Justin Park

May 18, 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

Mon, Jul 15, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill at the gym:

5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.0 progressive inclines with 3 mins each at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 and 5 mins at 3.5
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
3 mins @ 10.0, 1.0 incline
3 mins @ 10.0, 1.5
(nature break.... far too common occurence lately... )
14 mins @ 10.0 progressive inclines with 3 mins each at 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 5 mins at 3.5
5 mins flat with 1 min each at 10.0, 10.5, 11.0, 11.5 and 12.0

P.M. - Millcreek ride (~40 miles). Got a late start and got drizzled on just a little bit towards the end, but it actually felt nice. Good afternoon for a ride.

Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 10.00

Comments

From SpencerSimpson on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 09:27:07 from 63.82.19.2

Justin, great to see you on Sat. You are a class act and a really fun runner/athlete to watch. Your determination Sat. was awesome. You will have a great rest of the year...

Hey, I know my opinion means squat but you should seriously consider doing the Ironman and train for Kona. Your talent is very real. What you are able to do on the run and bike is world class and I am not sure on your swim what you are able to do, but you would do really well in this competition. I hope you consider it and we can all cheer you on from the local perspective. I would love to even train with ya on this. I need to get a bike next year and start doing some rides and tri sprints to get some experience again. I am dead serious about this though. You have raw talent that is world class for Ironman. Hope this sparks some more fire in ya to consider it. Like you need anymore motivation :) See ya out there soon...Great job again Sat...

From Matt Poulsen on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 18:54:31 from 98.202.242.213

Great workout today, Justin! Especially after the 1/2 on Saturday. My legs wouldn't have made it through half of your workout today :)

From JPark on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 23:35:48 from 50.160.19.124

@ Spencer - Hey, thank you so much for sharing the support with me out on the course Saturday. That was so cool of you to leap frog with the bottle and yell us on. I know you were there for Matt, but thanks for sharing. It was huge. Next time hope to see you the race though.... Hah! Kona, an Ironman. One of these days I might grow a pair and try a tri. You're praise is unwarranted though. I think I could do pretty well on the run and be a mid-packer (maybe) on the bike. I'd sink in the water though. Definitely would need a few months of good swimming lessons. It's definitely something I've thought about though. It would be a really cool accomplishment to do an ironman. I will continue to consider it. Just seems like such a time commitment to train for all 3 disciplines well.

From SpencerSimpson on Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 17:46:25 from 63.82.19.2

@JP I actually want to train for this next year. I agree on the time issue. It's a full time job alone with running alone. I don't know how you do biking after a half. I would love to train together on things when the time comes. Hopefully you will move to draper/north Utah county and join the UTC... :)Also, I knew you were going to be at the half and the support was meant for whoever needed it. Glad to see yall rock it...

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