Chris "Krash Man" Pope

Portland Marathon

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Location:

West Valley City,Ut,

Member Since:

Dec 08, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

50 Miles:13:09, 10:30 (2013) paced end half of a 100 miler

50K: 4:27 (2006), 4:23 (2007)

Marathon: 3:08 (2003), 2:56 (2004), 3:03 (2005), 2:57 (2006), 2:58 (2007), 3:02 (2012), 2:59 (2013).

1/2 Marathon: 1:23 (2002), 1:26 (2003), 1:20 (2004), 1:23 (2011), 1:22.35 (2013), 1:20.54 (2013).

5K: 18:09 (2007), 18:10 (2013).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recover from injury----Patella tendenitis

Running strong and I am back to where I was pre injury.

Still biking some

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to run a 2:50 marathon.

Run an other 50 miler.

Run a 4 hour 50k.

I would love to do some more trail running and get off the road.

I have paced twice for the Wasatch 100. Some day I will run it.

 Bike a 100 miler  Heber Valley Century 9/27/08

Bike a Century in 6 hours   

-Tour De Cure June 2009 5:48

-Cache Valley Aug 2009 5:33

-Heber Valley Sept 2009 6:20 hard ride.

-Salt Lake Century May 2010 5:15*

-Tour De Park City July 2010 5:15 PR

-Cashe Valley Aug 2010 5:23

-Heber Valley Sept 2010 5:52  102 miles hilly



 

Personal:

Married to Laurie with three kids Natalie (9), Loren (7), and Terence (15m)

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Race: Portland Marathon (26.2 Miles) 05:42:00
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It was a great race.  I ran the whole race with Laurie. My doctor said I should wait and do a spring marathon and let my knee heal.  So much for that. My knee started to feel great 4 weeks before the marathon so I started to increase my long runs.  My longest run was 8.4 miles 2 weeks be for the marathon.  The week before I did the Heber Valley Century.  It was my first 100 mile bike and a lot of fun. 

We stayed with my bro. and sis-in-law and then live about 15 mins from down town.  My bro.-in-law droped us down town on race day.  I was nice not to have to worry about parkin a car. Race day was great I had no pressure and no time to beat.  Just another traning day but in a different city. If I was luck I wouldn't hurt like other marathons (little did I know).  It started out a little cold but not that bad.  It sprinkled off and on for the first 14 miles.  I started to feel my pain in my quads about mile 15 and about mile 22 I was trashed.  We were on PR pace for laurie up untill about mile 15 or 16.  The last 3 miles I did every thing I could just to keep up with Laurie.  I walked most of the last 3 miles at a fast pace to keep up as much as I could.  It felt better to run the down hills faster.  I did a little leep frog with laurie.  I would run ahead and then walk untill she got a bit in front of me.

The finish line sucked.  You climbed a graduale hill and then turned a corner to have the finsh 100 meters from the turn.  I hate finish lines like that.  You can't wait to be done but you can't see the finish untill you are there.

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biked to work and back, 20 miles

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Went out for a nice and easy ride with Laurie and the kids.  I pulled the kids and they fell asleep part way through.  We went out to lake park and back.  Laurie and I raced up the hills.  I only beat her on the biggest hill because I had a head start.  The biggest hill hurt, expecally pulling the kids.  If was a nice 5 miles.

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Got up to run with some frients at 6:30am after getting off work at mid night.  I don't know what I was thinking.  We met at Draper park ran a mile on the porter rockwell trail and then headed up the mountian on dirt.  It kicked my butt.  Not only do I have a head cold, I'm tired and out of shape.  The run was bitter sweet.  I was suckin wind and loving the rail run.  The fall color changes was great also.  I really liked to the run when we headed back to our cars.  It was almost all down hill.

This run felt great.  I was happy to get back out with the group and run.  But I feel that I am starting over.  I can't wait to get my base back and my speed.

The Krash Man is back!!

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Did 2 miles nice and easy with laurie and the kids after work. 

 

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It was a good cold moring for a ride to clinical.  10 miles in about 40 min.  I can't wait for the ride home.  My bike was movin' well this morning.

The ride home was tough.  I was running late to pick up the kids, so I was pushing it.  I did 10 mile in 33 min. 

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I put the kids in the running strollers and then dropped Natalie off at preschool.  After dropping her off my run was a lot easier.  I got ride of 50 pounds.  I ran at an average pace of 8:30.  My legs felt tired. 

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