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Location:

Eatonville,WA,USA

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Short-Term Running Goals:

Regain consistency.

Build up slowly and come out strong.

Regain "speed" (relative)

Finish WR50 again.

Improve at Cascade Crest. 

2013 Races:

  • Capital Peak Mega Fat Ass 17M (1/19) - 2:48:48
  • Yakima Skyline Rim 50K (4/21) - 7:16:20
  • Grey Rock 50K (5/13)
  • White River 50M (7/27)
  • Cascade Crest 100M (8/24-25)

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find my true running potential, then exceed it.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Hoka Stinson B Lifetime Miles: 982.34
Hoka Stinson Evo Lifetime Miles: 452.95
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 139.73
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles: 380.08
Hoka Bondi 2 Lifetime Miles: 706.15
Hoka Mafate 3 Lifetime Miles: 81.12
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
101.450.000.000.00101.45
Altra Torin Miles: 77.13Altra Provision Miles: 18.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

5.1 miles, ~7:45/mi, ~ 38:30 mins.

Watch died 0.8 miles in.  Great way to kick off the year.

Altra Torin Miles: 5.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.080.000.000.006.08

6.08 miles, 52:24, 8:37/ni.  

Hill loop.  Just getting around once was a bit of a struggle.  Way out of shape and hill practice.

Altra Provision Miles: 6.08
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.100.000.000.006.10

6.1 miles, 49:57, 8:13/mi.

Felt tired from the get-go but the hills weren't as bad today.  Watch DOA.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.040.000.000.006.04

6.04 miles, 50:47, 8:24/mi.

Hill loop.  Not as spry as Friday.

Altra Provision Miles: 6.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.070.000.000.006.07

6.07 miles, 50:47, 8:22/mi

Hill loop.  

R.I.P. Jim Morris, a co-worker and friend who passed away this morning from ALS.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.080.000.000.006.08

6.08 miles, 51:46, 8:31/mi.

Hill loop.  Wow, has it really been a week?  Glutes are sore from a bazillion pick-up-yard-debris squats yesterday, courtesy of the recent windstorm.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.08
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.080.000.000.006.08

6.08 miles, 51:22, 8:27/mi.

Hill loop.

Altra Provision Miles: 6.08
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.070.000.000.006.07

6.07 miles, 50:42, 8:21/mi.

Hill loop.  8 x Strides dodging dogs trying to trip me.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.120.000.000.006.12

6.12 miles, 49:48, 8:08/mi.  Hill Loop.

Ran in some little-used-but-old-NB-915s.  Felt like what I would imagine wearing high heels would feel like.  Maybe not that bad but definitely heel striking instead of mid-foot strike.  Got to run with the elk for a bit.  Now if I could figure out why the joints in my right hand have been hurting lately, I'll be G-to-G.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.110.000.000.006.11

6.11 miles, 49:00, 8:01/mi.  Hill run.  

4 days in a row.  Wow.  The last time I had a 30 mile week was....August 2013, and it involved a 100 mile race.  Sad.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.11
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.080.000.000.007.08

7.08 miles, 56:10, 7:56/mi.

Flat and windy, snuck a run in before the snow hits.  

Altra Torin Miles: 7.08
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

8.3 miles, 1:08:37, 8:16/mi.

Ice and snow run.  Took a fall and hurt my neck yesterday morning so I was trying to be careful but really needed to get out and get some exercise in and it went pretty well.  Neck pain forced good posture (for once).  Some treacherous spots where I had to walk to prevent another disasterous spill but a decent run given the cold and icy conditions.

Altra Torin Miles: 8.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.070.000.000.006.07

6.07 miles, 47:28, 7:49/mi.  

Still pretty cold.  Last mile had a lot of standing snow that made for slower going.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.130.000.000.0014.13

14.13 miles, 1:58:14, 8:22/mi

First long run since.....August.  Sad.  Very flat and boring but at least the weather was decent aside from some wind.  Pushed the last mile, which (also sadly) was ~ 7:35/mi pace.  Ran on all the grass I could because by about mile 9 my feet were screaming on the pavement and concrete.  Got chased out of the former community college roads....evidently they don't allow running back there anymore (more sadness), so getting 14 unique miles is challenging.

Altra Torin Miles: 14.13
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.020.000.000.006.02

6.02 miles, 50:41, 8:26/mi.

Nice evening, aside from the strong headwind in sections.  Glad to get out and beat the next two days of miserable forecast weather.

Altra Torin Miles: 6.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

60+ minutes on the elliptical.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

60+ minutes on the elliptical, dodging the weather.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
101.450.000.000.00101.45
Altra Torin Miles: 77.13Altra Provision Miles: 18.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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