For the last few months Nate has been able to get back into running. He has been running anywhere from 45-65 miles a week! Yeah, I know what most of you are thinking...how? and why? I really don't know, but he loves it and is pretty good at it. He has run and won the 5miles Dam 2 Dam around sand hollow and his relay took first in the 50mile lake to lake run. He has also run the spectrum 10k in which he took 2nd over all and unofficially won his first Marathon in Moab. He had hoped for it to be an official race, but the morning of there was about 2 feet of snow on the ground and a slight blizzard at the starting line. :/ The race officials said that they couldn't be held responsible if there happened to be an injuries so they were going to have to cancel the race. About 10 people including Nate said they wanted to run it anyway :) so the bus dropped them off at the starting line. The boys, my mom, and I were waiting at about mile 8 or 9 to cheer him on, but ended up following him the whole race to give him drinks and anything else he may need. The rest of the runners, that did not start at the starting line, decided to be dropped off at the half way mark and make it a half marathon. Nate won the marathon with a time of 3 hrs 6 min. pretty good considering he ran in snow the first 12 or 13 miles.
He has also just recently taken 4the in the Hurricane half marathon. He was a little disappointed in the finish . He was a little unfamiliar with the course so he didn't kick as soon as he would have liked, but he still came away with 4th place and a p.r. of 1hr 20min.
His upcoming races include the the Utah Valley marathon on the 13th of June which is the first race of the Grand Slam, which means you run 4 marathons in 1 summer :/ so after UV he would like to do top of Utah, Park City, and St.George. After the 4th marathon they combine all 4 marathon times to decide the winner.
There have been plenty of times when I think he is crazy for how far he runs, but on the other hand very motivating. So much for gaining sympathy weight for me throughout the pregnancy :) We are very proud of how well he has done and is doing and look forward to being at the finish line for many more races! :)
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I seriously can't believe how much he runs...every week! It is motivating however. Maybe I'll get one mile in this week!? HA HA HA. Great to see you last week.
Go Nate!! Wow ~ His times are incredible! I give you kudos too Amber, it is probably hard to travel and support him while being preggers and have 3 helpers along too! :)
Good luck in the upcoming races!
-DanaLee
WOW NATE!!! That's amazing.
Holy cow!! Nate is a running maniac!!
wow, that is amazing. i don't like to run that far either :) i did the hurricane half last year and i didn't like my time. it was much worse than my hobblecreek time. i didn't train very good though.
Holy cow I couldn't even walk that much, let alone run. Thats like running to New Castle from St. George - crazy! But if it keeps him busy and happy thats all that matters!
That is awesome! If only all of us could be that inspiring!!
Hey you! What a cute little family you have:) I am trying to get ahold of your older sister if that is possible. I lost touch with her after she left Logan. Do you have an e-mail address for her or a phone #? Could you e-mail it to me please? waymat99@plmw.com (This is Waylena by the way!!)
Your picture is awesome. It looks like he's balancing a basketball. Also the old man makes him look like he's going even faster. Love It. Waiting for news on the new baby. Bethany Stocking
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