Justin Park

May 14, 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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.100.000.000.0012.10

A.M. - Little Cottonwood/Wasatch 12 miler. Furtherest I've gone in quite some time. Leg felt okay. Can definitely still feel it, but it didn't seem that bad. Wore the Garmin for a first time in a while. A little over 1:20 for the run; 6:37 ave/mi. Felt good to get some moderate distance.

It wasn't looking like the baby was coming today. Wife's contractions were not that bad and irregular. I was out running errands and got a call about 3:20 that the water broke. We got to the hospital at 4 and the baby arrived just before 5. So a good labor and delivery, much like our first. I hope this kid (doesn't have name yet) can run as fast as he came into the world! Mom and baby are doing great.

Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 12.10
Comments
From Andrea on Sun, May 13, 2012 at 16:48:04 from 67.182.215.126

Congrats on the the new baby!!

From jtshad on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 09:54:33 from 204.134.132.225

Congrats on the arrival to the Park Clan! Hope your wife and the baby are well.

That was Rob Murphy and I who ran past you near Granite Park on Saturday! What a beautiful place to run!

From scottkeate on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:26:19 from 216.49.181.254

Congratulations on the new baby! I picked a good day to check in on you.

Good to see you're out cruising around 6:30 pace. Did you ever get in with Dr. Rawlin? Curious to know whether he was able to help you.

From Rob on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:47:27 from 72.254.25.162

Congratulations.

From JPark on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:11:39 from 174.52.34.169

Thanks guys.

Scott - Yes. I had my second appointment with him (Tuesday morning). Something good is definitely happening. The pain seems to be progressively getting better. Thanks for pointing me to him.

Jeff/Rob - I thought that was you guys, but wasn't sure what you'd be doing down in my neck of the woods. Sorry that I didn't flip around and chat with you guys for a bit. Next time your down this way, give me a buzz and maybe I can join you.

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