoJo Half I had an agenda — get some food and take a nap. Unfortunately, I only succeeded in one of those two. I didn’t get the nap I wanted. But, after some steak and eggs I was pretty much good to go for my second race.

This was the second time that I’ve done the Howloween Half. The last time it was held was back in 2013, but…

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RACE #165: Howloween Half Marathon

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After getting home from the SoJo Half I had an agenda — get some food and take a nap. Unfortunately, I only succeeded in one of those two. I didn’t get the nap I wanted. But, after some steak and eggs I was pretty much good to go for my second race.

This was the second time that I’ve done the Howloween Half. The last time it was held was back in 2013, but it was held in Provo and not Magna. But, with that said, I’ve done this course numerous of times, as it’s the same course as the Saltair Half. The race I did back in April.

But, I’ve never done this course in the dark.

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My goal going into the race was to fast/mall walk and to finish within four hours. The goal to fast/mall walk was to replicate my ultra pace on tired legs so I could gauge where I’m at physically. I know that sounds somewhat strange. But, with my injuries and health the past year my training has been somewhat shot.

And, the time goal was there only because I had to pick my Mom up at 10:30pm from the airport.

The race was rather small with about 30-40 runners. I like these races because there is a different feel to it. I love the chill atmosphere to Extra Mile Racing’s races. And, this race was no different.

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I meandered out there and arrived about a half hour before gun time. With the casualness of the race I got my bib and shirt with ease. I waited until gun time to start, but I won’t lie — I wanted to start a soon as I was ready. Mainly, because I knew I was going to be out there for a while.

I didn’t know who was sweeping the course, but with my race plan — I knew I’d be hanging out with them for most — if not all — of the race. I was excited to see that it was my friend Jennifer Petrossi from my Addict II Athlete team.

And, we did the whole race together.

And, we had a blast.

We talked about life, keto, the Addict II Athlete team, more about life and even more about the Addict II Athlete team. This happens when you run with anyone. But, we were also out there longer than usual so we got life stories, diet plans (helps we’re keto freaks) and whatever came to mind. It was a lot of fun.

The race started around 6pm and we reached the turn around just as the sun set and we were left completely in the dark. I thought about bringing a head lamp. Heck, the prerace email stated I should bring a head lamp. But, did I?

Nope.

And, neither did Jennifer.

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We tried using our phone flashlight, but it wasn’t really needed. The lights of the passing cars on the freeway provided some light. But, we really didn’t need to know where to run, because it was a flat paved frontage road.

With about three miles left to go T.J., Jennifer’s husband, came out to run us in. He had paced the 2:10 group and after he finished he came back out — crazy if you ask me. Funny when you realize I was in the middle of my own crazy.

I kept focusing on my pace and even though those last three miles were tough, they were tougher mentally than physically, which was encouraging. And, in a funny twist, that helped me mentally, because it gave me the confidence that I can do this crazy little 100 mile run in February.

As soon as we finished, we stopped and snapped a couple of pictures and then I just headed to the car. I gathered my belongings and just sat in the car for a couple minutes to gather myself. I started to ache and the stiffness of my legs settled in — it wasn’t fun.

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But, I made my journey to the airport to pickup my Mom, but in true Hansen fashion she gave me the wrong time. She came in an hour later than originally stated, so I started stretching in the car after popping a couple Aleve for the pain.

Once I got home it didn’t take long for me to crash after a quick shower and a small meal. I was dead. And, I was out within minutes. It was a long day, but worth all the pain and effort.

Now to do it again in a couple weeks.

Oy!

MY REMAINING 2017 RACE SCHEDULE

Weekly Miles

Running Miles — 8.0 miles Race Miles — 26.2 miles Walking Miles — 22.09 miles TOTAL MILES — 56.29 miles Races This Week — SoJo Half & Howloween Half

October 2017 Miles

Running Miles — 29.69 miles Race Miles — 39.3 miles Walking Miles — 72.16 miles TOTAL MILES — 141.33 miles Races in September — (4) The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half, Howloween Half, The Haunted Half – Provo

2017 Miles

Running Miles — 411.24 miles Race Miles — 414.47 miles Walking Miles — 1099.77 miles TOTAL MILES — 1925.48 miles Races done in 2017 — (23) New Year’s Half Marathon, Sweethearts 5K, Jackpot Running Festival, SL Tri Club Indoor Half, March Madness Half, Lucky 13 Half Marathon, Emigration Canyon Half Marathon, Riverton Half, Saltair Half, Provo City Half Marathon, Jordan River Half Marathon, Drop13 Half Marathon, Bear Lake Trifecta – Idaho, Wyoming & Utah, AF Canyon Race Against Cancer, The Hobbler Half, Handcart Days Half, DesNews Half Marathon, Elephant Rock Trail Half Marathon, Run Elevated Half Marathon, Nebo Half, Revel Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Huntsville Half Marathon, Timp Elk Run, Jordan River Half Marathon, The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half and Howloween Half.

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I am soooooo close to my goal ...

I am soooooo close to my goal …

Wow. After this past weekend’s race — I realized that I am only 19 races away from my goal! NINETEEN! I’m in the TEENS! Time flies so fast. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing this now for over six years.

But, it’s also hard to believe that I am reaching this 10 year goal — three years early! Who would have thought? Who would have imagined the experiences I’ve had, races I’ve run and people…

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I am soooooo close to my goal ...

Wow. After this past weekend’s race — I realized that I am only 19 races away from my goal! NINETEEN! I’m in the TEENS! Time flies so fast. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing this now for over six years.

But, it’s also hard to believe that I am reaching this 10 year goal — three years early! Who would have thought? Who would have imagined the experiences I’ve had, races I’ve run and people I’ve met over the past years? I feel extremely blessed being able to do what I love and with people that I admire, look up to and gain inspiration from nearly daily.

Sometimes when I think and plan for the end of this 180 race goal — I have to remember that it’s not the end of running. Because it won’t be. I’ll keep doing it. I might be a bit more deliberate here and there as I shift focus, but I’ll still be running to my heart’s content.

But, as I look at the remaining races toward my goal, I’m getting excited. Many are races I’ve run numerous times, some a couple times a while ago and even a couple that I’ve never done. And, then of course there’s the Jackpot Running Festival where I am attempting 100 miles.

I am excitedly nervous about that race. I know I can do it. I know I will do it. And, despite the crappy year I’ve had with injuries and my health — I know it’s doable. I will be ready come February.

So there’s lots of running ahead before I reach the finish line at the Handcart Days Half Marathon next July — which I am looking forward to running! And, as you can see I am trying to be more deliberate with my running, especially after Jackpot. I am running any races 13.1 or longer on back to back weekends — well, except for Provo City and Vigor Big Cottonwood — but, I am planning on sweeping Provo City again, so I’m not really counting it.

But, I am planning on scaling back the races, not just to hit the 180th race in July, but to also get faster. I don’t expect to PR next year (though that’d be nice), but I do want to get back into the 2:20-2:30 range by the end of the year with the help of continued health and some specific coaching.

I am not sure exactly what my race season will look like after my 180th race, but I’d like to keep to two long races a month for as long as I can keep that up — and preferably a road and trail race.

I have some time to figure that all out. But, for now the focus is really Jackpot in February while also focusing on getting myself to number 180 next July.

Here’s my remaining planned schedule …

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Running from 'There to Here' ...

I started running about 8-9 years ago. Well, I should say — running consistently — because my first race was a 10K over 11 years ago. A story I’ll have to retell sometime. Because by all accounts it could have easily been my first and last running experience. But, seriously, that’s a story for another day.

As you may know — my goal has been to run 180 races over 13.1 miles before I turn 40. A race for every pound I had lost from my highest to lowest weight — and to signify how running has changed my life around 180 degrees. It’s been quite the adventure with over 150 half marathons, a handful of marathons and ultra races — including a 50 miler back in 2016.

But, lost in all that has been the 5K and 10K races. I kept them out of my goal mainly because I felt anything over 13.1 miles was much more challenging. But, that doesn’t negate that 5Ks and 10Ks aren’t difficult — ask any long distance runner used to running halfs, marathons or ultras, the first 3-6 miles are warm ups and usually HURT when you go out fast.

Either way, I want to keep track of those races. I’ve lost any hope in remember my times on most of them, but from now on I am going to count them in my race results and running resume. And, instead of lumping my races over 13.1 miles into one number I am going to keep track of each distance category (ie-5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2, 50K, etc., etc., etc.).

