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Snow Canyon Half Marathon

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Location:

North Ogden,UT,U.S.

Member Since:

May 23, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 14:58, 10K- 31:05, 1/2- 1:06:47 Marathon- 2:23:29

3rd- Park City Marathon 2008

3rd and 4th Ogden Marathon 2010; 12'

5th, 3rd, and 7th- Utah Valley Marathon 2011;14'; 16'

9th, 3rd,11th, 8th, 5th, 8th St. George Marathon 2010, 11',13',14',15'16'

2nd- Deseret News Marathon 2015

1st- SandHollow Marathon- 2016 (CR***)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 POTENTIAL RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

                                                                          -Helen Keller

              

 

Personal:

Married to Nikki we have 4 children. Jaerdan, Korver, Grady and Lyla McKell

Head XC/Track Coach at Weber High

Graduated from Weber State with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Athletic Therapy.

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 257.46
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.903.0015.161.0047.06
Nike Pegasus 30 Blue Miles: 9.40Nike Flyknit One Miles: 18.05Nike Zoom Streak Miles: 19.61
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.000.000.009.40

Easy run before heading off to work. Excited to scale back this week and hope for a great race on Saturday. I think I am more excited to hit Sand Hollow after for some small ball!

Nike Pegasus 30 Blue Miles: 9.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.853.002.001.0011.85

Met up with some of my cross country kids to do a workout. My plan was 3-2-1 breakdown and goal was 5:30 for first 3. 5:20 for second. And 5:10 for third set. Told my guys there splits in where I wanted them at, then we were in our way.

splits were 5:26; 5:29; 5:27 for first set. Second set was 5:18; 5:21. Third set was 5:09. Solid day! Workout felt relatively easy, which is a great sign for this weekend.

warmup was about 3.50 w/strides. And a little over 2 miles for cool.

Nike Flyknit One Miles: 11.85
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Met up with Dave and Riley at 21st pond and did a light workout just to get turnover beore saturday. Did 3X400 with warm and cool.

Nike Flyknit One Miles: 6.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

Did a shake out run with Dave in Beautiful STG, weather was awesome! Did 2X400 @ 75 pace by DIxie Highschool. 

Nike Zoom Streak Miles: 4.20
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Snow Canyon Half Marathon (13.16 Miles) 01:08:28, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.250.0013.160.0015.41

Snow Canyon Half Marathon what a great course and Beautiful scenary! Couldnt have asked for better temperature for the first week of November in STG. My entire goal for the race was to hit under 1:09 so I could got to Houston in January with Riley and Bryant for the USA Championships. Once in a lifetime opportunity and definitley felt that the goal was attainable.

So Riley was nice enough to come get Dave and I for the Half at our hotel so we didnt have to catch a bus to the top. Worked out perfectly. Was able to get in about 2.25 miles in with about 3X100 meter strides in before the race started. I was telling Dave that my stomach wasnt feeling so hot and that I felt like I had to use the bathroom one more time before the race started and unfortunetely I didnt get it that in. 

Well the race started and within a minute the pack was already seperated down to 6 guys. Matt, Walter, Jacob, Dave, Trevor and myself. First mile went out a quicker then expected I was roughly around 5:09 and goal split was supposed to be around 5:16. Then for some reason the 2nd mile slowed around to 5:245 split so I decided to push the pace a little bit for the 3rd mile to get the group going and it did. Dave, Matt, Jacob all came and from there the race was on!

The 4 of us ran together through mile 6 then Matt gapped us slowly and looked comfortable at doing it. I think his mile split was 4:38 and I was 4:48. Around mile seven unfortunetly that bathroom break that I didnt get in had to come out so I immediately pulled of the trail and pull a sweeping S.P. and lost maybe 10 seconds at the most. Split was 5:10 and shouldve been around 5:00 flat or a little quicker. Around mile 8 I caught back up to Dave and he stated that he was done. Mile 8 was pretty rough and it even put myself into oxygen debt and took me about a half mile to recover. Arond mile 9 I could see Jacob up ahead and just kept my sight on him and was hoping that I could close the gap or just be somewhat close to him towards the finish. Well around mile 11.5 I caught him on a uphill portion through entrada and never looked back. Just ran as comfortable as I could and tried to hold on for the finish. I got to Snow Canyon highschool and started around the track at 1:07:30 and realized that I had 90 seconds to run 300 meters basically to achieve my goal. ended up finishing at 1:08:28.

Overall loved the course. Wish I didnt have a bathroom break at mile 7, and also wished I couldve pushed Matt more. I wouldnt have beat him today but wouldve been fun trying or to make him sweat a little more ;)

But #1 glad that I accomplished my goal and set a PR in the Half Marathon. Houston should be fun!

Splits were 5:09; 5:24; 5:05; 4:50; 4:46; 4:48; 5:10(Poo break) 5:26; 5:11; 5:19; 5:28; 5:30; 5:30.

Nike Zoom Streak Miles: 15.41
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.903.0015.161.0047.06
Nike Pegasus 30 Blue Miles: 9.40Nike Flyknit One Miles: 18.05Nike Zoom Streak Miles: 19.61
Weight: 0.00
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