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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
20.028.000.000.0028.02
Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 28.02
Weight: 183.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.020.000.000.003.02

Easy 3.02 on the trails in 26:18 (8:43/mile)

Feeling realy sluggish today, and my right knee was still pretty sore. So, instead of running the 12 I had planned on doing I just did an easy 3.

Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 3.02
Weight: 182.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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10 miles to Interurban trail and back in 1:18:02 ()

A little slower than I'd hoped overall. I also was hoping to get the run done before the rain started. No such luck. At about 4 1/2 miles it started. I was concerned about chafing so I took off my shirt. Ran about 2 1/2 miles like that, with people looking at me like I was nuts. A couple times I stopped under a tree for a bit to wait for a downpour to lighten up. The rain steadily worsened and I noticed I was just under the tip of a long, columnar black cloud that was slowing moving the same direction as me.

At one point, with about 3 miles to go I was standing under some trees. I heard a few rumblings of thunder. So, put the shirt back on and started off again. It was like a sheet of rain. If I had been running in the shower I would not have been any wetter. Yet it kept getting worse and worse. As a result, I ran pretty fast for a couple miles. Alll of a sudden it stopped, relatively speaking, and the last 2 miles were run in peace with just a few sprinkles.

Splits:
7:41
7:49
8:01
7:53
7:34
8:06 - uphill
8:12 - uphill
6:59 - Heavy downpour
7:38
8:09

Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 184.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Easy 3 to Pleasant Valley and back in 24:55 (8:18/mile)

I hate runs like these. Not hot, but muggy. Ran right after eating some cinnamon rolls and a frappacino. Hypoglycemia set in. Knee hurting. Overall, ucky run.

Splits: 8:17 - 8:09 - 8:30

Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.008.000.000.008.00

8 miles on Military Road in 57:44 (7:13/mile)

Faster tempo run today. The goal was sub-7:20, then decided sub 7:15. Felt pretty good. Only the uphills are a challenge at this pace. Not hot yet, but very muggy. My moisture-wicking t-shirt was completely drenched.
This run suggests that sometime in the next 12-16 weeks I should be ready to run a sub 3:10 marathon.

Splits: 7:16 - 6:59 - 7:34 - 6:59 - 7:11 - 7:06 - 7:20 - 7:19

Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 182.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles through Pleasant Valley in 31:17 (7:49/mile)

Hot today, got up to 90.

Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.028.000.000.0028.02
Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 28.02
Weight: 183.00
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