So starting with my first race after the Handcart Days Half Marathon — which is my final race in my 180 race goal — I’ll start labeling each race number by distance. Which means the Deseret News Half which I run a few days after Handcart Days will be labeled as my 148th Half Marathon instead of 181st race.

But, accounting my 5Ks and 10Ks that’d make it my 216th race. But, let’s not confuse you. I hope that all makes sense? It kinda doesn’t to me, so I can only imagine how confused you might feel right now.

Also, I’ll look up times for all the races eventually — it was a lot of work just tallying up the races and miles and I got lazy. Plus, I’m sure I’ll want to average my time and distances with that data — and I just don’t want to do that right now.

So be patient.

Oh, yeah, and as far as goals go after my 180th — you can read all about my Honey Bucket List here. I won’t explain it all here.

Sorry, there’s a lot of little tangents before we get to the list. After pouring over the data — I noticed that I ran my 200th race this past February at the Sweethearts 5K here in Bountiful, my hometown. How fitting. I had no idea.

Anyways … without further adieu, here are my races categories by distance —

5K Races

SUU Homecoming 5K; October 9, 2010

South Davis Thanksgiving 5K; November 25, 2010

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 12, 2011

Salt Lake City 5K; April 16, 2011

Spectrum Academy 5K; November 5, 2011

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 11, 2012

No Snow 5K; January 26, 2013

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 9, 2013

Freeze Your Cookies Off 5K; November 23, 2013

Utah Santa Run: Salt Lake City; November 23, 2013

No Snow 5K; January 25, 2014

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 8, 2014

Trisomy Awareness 5K; August 2, 2014

Reese’s Run; February 12, 2015

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 14, 2015

O.U.R. Rescue Run 5K; December 5, 2015

Frigid 5K; January 23, 2016

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 13, 2016

Eggs Legs 5K; March 26, 2016

Beat the Heat 5K; August 6, 2016

Frightmares 5K; October 15, 2016

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 11, 2017

Utah Santa Run: Gardner Village; December 2, 2017

Frigid 5K; January 27, 2018

South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3, 2018

Candy Heart Run 5K; February 10, 2018

March Madness 5K; March 3, 2018

Lucky 5K; March 17, 2018

Run of Remembrance 5K; May 28, 2018

10K Races

Utah Summer Games 10K; June 15, 2007

Wounded Warrior Memorial 10K; May 14, 2011

Race for Grief 10K; May 30, 2011

Farmington Days 10K; July 9, 2011

Leprechaun Lope 10K; March 17, 2012

Half Marathon Races

Handcart Days Half Marathon; July 23, 2011

Disneyland Half Marathon; September 4, 2011

Cedar City Half Marathon; September 17, 2011

Layton Half Marathon; October 8, 2011

St. George Half Marathon; January 21, 2012

Surf City USA Half Marathon; February 5, 2012

Dogtown Half Marathon; February 25, 2012

Red Rock Canyon Half Marathon; March 10, 2012

Riverton Half Marathon; March 31, 2012

Salt Lake City Half Marathon; April 21, 2012

Provo City Half Marathon; May 5, 2012

Ogden Half Marathon; May 19, 2012

Strider’s Memorial Day Half Marathon; May 28, 2012

Utah Valley Half Marathon; June 9, 2012

The Pink Donut Half Marathon; July 7, 2012

Farmington Days Half Marathon; July 14, 2012

Utah Midnight Run; August 3, 2012

Beautiful Bountiful Half Marathon; August 11, 2012

Park City Half Marathon; August 18, 2012

Disneyland Half Marathon; September 2, 2012

Utah Half Marathon; October 13, 2012

SoJo Half Marathon; October 20, 2012

Thankful 13; November 22, 2012

Rock n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon; December 2, 2012

New Year’s Half Marathon; January 5, 2013

Shamrock Half Marathon; March 16, 2013

Winter Circuit Half Marathon; April 6, 2013

Salt Lake City Half Marathon; April 20, 2013

Provo City Half Marathon; May 4, 2013

Ogden Half Marathon; May 18, 2013

Alpine Classic Half; May 25, 2013

Strider’s Memorial Day Half Marathon; May 27, 2013

Utah Valley Half Marathon; June 8, 2013

American Fork Canyon Half Marathon; June 15, 2013

Farmington Days Half Marathon; July 13, 2013

Utah Midnight Run; July 19, 2013

Deseret News Half Marathon; July 24, 2013

Porter’s Half Marathon; August 17, 2013

Run Elevated Half Marathon; August 24, 2013

Layton Half Marathon; August 31, 2013

Mt. Nebo Half; September 7, 2013

Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; September 14, 2013

SoJo Half Marathon; October 19, 2013

The Haunted Half: SLC; October 26, 2013

Saltair Half; November 16, 2013

Thankful 13; November 28, 2013

New Year’s Half Marathon; January 4, 2014

Riverton Half Marathon; March 22, 2014

Salt Lake City Half Marathon; April 19, 2014

Provo City Half Marathon; May 3, 2014

Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; May 10, 2014

Boys Chase Girls Half Marathon; May 24, 2014

American Fork Canyon Half Marathon; June 21, 2014

Utah Midnight Run; July 11, 2014

Farmington Days Half Marathon; July 12, 2014

Timp Half; July 19, 2014

Deseret News Half Marathon; July 24, 2014

Provo River Trail Half Marathon; August 9, 2014

Run Elevated Half Marathon; August 23, 2014

Sports-Am Run Emigration Half Marathon; August 30, 2014

Mt. Nebo Half; September 6, 2014

Huntsville Half Marathon; September 27, 2014

Pink Series Half Marathon; October 11, 2014

The Haunted Half: SLC; October 18, 2014

The Haunted Half; Provo; October 25, 2014

Howloween Half Marathon; October 25, 2014

The Burn; November 1, 2014

Saltair Half; November 8, 2014

Thankful 13; November 27, 2014

Dogtown Half Marathon; February 21, 2015

Lagoon Half Marathon; April 4, 2015

West Mountain Half Marathon; April 19, 2015

Provo City Half Marathon; May 2, 2015

Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; May 9, 2015

Ogden Half Marathon; May 16, 2015

Jordan River Half Marathon; May 30, 2015

Drop13 Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; June 13, 2015

Utah Midnight Run: Provo; June 26, 2015

AF Canyon Run Against Cancer; June 27, 2015

The Hobbler Half; July 11, 2015

Handcart Days Half Marathon; July 24, 2015

Utah Midnight Run: Legacy; July 31, 2015

Timp Half; August 1, 2015

Park City Half Marathon; August 15, 2015

Run Elevated Half Marathon; August 22, 2015

Run Murdock Half Marathon; August 29, 2015

Mt. Nebo Half; September 5, 2015

Sandy Fire Station Run; September 19, 2015

Layton Half Marathon; October 10, 2015

The Haunted Half: SLC; October 24, 2015

The Haunted Half: Provo; October 31, 2015

Snow Canyon Half Marathon; November 7, 2015

Thankful 13; November 26, 2015

The Bakers Dozen Half Marathon; December 12, 2015

March Madness Half Marathon; March 5, 2016

Provo City Half Marathon; May 7, 2016

Ogden Half Marathon; May 21, 2016

Alpine Classic Half; May 28, 2016

Drop13 Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; June 11, 2016

AF Canyon Run Against Cancer; June 25, 2016

13 Miles of Freedom; July 2, 2016

Utah Midnight Run: Legacy; July 15, 2016

Handcart Days Half Marathon; July 23, 2016

Deseret News Half Marathon; July 25, 2016

Timp Half; July 30, 2016

Run Elevated Half Marathon; August 27, 2016

The Haunted Half: Provo; October 29, 2016

New Year’s Half Marathon; January 7, 2017

Salt Lake Tri Club Indoor Half Marathon; February 25, 2017

March Madness Half Marathon; March 4, 2017

Lucky 13 Half Marathon; March 18, 2017

Sports-Am Run Emigration Half Marathon; April 1, 2017

Riverton Half Marathon; April 8, 2017

Saltair Half; April 15, 2017

Provo City Half Marathon; May 6, 2017

TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon; May 27, 2017

Drop13 Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; June 10, 2017

Bear Lake Trifecta: Idaho; June 15, 2017

Bear Lake Trifecta: Wyoming; June 16, 2017

Bear Lake Trifecta: Utah; June 17, 2017

AF Canyon Run Against Cancer; June 24, 2017

The Hobbler Half; July 8, 2017

Handcart Days Half Marathon; July 22, 2017

Deseret News Half Marathon; July 24, 2017

Elephant Rock Trail Run; August 12, 2017

Run Elevated Half Marathon; August 19, 2017

Mt. Nebo Half; August 26, 2017

Revel Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; September 9, 2017

Huntsville Half Marathon; September 16, 2017

Timp Elk Run Half Marathon; September 23, 2017

TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon; September 30, 2017

The Haunted Half: SLC; October 14, 2017

SoJo Half Marathon; October 21, 2017

Howloween Half Marathon; October 21, 2017

The Haunted Half: Provo; October 28, 2017

Snow Canyon Half Marathon; November 4, 2017

Joshua Tree Half Marathon; November 4, 2017

Mt. View Trail Half Marathon; November 11, 2017

Riverton Half Marathon; March 24, 2018

Sports-Am Run Emigration Half Marathon; April 7, 2018

Salt Lake City Half Marathon; April 21, 2018

Provo City Half Marathon; May 5, 2018

Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; May 12, 2018

Drop13 Big Cottonwood Half Marathon; June 9, 2018

Oquirrh Mountain Half Marathon; June 16, 2018

AF Canyon Run Against Cancer; June 23, 2018

25K Races

Corner Canyon Trail Run; May 26, 2012

Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K; March 21, 2015

Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K; March 10, 2018

30K Races

Winter Circuit 30K; April 26, 2014

Marathon Races

Deseret News Marathon; July 24, 2012

Big Cottonwood Marathon; September 22, 2012

St. George Marathon; October 6, 2012

Ogden Marathon; May 17, 2014

Utah Valley Marathon; June 14, 2014

Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon; September 13, 2014

St. George Marathon; October 4, 2014

Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon, September 12, 2015

Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon; September 10, 2016

Huntsville Marathon; September 17, 2016

St. George Marathon; October 1, 2016

50K Races

Antelope Island Fall Classic 50K; November 14, 2015

Antelope Island Fall Classic 50K; November 5, 2016

50 Mile Races

Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run; October 21, 2016

Timed Distance Races

New Year’s Revolution Run; December 31, 2011 (5 hours/13.1)

New Year’s Revolution Run; January 1, 2013 (5 hours/13.1)

New Year’s Revolution Run; January 11, 2014 (5 hours/13.1)

New Year’s Revolution Run; January 1, 2015 (5 hours/13.1)

New Year’s Revolution Run; January 1, 2016 (5 hours/15.5)

New Year’s Revolution Run; December 31, 2016 (5 hours/18.0)

Jackpot Ultra Running Festival; February 18, 2017 (12 hours/40.0)

New Year’s Revolution Run; January 1, 2018 (5 hours/15.5)

Relay Races

Rivalry Relay; August 25, 2012 (Runner #3/14.0 miles)

Ragnar Relay: Wasatch Back; June 21-22, 2013 (Runner #11/20.7 miles)

Ragnar Relay: Wasatch Back; June 27-28, 2014 (Runner #9/16.0 miles)

Ragnar Relay: Wasatch Back; June 19-20, 2015 (Runner #9/14.1 miles)

Ragnar Relay: Wasatch Back; June 17-18, 2016 (Runner #11/16.3 miles)

Red Rock Relay: Park City; October 8, 2016 (Runner #3/15.08 miles)

Misc. Race Distances

The Dam 15 Miler; July 11, 2015 (15 miles)

Total Miles Raced

2007 – 006.20 miles 2010 – 006.20 miles 2011 – 093.40 miles 2012 – 374.20 miles 2013 – 334.40 miles 2014 – 463.10 miles 2015 – 452.70 miles 2016 – 410.38 miles 2017 – 452.30 miles 2018 – 155.40 miles

TOTAL – 2748.28 miles

Races over 13.1 Miles

2011 – 05 races 2012 – 25 races 2013 – 24 races 2014 – 30 races 2015 – 31 races 2016 – 22 races 2017 – 32 races 2018 – 10 races

TOTAL – 179 races

Total Races

2007 – 01 race 2010 – 02 races 2011 – 11 races 2012 – 27 races 2013 – 28 races 2014 – 33 races 2015 – 34 races 2016 – 27 races 2017 – 34 races 2018 – 16 races

TOTAL – 213 races

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Running 2018: Week 19/52

Weekly Miles

Total Running Miles: 14.35 miles        Training Miles: 1.25 miles        Race Miles: 13.1 miles Walking Miles: 19.67 miles TOTAL MILES: 34.02 miles

Monthly Miles

January 2018 Total Running Miles: 38.7 miles        Training Miles: 20.5 miles        Race Miles: 18.2 miles Walking Miles: 82.84 miles TOTAL MILES: 121.54 miles

February 2018 Total Running Miles: 31.85 miles        Training Miles: 28.75 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 83.31 miles TOTAL MILES: 115.16 miles

March 2018 Total Running Miles: 63.65 miles        Training Miles: 26.85 miles        Race Miles: 36.8 miles Walking Miles: 99.5 miles TOTAL MILES: 163.15 miles

April 2018 Total Running Miles: 54.7 miles        Training Miles: 28.5 miles        Race Miles: 26.2 mile Walking Miles: 83.95 miles TOTAL MILES: 138.65 miles

May 2018 Total Running Miles: 29.95 miles        Training Miles: 3.75 miles        Race Miles: 26.2 miles Walking Miles: 35.5 miles TOTAL MILES: 65.45 miles

2018 Miles

Total Running Miles: 220.85 miles        Training Miles: 110.35 miles        Race Miles: 110.5 miles Walking Miles: 385.1 miles TOTAL MILES: 605.95 miles

My estimated race schedule and results from January to the end of July when I run my 180th race. As always, races are subject to change. Races over 13.1 miles are numbered in parenthesis and numbered overall since July 2011. 

1 — New Year’s Revolution Run (170); January 1 (15.1 miles, 5 hours) 2 — Frigid 5K; January 27 (0:37:59.5) 3 — South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3 (0:35:17.0) 4 — March Madness 5K; March 3 (0:52:02) 5 — Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K (171); March 10 (5:30:23) 6 — Lucky 5K; March 17 (0:35:37.0) 7 — Riverton Half Marathon (172); March 24 (3:42:52.7) 8 — Eggs Legs Mile Run; March 31 (0:10:30.2) 9 — Run Emigration Canyon Half Marathon (173); April 7 (2:56:43.41) 10 — Salt Lake City Half Marathon (174); April 21 (3:01:08) 11 — Provo City Half Marathon (175); May 5 (3:48:33.8) 12 — Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (176); May 12 (2:46:03) 13 — Run of Remembrance 10K; May 28 14 — Vigor Solitude Trail Run – 5 Miles; June 2 15 — Drop13 Big Cottonwood 5K; June 9 16 — AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (177); June 23 17 — Heber Half (178); June 30 * 18 — Hobbler Half (179); July 7 19 — Run4fun Trail Run; July 14 20 — Bountiful Handcart Days Half Marathon (180); July 21 21 — Deseret News Half Marathon (181); July 24 22 — Utah Midnight Run (182); July 27 * 23 — Timp Half (183); July 28 * 24 — Elephant Rock Trail Run (184); August 11 25 — Run Elevated Half Marathon (185); August 18 26 — Mt. Nebo Marathon (186); August 25  27 — East Canyon Marathon (187); September 1 * 28 — Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188); September 8 29 — Huntsville Marathon (189); September 15 30 — Moonlight Half Marathon (190); September 21 31 — Reese’s Loaned Legs Ultra Relay; September 22 32 — TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190); September 29 * 33 — St. George Marathon (191); October 6 * 34 — Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192); October 19 35 — The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193); October 20 36 — Howloween Half Marathon (194); October 26 * 37 — The Haunted Half: Provo City (195); October 27 * 38 — Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196); November 3 * 39 — Antelope Island Classic 50K (197); November 17 * 40 — Thankful 13 (198); November 22 * 41 — Capstone 50K (199); December 8  42 — Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200); December 28 *

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Running 2018: Week 17/52

Weekly Miles

Total Running Miles: 11.5 miles        Training Miles: 11.5 miles        Race Miles: 0.00 miles Walking Miles: 23.7 miles TOTAL MILES: 35.2 miles

Monthly Miles

January 2018 Total Running Miles: 38.7 miles        Training Miles: 20.5 miles        Race Miles: 18.2 miles Walking Miles: 82.84 miles TOTAL MILES: 121.54 miles

February 2018 Total Running Miles: 31.85 miles        Training Miles: 28.75 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 83.31 miles TOTAL MILES: 115.16 miles

March 2018 Total Running Miles: 63.65 miles        Training Miles: 26.85 miles        Race Miles: 36.8 miles Walking Miles: 99.5 miles TOTAL MILES: 163.15 miles

April 2018 Total Running Miles: 66.2 miles        Training Miles: 40.0 miles        Race Miles: 26.2 mile Walking Miles: 105.64 miles TOTAL MILES: 171.84 miles

2018 Miles

Total Running Miles: 202.4 miles        Training Miles: 118.1 miles        Race Miles: 84.3 miles Walking Miles: 371.29 miles TOTAL MILES: 573.69 miles

My estimated race schedule and results from January to the end of July when I run my 180th race. As always, races are subject to change. Races over 13.1 miles are numbered in parenthesis and numbered overall since July 2011. 

