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
Sat, Oct 05, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.100.000.000.0015.10

A.M. - 15-mile run on the standard course. I think this is the furthest I run since the day on my injury in mid-July. Felt good, the glute was a little tight afterwards, but was 90-95% unnoticable during the run. Perfect cool weather for a run. ~6:50 pace.

P.M. - Once up the Temple Quarry trail was all I had time for between GC sessions. There was snow all over the place, but the trail itself was clear. Great conditions for mtn biking in the lower elevations of the mountains right now.

I want to give a huge shout-out to all of you who ran so well down at St. George today. There were a lot of great times and personal break-throughs, you know who you are. I'm so envious that I wasn't down there today.

Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Miles: 15.10
Comments
From Fritz on Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 21:04:22 from 67.177.4.64

I am glad to see you that you almost back to 100%. We missed you down in St. George, as the Salt Lake County contingent was a little light this year, and you were due for another big PR. As frustrating at it must be, at least these races don't go away and you will get another shot next year.

Thanks for your support leading up to the race. I appreciate it.

From Superfly on Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 07:25:47 from 74.211.21.81

Yeah missed ya down here. I was hoping you'd be there to join my cripple group:). Maybe next year we can be healthy and run it for real.

From RileyCook on Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 07:45:44 from 132.3.57.82

I agree, we missed ya down there Justin!

From Trevor Baker on Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 18:03:09 from 174.27.248.209

always sad not to see you in the results!

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 21:24:21 from 174.52.216.185

So glad the glute is improving! Nice 15-miler!

From JPark on Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 14:47:01 from 50.160.19.124

Thanks fellas. Congrats again to all of you on your fine races (except Trevor :). Your talent and dedication inspires me.

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