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2015
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Location:

Phoenix,AZ,USA

Member Since:

Jul 30, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Recent Running Accomplishments:

 - 7/12/15 - Missoula Marathon - 44th Overall - 3:13:37

 - 6/13/15 - FlgXBigPine 27K - 5th Overall - 2:05:51

 - 5/30/15 - Adrenaline Night Run 27K - 1st Overall - CR - 1:54:44

 - 4/4/15 - 4Peaks Kilt Lifter 5K Chase - 2nd Overall - 18:07

 - 2/28/15 - BMO Harris Phx Half Marathon - 60th Overall - 1:26:01

 - 1/5/14 - Xterra White Tanks 20K - 8th Overall - 1:40:06

 - 2/23/13 - Elephant Mtn 12K - 4th Overall - 59:18

 - 2012 Boston Marathon - 3:41

 - 7/11/11 - Utah Valley Marathon - 3:07:19 (PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Immediate Running Goals:

 - Training for the Flagstaff Sky Race 55K on October 1, 2015.  Ultra distance mountain race with 11K+ feet of climbing over ~34 miles.

 - 2016 P.F. Chang's Rock-n-Roll Marathon - shooting for my first sub-3 marathon performance!

Beyond:

 - Sub 1:20 Half Marathon; 2016 Crown King Scramble 50K in the 5 hour range

Long-Term Running Goals:

My long term running goals are still evolving.  I've begun running and racing more consistently in 2015 and have seen some immediate success.  I have a few solidified goals for myself over the next ~year and once I tackle those, I'll take time to evalute what my long term desires are.

What I do know is that my long term plan will include a lot of trail running (I love getting off road!) and likely less focus on road racing.  That said, I do appreciate returning to the roads to test my fitness and see what kind of times I can run for the traditional distances (5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon), so I will still pull out the racing flats from time to time.

Personal:

My personal motto is "Connect, Encourage, Pursue & Achieve".  I try to live life that way.  Connected to those around me, being an encouraging force (and also appreciating when I am encouraged by others), continually pursuing my goals and dreams and achieving at a high level.

I have 3 kids (all boys, so the decible level at my house is pretty much unbearable!).  They're awesome little dudes and keep me on my toes!!

I work a full time job as a contracts negotiation specialist (Finance background), which is demanding and rewarding all at the same time.

Things I like: chromed out valve stem caps; giving people hi-5's; bourbon & bbq; brunch on Sundays somewhere with a dj; sour patch kids.  Yeah, there's more, but you're probably getting tired of reading this crap now... ha!

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Almost 1100 feet of climbing in this run at Dreamy Draw.  Pushed to climb the Irregular Link trail and Voaz climb.  Hot again as this run happened at ~10am.

Comments
From Jon on Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 20:20:47 from 107.203.52.135

Hey, welcome to the FRB. Always good to have more trail and ultra runners join us.

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