1 — New Year’s Revolution Run (170); January 1 (15.1 miles, 5 hours) 2 — Frigid 5K; January 27 (0:37:59.5) 3 — South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3 (0:35:17.0) 4 — March Madness 5K; March 3 (0:52:02) 5 — Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K (171); March 10 (5:30:23) 6 — Lucky 5K; March 17 (0:35:37.0) 7 — Riverton Half Marathon (172); March 24 (3:42:52.7) 8 — Eggs Legs Mile Run; March 31 (0:10:30.2) 9 — Run Emigration Canyon Half Marathon (173); April 7 (2:56:43.41) 10 — Salt Lake City Half Marathon (174); April 21 (3:01:08) 11 — Provo City Half Marathon (175); May 5 12 — Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (176); May 12 13 — Run of Remembrance 10K; May 28 14 — Vigor Solitude Trail Run – 5 Miles; June 2 15 — Drop13 Big Cottonwood 5K; June 9 16 — AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (177); June 23 17 — Heber Half (178); June 30 * 18 — Hobbler Half (179); July 7 19 — Run4fun Trail Run; July 14 20 — Bountiful Handcart Days Half Marathon (180); July 21 21 — Deseret News Half Marathon (181); July 24 22 — Utah Midnight Run (182); July 27 * 23 — Timp Half (183); July 28 * 24 — Elephant Rock Trail Run (184); August 11 25 — Run Elevated Half Marathon (185); August 18 26 — Mt. Nebo Marathon (186); August 25 27 — East Canyon Marathon (187); September 1 * 28 — Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188); September 8 29 — Huntsville Marathon (189); September 15 30 — Moonlight Half Marathon (190); September 21 31 — Reese’s Loaned Legs Ultra Relay; September 22 32 — TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190); September 29 * 33 — St. George Marathon (191); October 6 * 34 — Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192); October 19 35 — The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193); October 20 36 — Howloween Half Marathon (194); October 26 * 37 — The Haunted Half: Provo City (195); October 27 * 38 — Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196); November 3 * 39 — Antelope Island Classic 50K (197); November 17 * 40 — Thankful 13 (198); November 22 * 41 — Capstone 50K (199); December 8  42 — Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200); December 28 *

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Running 2018: Week 15/52

Weekly Miles

Total Running Miles: 9.0 miles        Training Miles: 9.0 miles        Race Miles: 0.0 mile Walking Miles: 21.22 miles TOTAL MILES: 30.22 miles

Monthly Miles

January 2018 Total Running Miles: 38.7 miles        Training Miles: 20.5 miles        Race Miles: 18.2 miles Walking Miles: 82.84 miles TOTAL MILES: 121.54 miles

February 2018 Total Running Miles: 31.85 miles        Training Miles: 28.75 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 83.31 miles TOTAL MILES: 115.16 miles

March 2018 Total Running Miles: 63.65 miles        Training Miles: 26.85 miles        Race Miles: 36.8 miles Walking Miles: 99.5 miles TOTAL MILES: 163.15 miles

April 2018 Total Running Miles: 29.1 miles        Training Miles: 16.0 miles        Race Miles: 13.1 mile Walking Miles: 49.93 miles TOTAL MILES: 79.03 miles

2018 Miles

Total Running Miles: 165.3 miles        Training Miles: 94.1 miles        Race Miles: 71.2 miles Walking Miles: 315.58 miles TOTAL MILES: 480.88 miles

My estimated race schedule and results from January to the end of July when I run my 180th race. As always, races are subject to change. Races over 13.1 miles are numbered in parenthesis and numbered overall since July 2011. 

1 — New Year’s Revolution Run (170); January 1 (15.1 miles, 5 hours) 2 — Frigid 5K; January 27 (0:37:59.5) 3 — South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3 (0:35:17.0) 4 — March Madness 5K; March 3 (0:52:02) 5 — Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K (171); March 10 (5:30:23) 6 — Lucky 5K; March 17 (0:35:37.0) 7 — Riverton Half Marathon (172); March 24 (3:42:52.7) 8 — Eggs Legs Mile Run; March 31 (0:10:30.2) 9 — Run Emigration Canyon Half Marathon (173); April 7 (2:56:43.41) 10 — Salt Lake City Half Marathon (174); April 21 11 — Fearless 5K; April 28 12 — Provo City Half Marathon (175); May 5 13 — Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (176); May 12 14 — Run of Remembrance 10K; May 28 15 — Vigor Solitude Trail Run – 5 Miles; June 2 16 — Drop13 Big Cottonwood 5K; June 9 17 — AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (177); June 23 18 — Heber Half (178); June 30 * 19 — Hobbler Half (179); July 7 20 — Run4fun Trail Run; July 14 21 — Bountiful Handcart Days Half Marathon (180); July 21 22 — Deseret News Half Marathon (181); July 24 23 — Utah Midnight Run (182); July 27 * 24 — Timp Half (183); July 28 * 25 — Elephant Rock Trail Run (184); August 11 26 — Run Elevated Half Marathon (185); August 18 27 — Mt. Nebo Marathon (186); August 25 * 28 — East Canyon Marathon (187); September 1 * 29 — Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188); September 8 30 — Huntsville Marathon (189); September 15 31 — Moonlight Half Marathon (190); September 21 32 — Reese’s Loaned Legs Ultra Relay; September 22 33 — TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190); September 29 * 34 — St. George Marathon (191); October 6 * 35 — Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192); October 19 36 — The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193); October 20 * 37 — Howloween Half Marathon (194); October 26 * 38 — The Haunted Half: Provo City (195); October 27 * 39 — Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196); November 3 * 40 — Antelope Island Classic 50K (197); November 10 * 41 — Thankful 13 (198); November 22 * 42 — Capstone 50K (199); December 8  43 — Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200); December 28 *

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Running 2018: Week 11/52

Weekly Miles

Total Running Miles: 5.1 miles        Training Miles: 2.0 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 24.7 miles TOTAL MILES: 29.8 miles

Monthly Miles

January 2018 Total Running Miles: 38.7 miles        Training Miles: 20.5 miles        Race Miles: 18.2 miles Walking Miles: 82.84 miles TOTAL MILES: 121.54 miles

February 2018 Total Running Miles: 31.85 miles        Training Miles: 28.75 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 83.31 miles TOTAL MILES: 115.16 miles

March 2018 Total Running Miles: 35.05 miles        Training Miles: 12.35 miles        Race Miles: 22.7 miles Walking Miles: 60.0 miles TOTAL MILES: 95.05 miles

2018 Miles

Total Running Miles: 105.6 miles        Training Miles: 61.6 miles        Race Miles: 44.0 miles Walking Miles: 226.15 miles TOTAL MILES: 331.75 miles

My estimated race schedule and results from January to the end of July when I run my 180th race. As always, races are subject to change. Races over 13.1 miles are numbered in parenthesis and numbered overall since July 2011. 

