A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

Bone & Back UltraMarathon

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001. Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then.

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson. He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012). I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals. Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 years. We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

"Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go" T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately." Hal Higdon

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles:						653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles:						722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles:						1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles:						663.47

Sat, Jun 25, 2011

Race: Bone & Back UltraMarathon (40 Miles) 06:09:52, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
20.00	20.00	40.00

OK.....

So after I had to pull out at the 30 mile mark last year due to my bone spur, I felt I owed this course some payback. In 2007, I finished in 6:25 and was 2nd overall. The winner was around 6:15. Last year the winner was in 6:25.

This course features 2995' of climbing and has a hard climb from 5-10 and 28-30. My injury held up during the climbs and I didn't have to take any un-planned walk breaks during them.

The Good

I totally shattered my goal of 6:20-6:30, which was where I thought I was going to finish.
I came within less than 10 minutes of the old course record.
I ran EXACTLY to my plan. I didn't chase anyone and took breaks when I scheduled.

The Unfortunate

There was someone faster...... A 26 yr old from Cedar City broke the course record BIG TIME and ran a 5:52 and change. My time was fast enough to win this like 8 of the last 10 years. Oh well.

Honestly, I am totally STOKED about my performance today. I was running 7:45-8:00 minute miles from 30-36 and feeling OK. I get a HUGE trophy for this and for that I am greatful. Still don't have that elusive race win yet....

Asics 2150 (Gold) Miles: 40.00

Comments

From Tom on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 18:02:04 from 67.199.180.90

Awesome job on the race and shattering your goal. That is a really great accomplishment.

From Jon on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 20:30:24 from 98.71.183.63

Nice job- 2nd place overall and beating your goal. Congrats

From allie on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 14:16:47 from 24.10.191.18

very impressive! that was some serious payback from last year. nice job.

From Twinkies on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 17:16:59 from 67.164.194.215

Way to go Bill. That an awesome race to do by yourself. Did you beat any of the relay teams?

From jtshad on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:27:21 from 204.134.132.225

Great job at the race. That is an awesome time and peformance to be proud of. Sorry I couldn't be there with you, but family commitments came first this weekend. Maybe next year!

From Nate Reese on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:16:31 from 164.165.230.2

Nice job Bill. I ended up running with a team this year. You really did great.

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