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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.

Most important, I love the Lord, and serve Him in my church and in Bible Study Fellowship, which is an international Bible Study open to people of all church backgrounds (i.e. interdenominational). If you are looking for a phenomenal way to study the Bible and draw closer to God this is the study for you. Check out BSFInternational.org to find a class near you. They are all over the place!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Adizero Boston Lifetime Miles: 757.68
E-Train Lifetime Miles: 24.01
Brooks Adrenaline 14 Lifetime Miles: 292.13
Brooks Adrenaline - Gray Lifetime Miles: 125.94
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.461.034.620.0070.11
9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 62.11Adidas Adizero Boston Miles: 5.008 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 171.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Feeling really good the day after the race. Not sore, not tired. I don't feel nearly as tired as I do after a hard workout or long run. Looking forward to my next race, on a mostly flat fast course!

Splits: 7:50.5 - 7:30.5 - 10:57 - 3:42.5

9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - Easy 3 in 23:57 (7:59/mile) (8:30 - 7:47 - 7:41)

PM - 5 miles in 37:43 (7:33/mile) (7:30 - 7:27 - 7:33 - 7:33 - 7:40)

9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 171.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.730.004.620.0013.35

AM: Easy 3 miles in 23:37 (7:51 - 7:58 - 7:48)

PM: 7xLM, Warmup jog of 2.67 miles in 20:36 (7:43/mile) (7:59 - 7:33 - 5:05)

2x500m @ 1/2 marathon pace or so
2:01, 2:03

4 miles of light tempo run. This was closer to marathon pace than anything else. My left hamstring is still being a problem. In fact it is getting tigter and a little sorer. I'm contemplating backing off for a bit to see if that helps. I hate to do that!

Splits: 6:41 - 6:53 - 6:44 - 6:37

Easy cool down of 2.68 miles in 20:58 (7:50/mile) (7:54 - 7:45 - 5:19)

1 set of:
30 crunches
15 burpees
15 pushups
20 squats
10 feet-elevated pushups
30 low back extensions
15 bench dips
15 lunges each leg

Adidas Adizero Boston Miles: 5.009 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 8.35
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: Easy 3 miles in 24:43 (8:14/mile)
Splits: 8:47 - 8:10 - 7:46

PM: Easy 5 miles on the trails in 41:43 (8:21/mile)
I started out with a bad case of low blood sugar, so the first couple miles were around 8:45/mile. After the sugar levels caught up I was able to run closer to 8.

9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.221.030.000.0013.25

AM - 3 miles in 22:41(7:34/mle). Feeling good this morning. It was colder, around 45, but the sun came out and it was nice. Probably didn't even need the jacket.

Splits:
1 - 7:56
2 - 7:25
3 - 7:21

PM - 7xLM, 10.25 miles in 1:14:54 (7:18/mile)

Feeling pretty energetic today, only complaint is the left hamstring. The weather was perfect - bright, sunny, not too warm, slight breeze.

Splits:
.22 - 1:46 (8:03/mile)
Then...
1 - 7:46
2 - 7:19
3 - 7:29 (up)
4 - 7:07.5
5 - 7:21
6 - 7:24
7 - 7:15
8 - 7:05 (down)
9 - 7:16
10 - 6:52
.03 - 0:12

8 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 3.009 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 10.25
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

AM - Easy 3 miles in 24:32. My left ham is definitely getting worse. I may have to bite the bullet and ease off for a while.

PM - 7xLM, 8  miles in 1:01:27 on Vickory route

Left hamstring is definitely going the wrong way. I think I may take an extra easy week next week and see what happens. Grrrrr.

Splits: 7:54 - 7:44 - 7:37 - 7:43 - 7:31 - 7:37 - 7:40 - 7:41

9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.510.000.000.0012.51

12.51 miles in 1:37:04 (7:45/mile)

It was supposed to be another nice sunny day today, but instead it decided to rain. Oh well, it was a nice run anyway. Even my hamstring didn't bother me much today. Looks like I had an unintentional progression the first half of the run. That's probably because the rain was getting steadily harder and I wanted to get home.

I believe this was my first 70+ mile week ever!

Splits: 8:27 - 8:02 - 7:57 - 7:44 - 7:39 - 7:34 - 7:37 - 7:40 - 7:41 - 7:40 - 7:44 - 7:25 - 3:56

9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 12.51
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.461.034.620.0070.11
9 - Brooks Adrenaline 11 Miles: 62.11Adidas Adizero Boston Miles: 5.008 - Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 171.50
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