1 — New Year’s Revolution Run (170); January 1 (15.1 miles, 5 hours) 2 — Frigid 5K; January 27 (0:37:59.5) 3 — South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3 (0:35:17.0) 4 — March Madness 5K; March 3 (0:52:02) 5 — Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25K (171); March 10 (5:30:23) 6 — Lucky 5K; March 17 (0:35:37.0) 7 — Riverton Half Marathon (172); March 24 8 — Run Emigration Canyon Half Marathon (173); April 7 9 — Salt Lake City Half Marathon (174); April 21 10 — Provo City Half Marathon (175); May 5 11 — Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (176); May 12 12 — Run of Remembrance 10K; May 28 13 — Drop13 Big Cottonwood 5K; June 9 14 — AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (177); June 23 15 — Heber Half (178); June 30 16 — Hobbler Half (179); July 7 17 — Run4fun Trail Run; July 14 18 — Bountiful Handcart Days Half Marathon (180); July 21 19 — Deseret News Half Marathon (181); July 24 20 — Utah Midnight Run (182); July 27 21 — Timp Half (183); July 28 22 — Elephant Rock Trail Run (184); August 11 23 — Run Elevated Half Marathon (185); August 18 24 — Mt. Nebo Marathon (186); August 25 25 — East Canyon Marathon (187); September 1 26 — Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188); September 8 27 — Huntsville Marathon (189); September 15 28 — TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190); September 29 29 — St. George Marathon (191); October 6 30 — Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192); October 19 31 — The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193); October 20 32 — Howloween Half Marathon (194); October 26 33 — The Haunted Half: Provo City (195); October 27 34 — Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196); November 3 35 — Antelope Island Classic 50K (197); November 10 36 — Thankful 13 (198); November 22 37 — Capstone 50K (199); December 8 38 — Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200); December 30

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Running 2018: Week 08/52

Weekly Miles

Total Running Miles: 8.0 miles        Training Miles: 8.0 miles        Race Miles: 0.0 miles Walking Miles: 18.48 miles TOTAL MILES: 26.48 miles

Monthly Miles

January 2018 Total Running Miles: 38.7 miles        Training Miles: 20.5 miles        Race Miles: 18.2 miles Walking Miles: 82.84 miles TOTAL MILES: 121.54 miles

February 2018 Total Running Miles: 29.6 miles        Training Miles: 26.5 miles        Race Miles: 3.1 miles Walking Miles: 72.52 miles TOTAL MILES: 94.12 miles

2018 Miles

Total Running Miles: 68.3 miles        Training Miles: 47.0 miles        Race Miles: 21.3 miles Walking Miles: 155.36 miles TOTAL MILES: 223.66 miles

My estimated race schedule and results from January to the end of July when I run my 180th race. As always, races are subject to change. Races over 13.1 miles are numbered in parenthesis and numbered overall since July 2011. 

1 — New Year’s Revolution Run (170); January 1 (15.1 miles, 5 hours) 2 — Frigid 5K; January 27 (0:37:59.5) 3 — South Davis Sweethearts 5K; February 3 (0:35:17.0) 4 — March Madness 5K; March 3 5 — Lucky 5K; March 17 6 — Riverton Half Marathon (171); March 24 7 — Run Emigration Canyon Half Marathon (172); April 7 8 — Salt Lake City Half Marathon (173); April 21 9 — Provo City Half Marathon (174); May 5 10 — Vigor Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (175); May 12 11 — Run of Remembrance 10K; May 28 12 — Drop13 Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (176); June 9 13 — AF Canyon Run Against Cancer (177); June 23 14 — Heber Half (178); June 30 15 — Hobbler Half (179); July 7 16 — Run4fun Trail Run; July 14 17 — Bountiful Handcart Days Half Marathon (180); July 21 18 — Deseret News Half Marathon (181); July 24 19 — Utah Midnight Run (182); July 27 20 — Timp Half (183); July 28 21 — Elephant Rock Trail Run (184); August 11 22 — Run Elevated Half Marathon (185); August 18 23 — Mt. Nebo Marathon (186); August 25 24 — East Canyon Marathon (187); September 1 25 — Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188); September 8 26 — Huntsville Marathon (189); September 15 27 — TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190); September 29 28 — St. George Marathon (191); October 6 29 — Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192); October 19 30 — The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193); October 20 31 — Howloween Half Marathon (194); October 26 32 — The Haunted Half: Provo City (195); October 27 33 — Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196); November 3 34 — Antelope Island Classic 50K (197); November 10 35 — Thankful 13 (198); November 22 36 — Capstone 50K (199); December 8 37 — Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200); December 30

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Training for My 💯

If you read my post from yesterday — you’ll know I’m wanting to belt out my 100 miler sooner than later. And, my sooner I mean — this year. I really, really, really — really, really, really — really really really want to accomplish this goal for many reasons including honoring my friend Robert Merriman.

I’ve planned out my races pretty much from here until July 21st when I run my 180th race. I have 10 races to reach that goal and I am glad I have so few because that will give my ankle more time to heal properly, because I want to step on the accelerator after my 180th.

I’ve really thought about waiting until next year to do all of this so I could focus on speed and some other shorter distance goals — but, I can’t help but ask myself … why? Why wait?

I’m pushing 40, and while that doesn’t mean much in being able to accomplish such a goal, it also means the aging process is a little more profound. I can’t BS through my fitness like I could in my late 20s and early 30s. So why wait?

I think this will also open up 2019 for some of my shorter distance goals — sub-two half marathon, sub-hour 10K and of course a sub-30 minute 5K, etc. I figure by doing my 100 miler at the end of December that would give me January through March to recover, run a few 5Ks and just focus on cross training before ramping up the deliberate training for some fast 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.

But, that’s a post for another day.

The below schedule is what I am thinking as far as weekend and specific long run training for my 100. The races in bold are ones I am already signed up for and that could change if I can find some other local races on weekends I have a planned training run.

But, with this training plan it’d add four marathons, four ultra races and about 11 half marathons — with a number of back-to-backs. The toughest back-to-back would be in October when I am planning on doing the Pony Express 50 Miler and then turning around and running The Haunted Half in Salt Lake the next morning.

That should be pretty epic.

And, some solid ultra training.

But, anyways, here is my expected race/training plan from July onto Across the Years over New Years. I just need to fully commit myself to it.

July

07 – Hobbler Half (179) 14 – Run4fun Trail Run 21 – Handcart Days Half Marathon (180) 24 – Deseret News Half Marathon (181) 27 – Utah Midnight Run (182) 28 – Timp Half (183)

August

04 – Big Cottonwood Training Run 11 – Elephant Rock Trail Run 13.8 (184) 18 – Run Elevated Half Marathon (185) 25 – Mt. Nebo Marathon (186)

September

01 – East Canyon Marathon (187) 08 – Revel Big Cottonwood Marathon (188) 15 – Huntsville Marathon (189) 22 – Training Run 29 – TOSH Jordan River Half Marathon (190)

October

06 – Thistle Trail Festival (191) 13 – Training Run 19 – Pony Express 50 Mile Trail Run (192) 20 – The Haunted Half: Salt Lake City (193) 26 – Howloween Half Marathon (194) 27 – The Haunted Half: Provo City (195)

November

03 – Snow Canyon Half Marathon (196) 10 – Antelope Island Classic 50K (197) 17 – Training Run 22 – Thankful 13 (198) 23 – Training Run – 13.1 miles 24 – Training Run – 13.1 miles

December

01 – Training 08 – Capstone 50K (199) 15 – Training Run 22 – Training Run 31 – Across the Years 48 Hour Run (200)

Races I am currently registered for are in BOLD.

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RACE #169: Mt. View Trail Half

I had many emotions going into this race — gratitude, excitement, relievement and — yes — even a tinge of disappointment. So, let’s breakdown those emotions …

Gratitude — because Saturday not only marked my 169th race, but the 8th anniversary of the beginning of my journey. The day I decided to make up and LIVE.

Excitement — This was my 169th race, meaning I am just 11 races away from 180 goal (which I will hit on July 24th of the upcoming year).

Relievement — This was my 32nd and last race over 13.1 miles for the year. It’s been a year of many ups and downs with my ankle and health. I am looking forward to the next two weeks while I am in Europe. It will be some much needed rest before I go into the beast of my 100 mile training.

Disappointment — I’m grateful for any day, any distance that I can run. But, I’d be lying if I said I was not disappointed that I wasn’t running the 50K race instead. It was my first ultra, I’ve done it twice before and I just love it. A great beautiful challenging course.

So, yeah, those were the emotions I was dealing with before the race. But, nonetheless, I was excited to run, to see what I was capable of doing out there and just enjoying myself.

I didn’t have a concrete time goal for myself. It was mainly just time on my feet and a good effort. I was kind of expecting around four hours — which is about my average for a trail half marathon. But, I wanted to be faster if I was feeling it.

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The race started at 9am which made for a casual race day morning. I still woke up by 4:30am for some reason, but didn’t get out the door until a quarter 7am. It was nice. I ate my breakfast, watched some news and blogged a bit. It felt like a weekday morning for me. I loved it.

