Kida Relay 24 hour SOLO race...

So yes it was EPIC!! to say the least

12 hours of biking followed by 12 hours of running....with 30 min of sleep around 3am..

i rode the fezzari for 181 miles, started at 8 am then at 8pm hopped of and ran for another 12 hours and completed 7 laps on the run course for a total of 42 miles!!!


thanks to Jarom and Heath Thurston and there peeps for putting on such a spectacular event. I am already looking forward to next year.

Thanks to my 2 main men who crewed for me Travis Snyder on the bike, and Garrett White on the late shift midnight to 8am on the run..

Also thanks to my princess Alissa who lets her husband do ridiculous events like this. Its what i call livin!!

the following are some quick videos of a rather delirious runner in the middle of the night. I am working on a written full race report for those of you who care.

• midnight update 16 hours into the race

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332952

• 1.25 am in the morning 181 miles on the bike and 18 miles into the run

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333003

• 2.58 am in the morning 24 miles down after the all day bike (this is a long one)

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=465643405087385255&postID=7006880220825092981

• 5.14 am...getting crazy, but still feeling strong mile 30 (marathon plus 4 miles) toothbrush please

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333098

• 6.40 am yeah daylight 36 miles down...and we are working it

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333103

• 8 am the race is over and all the breakfast was gone....bummer

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333119

• race summary from garrett

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332932

our new baby......nature or nuture..it will be nuture, but i bet she'll be a runner

life is busy...but never too busy for exercise

here are some pics from the past month or so



just a couple of freaks heading out for a sunday night jog (30 miles to be exact) me and garrett white

some epic kite flying with marley in snow canyon..st george area

teach a child to be epic from day one and they will never depart from it. me and kaiya and taj on a fun sunday afternoon hike behind the house

i know the chops are amazing.....amazingly hideous, alissa could not wait for them to be gone and then once i shaved them she didnt notice for 4 days...haha

christmas pics, the family with one crazy dad and one EXTREMely patient wife.



so as you can tell i have not posted for a while. lots of stuff going on in life as with all of us. but a couple things stay constant no matter what
1. exercise for me its the foundation for my mental social spiritual and financial well being (i go crazy without it)
2. time with alissa
3 time with my kids
4. spiritual time...meditation and study

as you can see blogging is not on the list but you know i have so many fans haha

i have good reason to not post lately, death in the family.....LOVE YOU GRANDPA i know you are in a better place..... and our upcoming ADOPTION>>>>>YES you are reading that right. one week from today we will have our 4th child and the best part is that i have not had to hold alissa's hair for 9 months while she throws up 15 times a day!!!

but just to keep myself honest here was my training log from last week

monday
intervals mile repeats at the track 6.30 mile pace x 12 with 2 min active recovery between
tuesday
15 miles easy 8.46 pace
wednesday
10 mile skateboard paddle and 26 mile bike ride
thurs
am 6 mile run 8 min mile pace
pm 15 mile run into a crazy headwind 11 min mile pace with wade erickson (who by the way is kicking butt and taking names with his 50 mile race training)
friday
bike 26 miles (back and forth to work)
saturday
10 miles skateboard paddling
intervals 400m x 16 on 6 min mile pace with 1.30 active recovery
sunday
30 mile run and 10 min mile pace with garret white yes that is correct it took 5 hours, isnt that what all normal people do on a sunday night at 8 pm? go run for 5 hours? EPIC!!!!

so as you can see not a whole lot of time for blogging