Justin Park

May 11, 2024

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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, Aug 02, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
27.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	27.00

A.M. - 3 times up and down the 9-mile route. Lots of folks out running, walking, and biking in the beautiful weather. I saw the "Gateway to LaCaille" 7k runners doing there thing.

P.M. - Fritz, you called it.... Same ride as last week; double canyon, Big Cottonwood/Guardsman and Little Cottonwood (~65 miles). Felt good. Weather/temps were awesome. Worst part of the ride was coming down LCC. I was cooking pretty good when I came to the big descent by Tanner's Flat. They've been doing some road work and the shoulder of the road (and well into the road past the white line) is all jacked-up and uneven. There's some loose gravel/sand too. I lost traction and went of the road. Dang near turfed it. Very glad I didn't.

Feeling pretty confident heading into the Ultimate Challenge next week. My longest ride has only been 65 (2 of them), but I feel like I've been getting good quality from hitting the canyons. I would be nice if some of the benefits of the cycling work could translate to my running. We'll see.

Brooks PureFlow 3 (Apr '14) Miles: 27.00

Comments

From Superfly on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 12:28:04 from 64.255.82.224

BEAST

From Fritz on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 12:58:48 from 71.219.129.59

Nice job Justin. I can't wait to see what follows...LCC and BCC :)

From steve ash on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 17:37:17 from 174.52.33.62

You must have been up and down Wasatch blvd for a good part of your run I take it. Pretty good LR, the most I have ever done is probably 16 or so miles on Wasatch. Eat well, rest well. Are you by chance aiming for anything in the fall?

Including getting up there:)

From JPark on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 20:52:43 from 67.172.224.201

Steve, the nine mile route I was doing today actually only bisects Wasatch, never actually is on it. My 12/15 mile routes go on it for a while though.

As for my Fall, the goal is just to do the best I can at STG. A PR down there would be awesome, but a lot of things have to come together for that even to be a possibility.

What do you have on your calendar?

From steve ash on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 22:30:12 from 174.52.33.62

TOU. Hopefully..

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