Terminator

SLC Winter Series 10k

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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, Feb 08, 2014

Race: SLC Winter Series 10k (6.21 Miles) 00:33:18, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.50	0.00	6.00	0.00	13.50

Decent race, but I hoped for a faster time. Absolutely brutal wind for the last 5k (I think the wind was worse than last year). But, thankfully, and against what we all expected given the weather forecast, there was no snow! And, temperatures were mild.

First 5k split was 15:47 (but it was aided because of the tailwind). 2nd 5k split was 17:31 (Ouch! But it was more tough than the first 5k because of the wind).

During the 2nd 5k, I saw that I was gaining on Jason Holt, so I worked hard to catch him. I passed him with a mile to go.

My splits: 5:05, 5:03, 5:07, 5:48, 5:41, 5:19, 1:11 (0.25). My garmin said 6.25, but I'm guessing my Garmin was wrong and that it was an accurate course.

Great performances today by a lot of great people.

Pictures (courtesy of my wife, Elaina). In the first picture, I can't remember what was so funny, but clearly something was. Sorry there aren't pictures of everyone (that's not possible :)

Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 6.00	Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 7.50

Night Sleep Time: 9.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.00	Weight: 142.60

Comments

From Josh E on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:02:30 from 75.162.251.201

Great effort Matt and nice pictures. I think that was after they said the 10k was the USATF championship and Riley said something to the effect of "Now it's on!"

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:10:13 from 50.168.224.197

Oh yeah, Josh, that was it! I forgot :)

From Derek D on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:21:25 from 68.109.132.154

Nice race Matt. That wind sounds brutal. Solid placing with a group of great runners.

From Matt Schreiber on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:26:12 from 66.87.75.106

Great race Matt. Great pictures, too. That wind sounds terrible.

From SpencerSimpson on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 15:43:18 from 166.137.209.32

Thanks for driving brotha. Great time today again. Solid effort. Way to track down Holt in the last few miles. Gonna be a fun year injury free. :) make it happen.

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:16:08 from 67.177.11.154

RRCA championship. Everyone wanted that coaster/medal.

Good run Matt.

From Holt on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:17:45 from 67.2.242.226

SPencer, your comment caught me by surprise… I thought, "Matt hunted me down again!?" But then I figured it out.

You'll have to excuse my friend; he's a little slow.

Strong push Matt, great job.

From mike⇒nelson on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:21:05 from 67.177.49.132

Nice one Matt! I can't say I'm sorry to have missed it this year :s. Last year's wind was bad enough for me.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:27:17 from 24.10.249.34

You looked strong on the way back Matt. Congrats on the solid race.

From Brandon Dase on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:27:38 from 70.208.17.107

Great race in "fun" conditions Matt!

From Dave Olson on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 16:31:08 from 98.202.58.72

Nice race Matt. Always nice to talk with you.

From allie on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 21:54:27 from 65.130.189.75

i thought that first photo was capturing jake singing the naitonal anthem. i love the contrast with the second photo -- it's all business.

great race on a fine, blustery day!

From RileyCook on Sat, Feb 08, 2014 at 23:01:20 from 73.52.134.194

Nice work out there today Matt. It was fun running with ya.

Yeah you guys all laughed when I said that this being a RRCA state championship meant it was a whole new game, but I was serious ;)

Tell Elaina thanks for the photos, lots of good ones.

From Tristram on Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 00:04:53 from 65.130.14.63

You're a beast! Way to get it done in tough conditions. Wind is a powerful adversary. Congrats on having the toughness to gut it out.

From Rachelle on Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 09:58:44 from 159.212.71.17

Really great race Matt...especially considering this is your 3rd weekend of racing in a row! Your wife did a great job with the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

From scottkeate on Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:50:47 from 192.150.9.200

Great job, Matt! Super impressive with 4 races in a row! Definitely filling your race quota for the year early :-)

From Matt Poulsen on Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 16:29:28 from 65.117.100.178

Thanks everyone. Allie, very good point: Jake is singing the national anthem. And, interestingly, I've got my hand over my heart :)

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