Justin Park

Timpanogos Half Marathon 2012

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 05, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs (all aided)
- Marathon - Pocatello 2012 - 2:26:10 (1st overall); St. George 2012 - 2:24:08 (7th overall)
- Half Marathon - Timpanogos 2012 - 1:08:51 (2nd overall); Hobble Creek 2012 - 1:08:27 (3rd overall)
- 10K - Deseret News 2005 - 32:39

Other
- Ran track and cross country in high school
- Did not run in college
- Veteran of 14 marathons and numerous half marathons
- Ran the 2010 New York City Marathon as a charity runner with Team For Kids. Finished 2:33:51 (83rd overall). The entire experience from the fundraising to the race itself was absolutely incredible!

2014 TENTATIVE RACING SCHEDULE:
TBD

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run 6-days a week and maintain a decent base level of fitness. Upwards of 50-60 per week would be great. Adjust to my new work position, use time wisely, and keep negative stress at bay. Hopefully make a good run at Ogden this spring.

Balance family, work, running, and the other important things in my life.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and continue doing it consistently. Stay healthy and avoid injury as much as possible. Have fun!

Continue chasing PRs while I still can, particularly in the marathon and half marathon. Explore new races, improve training, build friendships, and learn from the wisdom and experience of the numerous great runners here in Utah. Run well into my old age.

Personal:

I live in Sandy, UT with my wife (Lindsay) and 2 kids. I love running the roads through my neighborhood and near Little Cottonwood Canyon. I also do a fair amount of treadmill running at the Life Centre Athletic Club. Aside from running, I love road and moutain cycling.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Bandito (Sept '09) Lifetime Miles:						164.40
Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Lifetime Miles:						1070.40
Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Lifetime Miles:						708.90
Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Lifetime Miles:						114.85
Nike LunaRacer (Aug '12) Lifetime Miles:						148.60
Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Lifetime Miles:						383.45
Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Lifetime Miles:						872.10
Saucony Ride 7 (Oct '13) Lifetime Miles:						943.80
Brooks PureFlow 3 (Apr '14) Lifetime Miles:						603.10
Saucony Kinvara 4 (Apr '14) Lifetime Miles:						251.75
Nike LunaRacer 3 (Jul '14) Lifetime Miles:						174.05
Saucony Zealot (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						300.75
Asics Nimbus 17 (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						258.95
Adidas Adios Boost 2 (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						264.65

Sat, Jul 28, 2012

Race: Timpanogos Half Marathon 2012 (13.1 Miles) 01:08:51, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	13.10	0.00	21.10

Timpanogos Half Marathon

Short Story - Great morning for a race. I'm happy with the end result today, but a little disappointed for having taken the first part of the race too hard and as a result, not having any speed for the last 5 miles. Overall, this is a huge PR for me, albeit on a very aided course, but my old PR was also very aided (UV 1/2 2011 - 1:10:38). First 8 miles or so were smoking down the canyon with a few sub 5-minute milers and I felt good...a little too good because in retrospect I think I pushed those miles too hard and it cost me later on. I actually led the race for a little while until just after we got out of the canyon. Then Scott decided to put the hammer down and there was no way I could hang with him. Last 5 miles (basically the part of the course after the canyon) were tough for me. Quads were fried and the leg speed was gone (all of those last miles were in the mid to upper 5-min/mi range). But I held onto second place and snatched a PR by almost 2 minutes. I wore my Hyperspeeds, which I absolutely love, but I'm wondering if a little softer shoe, perhaps my Kinvaras, would have served me better. All-in-all, a good day for me, I'm happy.

Congratulations to my hero Scott Keate who ran out of his mind today and easily won the race (1:07)! I get a rematch with him in three weeks at Hobble Creek = ), but the result won't be any different. He is looking incredibly strong and his true running pedigree is blossoming now. Also big congrats to Lindsay Dunkley (1:11)! I would be lying if I said the thought of getting 'chicked' didn't cross my mind several times during the race. Steve Anderson had a tremendous race (1:11) despite also having done a fast marathon 4 days ago. The man is superhuman! Walter decided to be nice to all of us today, but still put up a good race and time as well. Great job to all of you.

More details to come later...

P.M. - Luckily my 'biking quads' didn't get trashed during this morning's race...50 mile ride up Big Cottonwood to Brighton, then Guardsman's Pass (end of paved road) and back home via Wasatch and Little Cottonwood Rd. Exact same ride as last Saturday. I love it.

Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 8.00	Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Miles: 13.10

Comments

From allie on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 17:16:12 from 174.23.157.32

nice job, justin. if i remember correctly that's a huge improvement from last year? congrats on a great race.

From Lindsey Dunkley on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 18:10:41 from 67.2.52.125

Thanks for the shout out! Good job to you as well!!

From scottkeate on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 18:18:10 from 71.199.4.146

You are a class act, Justin! One of the coolest cats I know. It is so cool for me to be running with you after watching you fade off into the distance in every race last year. Lucky for me you've been spending a ton of energy on your biking for LOTOJA. It won't be long until I'm chasing you again :-)

From scottkeate on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 18:19:51 from 71.199.4.146

Lindsey gets to officially make another post to her blog after such a smashing performance. 1:11 - I'd say she's out of "retirement."

From Lindsey Dunkley on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 21:06:32 from 66.87.67.123

I thought about doing a blog entry...but then I figured people could just read Walters race report and minus a second a two per mile and then you have my race ;) For real though, I appreciate all the nice words and compliments, the running community here is awesome. I am still mostly retired, just wanted to see what I could put down still. Again, thanks!

From Superfly on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 21:29:37 from 74.211.21.81

You smoked it man. STG should be a good one for ya. Keep it up!

From Brandon on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 21:52:04 from 71.4.74.208

Congrats Justin! Strong as always!

From Jake K on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 22:10:35 from 67.177.11.154

Super fast - congrats Justin.

And nice little "shakeout" bike ride as well to cap off the day :-)

From Steve on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 09:16:41 from 66.87.64.53

Good talking to you guys for a few seconds at the start! You guys are amazing. Everybody runs their own race, and every day is different so often I disagree with people's opinions on fast starts, but I agree with you on this one. 10 seconds a mile slower on the first five would have let you cut at least a minute off your time through the last five.

But it wouldn't have been as fun. :-)

From RileyCook on Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 09:50:17 from 132.3.57.68

Justin, congrats on a freaking awesome PR. You are in fantastic shape and getting faster by the week, keep it up!

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