After making the commute to the packet pickup which was near to the park gates, I saw a bunch of friend including Ruthie — who wasn’t helping me wish I was running the 50K. She is such a cheerleader and positive person that I knew I was missing out on the party.

But, I had my own party running the half marathon. After driving from the front gate of the park to Garr Ranch (about a 11 mile drive) I had a few minutes to mingle with a few of my friends — Bret, Doug, Ryan and his son Jordan — before we were off at 9am sharp.

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Because we were dealing with a single track trail and there were a good 300 or so runners — I just held back a bit to let the mass of runners. I didn’t fight the runners and passing on that trail can be somewhat of a beast. So, I just took it easy for a few minutes.

I started off with Ryan and Jordan, but within the first mile or so, they were off ahead of me. Which was fine, I just used those first couple of miles to find a good pace. I felt good, so I tried to push myself just a bit harder than usual. Being my last race for the year and long run for the next couple of weeks — I decided to just put everything into it.

The game plan was easy — run the downhill, push the flat parts and fast walk the uphill. I stuck to that game plan for the most part. But, I won’t lie — there were times I lost myself in the scenery of the island and trail. I had to remind myself to refocus a number of times. It was a beautiful autumn day and I was in heaven.

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I yo-you’d a bit with a girl throughout the entire race. It was her first trail run — not just race. She was a student at BYU-Idaho and decided to sign up for this race to train toward throughout the semester. She was a bit unsure about the buffalo — which we ran into a couple times along the course and she asked me to help her maneuver around them.

I’m not a buffalo expert at all. And, despite running this island a number of times — they still make me a tad nervous. But, with that said, they’ll leave you alone — for the most part. And, the best way to get past them is to run past them.

Easy enough, right?

In theory of course.

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In our two encounters with the buffalo, I felt comfortable enough to stop and take a few pictures. And, for the most part they were pretty indifferent of our presence. They were pretty close to the fence opening where we needed to pass, but their indifference made it easily passable.

After the climb up the hill toward the finish line, I stepped up my pace. The trail turned into a paved trail and eventually pavement during the last couple of miles. It also helped that it was slightly downhill too. So, I just put myself in cruise control.

I separated myself from the other runners I had been running with — and I just focused on the finish line. I was about a half hour faster than I expected and I just felt great.

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The last few hundred yards I was greeted by my friend Boojah, which made me grin. She’s been fighting Stage IV gallbladder cancer. She and her husband Tim came to the finish line to cheer me in. I always love having my own fan club at the finish line. But, having Boojah there was extra special. After gathering myself and refueling a bit, Tim and Boojah gave me a ride back to my car near the ranch before grabbing something to eat on my way home.

In all, I had a blast. This was the perfect race to end my race schedule for the year. Having done 32 half marathons or longer this year — I’m ready for a rest before I go into the beast of my 100 mile training. I’ll blog more about that later. But, I’ll be taking a break from the bloggy blog for a couple of weeks while I’m on vacation.

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I’m just grateful to be able to do what I am able to do. This past year has had many ups and downs with health and injury, yet I’ve done the most races than any previous year. I can’t help but feel extremely blessed.

But, I’m also ready for this break.

Right now it’s — EUROPE OR BUST, BABY!!!

MY NEXT THREE RACES

Weekly Miles

Running Miles — 6.0 miles Race Miles — 13.1 miles Walking Miles — 26.56 miles TOTAL MILES — 45.66 miles Races This Week — (1) Mt View Trail Half.

November 2017 Miles

Running Miles — 10.0 miles Race Miles — 39.3 miles Walking Miles — 43.37 miles TOTAL MILES — 92.67 miles Races in November — (3) Snow Canyon Half, Joshua Tree Half & Mt. View Trail Half.

2017 Miles

Running Miles — 429.24 miles Race Miles — 466.87 miles Walking Miles — 1166.87 miles TOTAL MILES — 2062.98 miles Races done in 2017 — (33) New Year’s Half Marathon, Sweethearts 5K, Jackpot Running Festival, SL Tri Club Indoor Half, March Madness Half, Lucky 13 Half Marathon, Emigration Canyon Half Marathon, Riverton Half, Saltair Half, Provo City Half Marathon, Jordan River Half Marathon, Drop13 Half Marathon, Bear Lake Trifecta – Idaho, Wyoming & Utah, AF Canyon Race Against Cancer, The Hobbler Half, Handcart Days Half, DesNews Half Marathon, Elephant Rock Trail Half Marathon, Run Elevated Half Marathon, Nebo Half, Revel Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Huntsville Half Marathon, Timp Elk Run, Jordan River Half Marathon, The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half,  Howloween Half, The Haunted Half — Provo, Snow Canyon Half Marathon, Joshua Tree Half Marathon and Mt. View Trail Half Marathon.

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RACE #168: Joshua Tree Half Marathon

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After picking me up from the High School, Julianna, Michelle and her daughter booked it out of town so we could get to Joshua Tree in time for the Joshua Tree Half Marathon. Crystal was going to make the journey with us, but she ended up going to the ER to get some fluids after her race. Sadly, she didn’t make the trip at all.

The trip down was fairly uneventful. It took us about five hours as we passed through Vegas and Barstow. We knew we were going to cut it close to make sure we got to the race on time, so we only stopped once for gas.

We made it into Joshua Tree with about an hour or so to spare. But, we were met with a 1.5 mile long traffic jam as the other 2300+ runners were all parking for the race. The jam made us sweat a bit. But, we made it on time — and it helped that the race also moved the start time back a little because of the traffic.

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Since I killed my legs in the earlier race my plan was to just stick with Julianna and Cheryl who were sweeping the race. The plan was for a 4 hour sweep time, which would be perfect ultra training — especially with the tired legs. So it was an easy game plan.

In the first mile we met up with a runner who was coming back because she started getting a headache and felt nausea. I felt bad. She was in tears. Being the professional pacer that Jules is — she immediately hugged the runner — and told her that she’d get her to the finish line. The hug and reassurance stopped the tears and our new friend Anita joined the party in the back.

About another half mile or so, I started feeling nausea again. I was trying to figure out why — because I hadn’t eaten much in the past couple of hours after lunch — and it didn’t bother me then, so why now?

Either way, I ended up throwing up just a mile and half into the race. I couldn’t believe it. I did have the brief thought that I should turn back. But, I couldn’t. This was a race I wanted to do — and I wanted to run my name. I wasn’t going to give up.

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The course was gorgeous as the sun finally disappeared behind the mountains and the full moon made its’ appearance. I felt like I was running inside a U2 music video. Which I kinda did as I turned on U2’s Joshua Tree to get me into the mood of the run. But, after I threw up a second time — I stopped with the music altogether.

I couldn’t believe I was still throwing up. It didn’t make sense. Especially, when it felt that I didn’t have anything on my stomach. It started making me wonder if I had a second stomach I was unaware of?

Despite my caution, it seemed like a few minutes after every aid station, I would get nausea and then throw up. It was like clockwork at this point. It was beyond bizarre.

The course didn’t help my situation at all. It was tough. Very tough. It was very much a trail race. There was only about 1.5 or 2 miles of pavement.

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We climbed a lot, which isn’t much of an issue for me, but it was on hills that were VERY sandy. It made for a tough hike. And, soon the party in the back collected quite a few people. We had a good 10 or more people well behind the 4 hour pace.

But, we all kept going.

And, I also kept throwing up as well.

Having thrown up five times during this race, I had enough. I was done puking. So, by the Mile 9 aid stations I came to the revelation — from Julie and my friend Jill (who I was texting) — it was my Powerade Zero making me sick.

I am not sure why it took me so long to figure that out? Probably out of denial? But, it made sense. This was the 5th race I’ve thrown up at after starting my keto diet. I contributed a lot of that to not being able to eat the proper fuel I needed that early in the morning.

But, it wasn’t necessarily that food.

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It was what I was drinking. It made perfect sense. And, after saying a quick farewell, I resolved then and there to stop drinking it. So, at the Mile 9 aid station I dumped out my Powerade Zero and filled my pack with water.

And, that was the difference.

My stomach felt fine. And, in fact, I just drank as much as I could, because at this point — having thrown up 12 times that day — I was worried about hydration. So I was very mindful to keep drinking.

Having gained a second wind, I was ready to finish this race. I was beat up — not just by my Powerade Zero, but the course as well. Our little party in the back started resembling a zombie march. It seemed like the hills kept climbing and the sand never ceased.

