Category Archives: Exercise

Weigh-in

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Nathan Nelson

This morning, I hopped on the scale to see how things were going, gravity-wise. 193.5. Looking good. Yesterday, after work, I ran 3 miles at an 8:35 pace. Not too shabby.

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Export MapMyFitness activities into Dailymile.com with RunGap

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nathan Nelson

I’ve been working on a way to get all of my running logs into one place. A little unnecessary history: I started off with CoolRunning, changed to RunningAhead, then moved to MapMyFitness when I started swimming and doing triathlons. Each … Continue reading →

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Starting the Jordan River Trail

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Nathan Nelson

This morning, I met my sister at her house and we ventured over to the North side of Utah Lake.  It was time to discover a new trail. The Jordan River is a 40-ish mile trail, that runs from the … Continue reading →

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The 2013 Utah Lake 10k (a report)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Nathan Nelson

About three years ago, I came across this link, where a man named Davy Crockett (yes, I love the Kentucky Headhunters, too) documented his run across Utah Lake’s icy surface. I was fascinated by how fun it looked as he … Continue reading →

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Proposed running route across Utah Lake’s ice

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Nathan Nelson

This might be a viable running route across Utah Lake’s ice, from the Utah State Park, to Pelican Bay, in Saratoga Springs.

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A St George nightmare

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Nathan Nelson

I keep having the same reoccuring nightmare: Sleep doesn’t come easy.  On the morrow, I will be thrown into a situation where I will be expected to have no mercy on perfect strangers, friends and family- and they will have … Continue reading →

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The Deer Creek open water marathon swim

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Nathan Nelson

Friday night found me gathering things in a panic, tossing unproven food into containers, and stressing about my first marathon swim. The Deer Creek Open Water Marathon was holding it’s 6th event, and I was registered. After making and remaking … Continue reading →

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Night before my first 10k open water swim

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Nathan Nelson

Well, I’m about to turn in for the night. Tomorrow I’ll swim 10k at Deer Creek with Patrick Phillips. Should be difficult, but rewarding. 9 hours until starting. Good night.

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Books on open water swimming that I need to read

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Nathan Nelson

Today I read an article by Scott Zornig, who is or was the president of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.  In this article, he hits on some points about open water swimming that sort of ring true.  His main beef … Continue reading →

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Gordon Gridley successfully swims across the English Channel!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Nathan Nelson

Only less than two hours ago, Gordon Gridley finished his English Channel swim.  This is a major feat in the world of open water swimming.  I’ve only met Gords once, but I’m so proud of him, because he’s from Utah, … Continue reading →

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