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Member Since:

Oct 18, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

P.R.'s

800 - 1:51.10 (Utah State Meet 2010)

Mile - 4:06.15 (4:01.80 altitude adjusted) (BYU Robison Invitational 2008)

1/2 Marathon aided - 1:07:38 (Deseret News Class 1/2 Marathon 2014), 1:07:50 (Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon 2014)

1/2 Marathon unaided - 1:10.06 (St. George 1/2 2014)

Marathon aided - 2:25.30 (Top of Utah 2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run faster in 2015 than I did in 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay competitive at the local races over the next 10 years

Personal:

I got married to my beautiful wife Alisha on 08/01/2008. We have 3 beautiful children Mitchell (born 04/20/2010), Payson (03/05/2012), and Penny (12/03/2013).

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Fila Finest Hour Memory Foam Lifetime Miles:						362.77
Fila Finest Hour Pair #2 Lifetime Miles:						420.92
Fila Prompt Lifetime Miles:						202.90
Fila Speedweave Lifetime Miles:						240.70
Saucony Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						90.85
New Balance 490 Lifetime Miles:						463.86
New Balance RC 1600 Lifetime Miles:						187.58
Saucony Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						375.63
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						19.50
Fila Strides Lifetime Miles:						377.53
Kinvara TR Lifetime Miles:						62.03
Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles:						194.69
New Balance RC 1600 Pair #2 Lifetime Miles:						17.35
New Balance 480v4 Lifetime Miles:						193.75
Asics Gel Contend Lifetime Miles:						72.20

Mon, Sep 29, 2014

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
1.25	0.00	1.25

After taking 4 days off I finally decided to test the calf out. It seized up on me less than .5 miles in and just kept getting worse as I went. I won't be racing on Saturday. It's a bummers, but I'm very greatful I was able to run many good races before getting injured like this. I'll take a few weeks off and hope it heals so I can jump back into things. Good luck to all those racing this weekend. I wish I was racing with you all, but such is the nature of our sport.

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Comments

From JPark on Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:30:47 from 76.8.212.219

Sorry to hear this Steve. You certainly have had a great year and should be proud of what you've done. You're smart to listen to your body rather than risk exacerbating your calf injury into a bigger problem. There will be plenty of opportunities for big races in the future. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery.

Who knows, maybe you wake up on Weds or Thurs and feel great and determine that you can make a go of it on Saturday?

From jtshad on Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:49:28 from 141.221.191.225

Sorry about the injury, I hope that you can get healed up fully and quickly.

From Fritz on Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 18:35:15 from 174.253.160.161

Steve, I'm really sorry to hear that you can't race. I was certain that you would be one of the front runners. While I know how bad it sucks to miss a race, it is just one race. There will be endless opportunities in the future. Just don't lose sight that you have had an amazing year this far and have proven you will be a force at any distance from now on. Get better quickly. Fritz

From mikenelson on Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 08:44:39 from 75.162.233.161

Sorry to hear it Steve. You're in amazing shape. Get well, you've got many great races to come. You'll be missed on Saturday.

From Steve Shepherd on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 10:51:13 from 168.180.136.164

Thanks guys I appreciate it. It's just one race and I do have every intention on bouncing back. I really think it is just a minor injury and I should be fine within a week or two. I just don't think it is very wise to go try and run 26.2 miles at 5:30 pace with any injury even a real minor one. We're still going to go down to St. George because my family is in need of a vacation so I'll probably see some of you at the finish line. Good luck!

From Matt Poulsen on Fri, Oct 03, 2014 at 13:56:46 from 166.137.209.27

So sorry to hear this, Steve! I was really looking forward to seeing you at the race. You are in killer shape! I give you my best for a speedy recovery. You've had an excellent year. And, there will be many incredible performances from you in the future.

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