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But, honestly, from a roadrunner’s perspective it was miserable, but from a trail runner’s perspective it was that bad. And, that’s what I was trying to focus on. This was a trail race.

But, the course was extremely tough for everyone, even for the runners in the front and middle of the pack. I felt bad for some of the pacers who struggled to keep their pace because they had to work almost twice as hard. It was just a tough, tough race.

The course limit was four hours, but we were far from it. We hit the four hour mark at 10 miles. And, because of the permit and course limit we were all driven about a mile and a half ahead so we could finish sooner. They had to take a couple car loads and as much as we wanted to resist — we were grateful. We all just wanted to be done.

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When I finally made it to the finish line I was just grateful to be done. I was drained. I was sore. I was depleted. I was stinky. I was so many things. But, I did it. This was much tougher than my last double race day — mainly thanks to the puke and sand. But, I survived.

Once I was done, I knew I had to make up my distance in order for me to count the race toward my 180 — so I paced around the finish line, parking lot and went back out to the race course to meet up with Julie as she brought in the last runner.

That last 1.5 mile was tough. I could have easily not done it and been fine with it. But, I’d have that nagging on me if I didn’t. 13.1 miles is 13.1 miles.

We were going to drive back to St. George that night, but it was midnight and we were all bushwhacked from the course and day. We made the smart decision to crash at the local Marriott Courtyard where our friend Melissa was staying. It was the best decision, even though that gave us a 10 hour ride home the next day.

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After not getting my hooker shower earlier that day and running two races in the same clothes — I was so ready for a hot shower. And, it was definitely one of the best showers I’ve ever taken — definitely in the Top 3.

It seriously was the best.

After a great sleep and good sized breakfast the following morning, we were off heading for home. I had no ill affects from the night before. I kinda wished I had a scale I could jump on, because I could have sworn I lost nearly 15lbs. from the day before.

But, going away from the race — I was just grateful for the ability to be able to do what I can do. It was a tough day. It was a demanding challenge. And, despite the obstacles — I finished what I started. There’s a lot of pride in that.

And, as I reminded myself often during the day — it was GREAT ultra training. Puke and all.

MY NEXT RACE: MT. VIEW TRAIL HALF

The year is winding down for me. And, I won’t lie — I am looking forward to some rest the next few weeks, before going headstrong into my ultra training for Jackpot. But, before that — I have one more half marathon for the year.

This Saturday I am running the Mt. View Trail Half Marathon on Antelope Island. I grappled with the idea of doing the 50K — which I have done the last couple of years. But, not only do I feel like not doing it, but I’m just not ready for it mentally and physically. I just don’t trust myself at meeting the needed cutoffs on the 50K.

So the half marathon it is for me!

The course isn’t that bad. It’s basically the last 13 miles of the 50K course along a gorgeous part of the island near Garr Ranch. It should be fun. It will be a different challenge. And, really, I am just going for time on my feet at this point in my training — so — I’m going out there to just enjoy myself.

And, after this race — I’m basically taking a three week break from running to recharge, recalibrate and refocus. I’ll be heading to Europe for a few weeks and I can’t wait. I’m heading to Paris, Rome, Athens and Crete. I’m going to FINALLY meet cousins and family in Greece I haven’t met yet. And, of course — I’m making my pilgrimage to Marathon.

There was no way I could go that far without stopping for a visit.

Once I am back in December I am jumping into my training for Jackpot and I’ll blog more about that next month. It’s not a lot of sexy training. It’ll mainly be time on my feet and lots and lots and lots of long hours roaming my streets, the Olympic Oval and the treadmill.

But, right now the focus is on Antelope Island this weekend!

Weekly Miles

Running Miles — 8.0 miles Race Miles — 26.2 miles Walking Miles — 23.08 miles TOTAL MILES — 57.28 miles Races This Week — (2) Snow Canyon Half & Joshua Tree Half

October 2017 Miles

Running Miles — 37.69 miles Race Miles — 52.4 miles Walking Miles — 95.89 miles TOTAL MILES — 185.98 miles Races in October — (4) The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half, Howloween Half, The Haunted Half – Provo

November 2017 Miles

Running Miles — 4.0 miles Race Miles — 26.2 miles Walking Miles — 16.81 miles TOTAL MILES — 47.01 miles Races in November — (3) Snow Canyon Half, Joshua Tree Half & Mt. View Trail Half.

2017 Miles

Running Miles — 423.24 miles Race Miles — 453.77 miles Walking Miles — 1140.31 miles TOTAL MILES — 2017.32 miles Races done in 2017 — (32) New Year’s Half Marathon, Sweethearts 5K, Jackpot Running Festival, SL Tri Club Indoor Half, March Madness Half, Lucky 13 Half Marathon, Emigration Canyon Half Marathon, Riverton Half, Saltair Half, Provo City Half Marathon, Jordan River Half Marathon, Drop13 Half Marathon, Bear Lake Trifecta – Idaho, Wyoming & Utah, AF Canyon Race Against Cancer, The Hobbler Half, Handcart Days Half, DesNews Half Marathon, Elephant Rock Trail Half Marathon, Run Elevated Half Marathon, Nebo Half, Revel Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Huntsville Half Marathon, Timp Elk Run, Jordan River Half Marathon, The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half,  Howloween Half, The Haunted Half — Provo, Snow Canyon Half Marathon and Joshua Tree Half Marathon. 

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RACE #168: Joshua Tree Half Marathon was originally published on PhatJosh | My Life Running.

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RACE #167: Snow Canyon Half Marathon

A few months ago this weekend was very much an unknown variable. I wasn’t expecting on racing, but I wanted to. There wasn’t a half marathon in Northern Utah, but the Snow Canyon in Southern Utah was — and it’s a favorite of mine. So with some urging of friends I decided to make a quick trip of it.

I figured adding another race this year would help alleviate my race schedule in 2018, especially leading toward my 180th race in July. I really want to focus on speed and strength and I know that will happen by not racing or running long distances every weekend. I have done over 30 half marathons this year — and it is too much for me.

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Despite wanting to run less, after I signed up for the Snow Canyon Half Marathon I found out that a group of friends were also doing the Joshua Tree Half Marathon in Joshua Tree, California that same evening. This intrigued me for a couple of reasons … one, because it’d once again alleviate my 2018 race schedule and, two, being Joshua Snow Hansen, I wanted to run my name for the day.

(Joshua) Tree Half Marathon. (Snow) Canyon Half Marathon.

How many people can claim that they’ve been able to run their name before? I had to do it. I had no other option.

It was destiny.

The plan was to carpool down with my friends Julianna, Crystal and Chris on Friday afternoon in order to grab our race packets, run Snow Canyon Half on Saturday morning and then book it to Joshua Tree in time for that race, do it, drive back to St. George that night and then home on Sunday morning.

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It didn’t quite happen that way. But, it was still an adventure and a half that you’ll get over the next two posts. Because, it turned out not quite the way I thought it would. But, still enjoyable and fun.

When we arrived in St. George on Friday evening, we made our way to the race expo and then went to dinner at Pizza Pie Cafe. Since most of our car was on keto — we ate salad and then the toppings of the pizza. Yes, we left the crust. But, for $10 and all-you-can-eat pizza — it was perfect. And, much better than buying one pizza for $10-$15 and doing the same thing.

We crashed at a condo that night and we were out the door for the first race by 6:15am. The plan was for the faster runners to come back, shower and change. Then they were going to bring me my change of clothes where I’d take a hooker shower in one of the Honey Buckets before the 5+ hour drive to Joshua Tree.

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After waiting at the start of the race for about an hour, we were off just a few minutes past 8:30am. I felt good. My race plan was similar to my race plan two weeks ago when I ran the SoJo and Howloween Half Marathons. I wanted to trash my legs on the first one so I had fight through the stiffness, pain and fatigue during the second race.

Knowing the course and that the first couple of miles were a bit of a climb, I took it a bit easy until we got to Snow Canyon, then I just let it rip. The downhill windy roads through the canyon were fast, awesome and downright gorgeous. I stopped a couple of times to take obligatory pictures, but for the most part I kept a good clip.

The first 6-7 miles were perfect.

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Since being on keto I’ve been running with a hydration pack filled with Powerade Zero — mainly for the electrolytes. After I keto crashed at Run Elevated in August, I haven’t wanted to take the chance of doing it once again. It’s been nice to have, especially when I get hungry, because I’ll pack a few almonds or whatnot in there as well.

