| Location: Tacoma,WA, Member Since: Jul 07, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments: Marathon Maniac #5549
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"You're only as good as your next race!" - Coach Mark Smith
"A nomadic portion of the metamorphosed igneous or sedimentary deposits of the Proterozoic era accumulates no bryophytic plant life."
Marathons:
Raced:
3:30:30 - Portland Marathon - October, 2003
3:19:57 - Portland Marathon - October 2004
3:11:45- Tacoma City Marathon - May 2, 2009 BQ
3:01:43- Tri-Cities Marathon - Oct 31, 2010 BQ
DNF - Eugene - April 29, 2012
Run for Fun:
3:29:47 - Green River Marathon - June 2, 2012
4:20:28 - Lake Youngs Ultra (28.75 miles) - June 9, 2012
3:33:33 - Tacoma City Marathon - May 3, 2013
Recent:
1:00:05 15K - FSRC Resolution Series - 2011
1:20:37 20K (adjusted) - FSRC - 2011
48:45 12K - Sound to Narrows - 2009
47:45 12K - Sound to Narrows - 2011
24:02 4 Mile - Four on the Fourth - 2009
23:27 4 Mile - Four on the Fourth - 2011
19:01 5K - Alumni XC race - 2010
18:45 5 K - Alumni XC race - 2011
11:13 3200m - Sparks Stadium - 7/20/2011
5:21 1600m - Sparks Stadium - 7/20/2011
29:45 8K - Lakefair - 2009
37:59 10K - Bank to Bay - 2010
Good ol' days:
16:38 Road 5K - Roman Meal Glove Run - 1988 (High school)
21:50 4 mile - Four on the 4th - 1994
27:57 5 mile - Black Cat - 1991
35:09 Road 10K - Auburn City Haul - 1991
42:24 12K - Sound to Narrows - 1990
1:19:44 1/2 M - Pacific Rim - 1990?
High School PRs:
2:06.5 800 - 1988
4:39 1600 - 1989
9:50 3200 - 1989
15:30 3 mile XC - 1988
College Track PRs:
32:55 10,000m - 1994
15:57 5000m - 1995 Short-Term Running Goals: Get into Marathon Maniacs Done (See above)
Recover from Knee Injury
October marathon or ultra, choosing between Defiance 50K, Poulsbo marathon and Ft Steilacoom marathon. The goal will be to finish at a moderately easy pace, no racing. Sub 3:30 would be nice. Long-Term Running Goals: Age gracefully
Join Marathon Maniacs Done (See above)
Run an ultra Done (See above)
Personal: Married, with 1 daughter
IT Analyst/Programmer for 20 years. Also, an avid gardner with a small retail nursery on the side.
I've been a runner most of my life. I started running in 5th grade when the high school coach started a "run for fun" program at all the grade schools in the school district. Also, growing up my neighbor, who was about 8 years older than me, was a superstar in high school with a 4:15 1600m in the early 80s. So I had some good role models.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 49.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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SEJ-5 mile Gas loop - 5 miles in 37:05 (7:25/mile)
I wasn't going to run today. It was raining steady all morning and I was still feeling crummy from last week's illness. The last thing I wanted to do was be out in the rain while feeling sick. However, around 2:30 I noticed the rain finally stopped and it was sunny out. So, I quickly suited up, warmed up and headed out for a shorter 5 mile run. Felt pretty good. It started to rain in the last mile, but only for a minute. The pace was a bit speedier than planned, but it was good and shouldn't be a problem.
Splits: 7:39 - 7:32 - 7:32 - 7:16 - 7:07 |
| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Noon
10 miles in 1:14:26 on Military Road route (37:39 - 36:47)
Although still recovering from strep, and coughing and still have sore throat, etc., I feel really good energy-wise, and nothing seems to be hurting significantly anywhere running-related. I keep running faster paces than intended, but I really think that, if I can run a 20k @ 6:30 pace I should not be wasting my time running 7:40/mile or slower on my regular runs. Recovery days, sure, but not other days.
Splits: 7:39 - 7:33 - 7:41 - 7:26 - 7:21 - 7:19 - 7:22 - 7:15 - 7:29 - 7:21 |
| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Noon
6 miles in 44:45 (7:28/mile)
Not feeling tired from yesterday at all. Supposed to be an easy day today, but I am still feeling so good I went ahead and let the pace speed up. Actually, didn't have to try, just looked at my watch and saw I was running more quickly than usual again. I had some low blood-sugar problems during the 3rd mile, but was fine after that.
Splits: 7:34 - 7:24 - 7:39 - 7:23 - 7:17 - 7:28 |
| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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BPA Trail run - 10 miles in 1:15:36 (7:34/mile)
I was definitely a little tireder today. This is also a hillier course, and that got to me in the later miles. Also, my left knee continues to get sorer, and this course has more concrete sidewalk than I would've liked. The knee started to feel tender after about 5 miles. On the BPA trail I tried to run on the grass/dirt edge to the side of the asphalt trail, but it is only about 1 foot wide, and often is overgrown by tall grass or encroaching scotch broom. Still, it helped.
Splits: 7:33 - 7:34 - 7:38 - 7:25 - 7:39 - 7:41 - 7:30 - 7:35 - 7:31 - 7:31 |
| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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10:30 AM
Still feeling kind of tired. Left knee a little worse, started feeling sore after about 2 miles or so. This is not anything serious, just some tenderness under the knee cap, and of course it would be getting sore right now. I ramped up my mileage this week from 4 weeks of 15-30 miles to running 50 miles this week. Also, my shoes have over 1100 miles on them. And, my runs have had a lot more concrete in them the last couple weeks. Also, I haven't done much strength training over the last 5 weeks. So, 4 good reasons why my knee is starting to flare up just a little bit.
Splits: 7:41 - 7:44 - 7:48 - 7:38 - 7:43 - 7:54 |
| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
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9:30 AM
14 miles combining Vickory route and the SEJ-7 mile loop - 1:44:10 (7:26/mile)
My knee was a little tender, but not as bad as might be expected. I was able to stay on softer ground much of the time. It was sunny and dry, with little wind. The temps were in the mid-50's at the start, probably around 60 at the end. Somewhere out there is a water bottle I stashed but was never able to find again. But, I got some water from it at 2 miles before stashing it. And, by breaking the course into two 7 mile segments I was able to get some more water at the half-way point.
I didn't intend to run the second half like a progression, but running the same slow pace gets boring after awhile. I figured I'd just pick it up a little bit. Then a little bit more, etc. Honestly, on long runs it feels easier running faster anyway. My knee wasn't bothering me when I ran faster. Overall, pretty good run. I was tired the rest of the day, though. Splits were sporadic. I discovered at the beginning that my Garmin hadn't been charged. Apparently I'd left it on for a number of hours yesterday and measured a 10 mile drive I'd done in the afternoon! Oh well. I'm out of the habit of marking splits.
Splits:
1 - 8:03.5
4 - 30:59 (22:56 for 3 miles)
5 - 38:42 (7:43)
7 - 53:52 (15:10 for 2 miles)
9 - 68:36 (14:45 for 2 miles, including one major uphil)
10 - 75:54 (7:17)
11 - 83:10 (7:17)
12 - 90:17 (7:07)
14 - 1:44:10 (13:52 for 2 miles) |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 49.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.00 |
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| 8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 51.00 |
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