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2014 Running of the Leopards 5k

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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 02, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Races:

2014 Running of the Leopards 5k: 15:11, 3rd overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 15k: 49:18, 4th overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:18, 4th overall
2014 Hale Freezes Over 10k: 31:57, 1st overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 5k: 15:48, 7th overall
2014 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:11:09, 6th overall
2013 Orem International Thanksgiving 4-Miler: 20:40, 4th overall
2013 Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:07:16, 1st overall
2013 St. George Marathon: 2:28:45, 16th overall
2013 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:06:02, 3rd overall
2013 Deseret News 10k: 31:47, 14th overall
2013 Hobbler 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:35, 2nd overall
2013 Provo Freedom 5k: 16:18, 6th overall
2013 AF Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:08:49, 4th overall
2013 Utah Valley 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:54, 5th overall
2013 Provo City 5k: 16:30, 2nd overall
2013 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:19, 3rd overall
2013 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:13:16, 7th overall
2012 St. George Marathon: 2:37:45, 20th overall
2012 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:14:28, 8th overall

Long-Term Running Goals:

Minimize injuries and do some serious damage on the running scene.

Personal:

I am married to Elaina and we have four children. I am an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine (knees, shoulders, fractures, etc.). After residency, I did a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Kentucky with their teams and physicians. My website: http://www.poulsenortho.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2000-2 Green Lifetime Miles:						335.50
Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Lifetime Miles:						324.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Lifetime Miles:						119.00
Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Lifetime Miles:						127.50
Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Lifetime Miles:						253.50
Nike Lunaracer 3 Green Lifetime Miles:						59.50

Sat, Mar 22, 2014

Race: 2014 Running of the Leopards 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:15:11, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50

I'm not thrilled about this one, but it was fun. I thought I had 30+ more seconds in me for this aided 5k, but I was wrong. I left it all on the course, though. I felt sluggish the whole time. In fact, I've felt sluggish the entire week. Maybe it's because of backing off because of my calf. But, regardless of the reason, I fought as hard as I could. It is what it is.

Splits: 4:44, 5:02, 4:51, :35 (.15); My garmin said 3.15 miles at 15:13. The official results say 15:11. My garmin has been having issues.

I got beat by 2 high school kids. Kramer had an excellent race and won in 14:49. Chris Rushing beat me by 2 seconds. The race finishes with 3/4 lap on the East High track. When I hit the track, Chris had about 8-10 seconds on me. I kicked hard, and I almost reeled him in, but I ran out of distance. My fault he was so far ahead when we hit the track.

Fun meeting Jeff Shadley for the first time! What a great guy. Fun warming down with Rob and others.

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 6.50	Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 144.40

Comments

From RileyCook on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 15:44:23 from 64.134.157.4

Just shake this one off Matt. It's still a nice workout and good time, and it gets you ready for plenty more downhill races in Utah this season.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 16:12:35 from 24.10.249.34

Good effort Matt and good racing. You get a lot out of races like this even if you aren't 100% happy with your time.

From Josh E on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 16:24:37 from 65.130.223.132

Nice job Matt. I saw a Matt Poulson in 3rd and wondered if that was you :)

From Matt Schreiber on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 17:34:43 from 66.17.102.185

Great race Matt. 1 more lap on that track and you'd have had second!

From Derek D on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 17:52:34 from 68.109.132.154

Coming off a week in which you backed off that's a great race. Tough to find the turnover when you haven't run fast for a while. Still seems really solid to me. Great job Matt!

From Fritz on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 20:48:11 from 98.202.9.237

Nice job Matt. Those are still super quick splits. I would have liked to see Chris' face as you were chasing him down.

From CollinAnderson on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 21:30:38 from 208.54.4.221

Good run Matt! Running of the Leopards really isn't as aided as a lot of people say it is. By my calculations, it should only be ~15 seconds faster than a flat sea level course for someone at your level. Wish I could've been out there today, but I haven't done much since the marathon, so there was no point in racing.

From Glory in the long run on Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 22:17:13 from 65.130.183.26

Nice to talk w you again. I figured that you were being layed back but you really wanted to win. Maybe if we didn't start off in the cold your engine could have burned a little hotter.

From jtshad on Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 14:57:12 from 75.80.14.24

Great race! Nice meeting you and Ryan...tell him congrats again from Justin and I!

From Jake K on Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 18:17:42 from 67.177.11.154

Matt S is right - this is a case where you wanted a 3.25 mile course... Then you would have had him! :-)

From BDase on Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 20:27:09 from 160.7.242.251

Congrats again on a good race Matt. It was fun to talk to you after, thanks!

From Matt Poulsen on Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 21:40:12 from 50.168.224.197

Thanks, guys!

From Superfly on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 13:06:56 from 74.211.21.81

Smoking fast no matter what! Looking really fit coming into spring/summer.

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