I kept sipping my Powerade Zero throughout the first few miles and I was just enjoying the race.

But, around Mile 9, I hit a wall. Or a wall hit me? Either way, I got super nausea and threw up. This was the fourth race I’ve thrown up at while on keto. And, I still haven’t figured out exactly why? Part of it I reasoned is because I am not used to eating breakfast before 11am (I do intermittent fasting) and the food I eat before and during my race that early just doesn’t settle well.

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I also thought the nausea could have been from squeaky cheese I ate before the race. But, whatever the case was — I was having none of it. After throwing up at Mile 9, I kept throwing up. I threw up six additional times during the race.

I don’t mind throwing up, but I hate throwing up in front of people. Especially out in public and during a race. The last thing I wanted was another runner, race official or random stranger to stop and ask me if I’m okay — or pull me off the course.

The nausea would come in waves. I was fine for the most part, but it seemed like when I’d slow down or stop at aid stations the nausea would come back. It was nerve wracking and disappointing, because I really wanted to be pushing myself a bit harder than I was after Mile 9.

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I tried to throw up in convenient places — Honey Buckets, sandy areas, drains — anywhere were people wouldn’t be walking. When we got to the Entrada Golf Course, I made an effort not to barf on the golf course. It’s a REALLY nice golf course and if I learned anything from my Mother as a young kid, it was not to throw up on nice things.

But, once we passed the golf course — I threw up.

My only worry about throwing up that much during the race was replenishing my fluids so I didn’t dehydrate. But, the more I did, the more it seemed to make me feel. Which was so odd.

Once I got to the finish line after mingling a little bit with Curtis and Laura Eppley and some others, I felt the wave of nausea come once again. Having worked many finish lines and seeing many runners throw up — I just couldn’t get myself to that point to do it around SO many people.

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But, I sheepishly went to a volunteer standing near some garbage cans and politely asked if I could throw up in it. I’m laughing about that now, but I really hate throwing up in front of people.

After one last episode of the barfs, I finally felt good. I drank my water and felt settled. I was really surprised at how much I could throw up, especially on a stomach that I thought was empty. It almost made me wonder if I had a second stomach I was unaware of?

Either way, I found some shade under a tree to chill for Julianna and the other come back so I could change. After waiting about a half hour, they came with a change of plans. There was no time for me to take my hooker shower. One of the runners we were going to down to Joshua Tree got sick and ended up in the ER to replenish her fluids

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Something that made me worry a bit, because — did I need it too?

Either way, I felt fine now. So I just focused on drinking my Smart Water and refueling in time for Joshua Tree. Which was an adventure that provided me with a few more answers as to why I was nauseated.

Which was still an issue for my next race.

[CLICK HERE TO READ MY JOSHUA TREE HALF REPORT] – Link Coming Soon

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RACE #167: Snow Canyon Half Marathon was originally published on PhatJosh | My Life Running.

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RACE #166: The Haunted Half -- Provo City

I am winding down on so much right now — not only am I winding down on my 2017 race schedule, but my 180 goal as well. This was my 29th race over 13.1 miles this year and fourth to last. That’s a lot of running. Then on top of that this is the 15th to the last race of my 180 race goal.

That last one is a harder one to process than this year’s race schedule. But, here I am running my 29th race of the year and 166th race of my 180 goal. It’s hard not to get somewhat sentimental at these races — especially the ones I’ve done basically every year.

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The Haunted Half is one that I have rarely missed the past few years. That includes both the Provo and Salt Lake City races. These are some of my favorite races — from the courses, medals, t-shirts and overall experience. That was one reason I loved working for Runtastic Events during the time I did, because we focused on providing top notch quality for the runners and their race experience.

As difficult as it was stepping away from the race company, I was excited that I was able to run the races — especially the Nebo Half (my favorite) and The Haunted Half races. That also meant I was going to be able to EARN the Trilogy medal. I am sure if I was still working for the company I would have been given one, but that’s not the same as EARNING the medal.

It’s a really, really, really cool medal. The design it top notch, it’s HUGE and it’s heavier than most newborn babies (slightly exaggerating). Since I won’t be in town for the Thankful 13 I had to earn it earlier and this race was the final race I had to do for the medal.

So here I am.

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Since this is a Halloween race, I was planning on dressing up. But, the banana costume I bought wasn’t really running friendly. So I had to improvise. And, by improvise I mean — take the laziest approach to my costume. I threw on my Greg Gregerson shirt and just went as Greg Gregerson. That was it.

Kinda lame I know. But, it worked. And, I didn’t have to worry about the logistics of costume. A costume I’m not sure wouldn’t kill me with excess chaffing? And, that’s something you don’t want to find out.

So, Greg Gregerson it was.

I know, you kinda wish you could pull that off, huh?

I didn’t have a time goal for this race. I’ve made the switched to an effort goal about a month ago as I work toward my 100 mile run in February. I really wanted a good effort with minimal walking. So if there was any goal — that was it.

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A lot of the athletes from my Addict II Athlete team were running this race in honor of Carlee whom we lost earlier this month. It’s been a very emotional month for the team and this was a very emotional race as well.

A number of wore Carlee’s name on our shoes, some ran in pink tutus for Carlee and Don ran the whole 13.1 miles dragging Carlee’s “I Can Do Hard Things” tire behind him. It was a great tribute to her. It was a very emotional run for many of us.

I started off the run with Don, Russell and a number of the teammates. We all kept close to each other for the first half of the race. At the mid way point we kind of part and I ran the rest of the race with Zack and some of the Minor League team members.

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Zack was slowing down a bit around Mile 9-10 and I ended up sticking with him for the rest of the race. As fast and downhill this race is, I forget that those last few miles are TOUGH! Around mile 10 the canyon is gone and the hills come out.

The worst of all the hills is the hill at Mile 12. People complain about the hill at Mile 10.5 of Run Elevated down Little Cottonwood Canyon, but this hill is much worse. It’s longer and — just brutal.

But, the good thing is that once you get over it the finish line isn’t too far away. But, oy! It was brutal (have I said that enough?).

The effort was there and once I got to the finish line I was done. I gave a great effort. I quickly grabbed my race medal and some water before grabbing my bag and Trilogy medal before leaving. I wanted to linger, but I was exhausted and really needed food in me.

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Luckily for me there was an In-N-Out less than a mile from the finish line. I was in heaven. Ever since I started my keto diet my favorite thing after a long run or race was an In-N-Out protein style, animal style burger.

Needless to say, it was delicious. Possibly life changing.

The focus now is this weekend’s races in St. George and Joshua Tree, California. As you might recall I am running both the Snow Canyon Half Marathon and Joshua Tree Half Marathon on Saturday. It will be a great challenge and training for my 100. Plus, there’s the whole part where I’m running my name.

I’ll have more on that later this week.

MY REMAINING 2017 RACES

Weekly Miles

Running Miles — 4.0 miles Race Miles — 13.1 miles Walking Miles — 17.46 miles TOTAL MILES — 34.56miles Races This Week — The Haunted Half — Provo

October 2017 Miles

Running Miles — 33.69 miles Race Miles — 52.4 miles Walking Miles — 89.62 miles TOTAL MILES — 175.71 miles Races in September — (4) The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half, Howloween Half, The Haunted Half – Provo

2017 Miles

Running Miles — 415.24 miles Race Miles — 427.57 miles Walking Miles — 1117.23 miles TOTAL MILES — 1960.04 miles Races done in 2017 — (30) New Year’s Half Marathon, Sweethearts 5K, Jackpot Running Festival, SL Tri Club Indoor Half, March Madness Half, Lucky 13 Half Marathon, Emigration Canyon Half Marathon, Riverton Half, Saltair Half, Provo City Half Marathon, Jordan River Half Marathon, Drop13 Half Marathon, Bear Lake Trifecta – Idaho, Wyoming & Utah, AF Canyon Race Against Cancer, The Hobbler Half, Handcart Days Half, DesNews Half Marathon, Elephant Rock Trail Half Marathon, Run Elevated Half Marathon, Nebo Half, Revel Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Huntsville Half Marathon, Timp Elk Run, Jordan River Half Marathon, The Haunted Half – SLC, SoJo Half,  Howloween Half and The Haunted Half — Provo.

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RACE #166: The Haunted Half — Provo City was originally published on PhatJosh | My Life Running.