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Spring Tune-up 15K

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Location:

Seattle,WA,

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2019: 10:29 2 mile, 16:33 5k, 27:14 8k, 55:50 15K, 1:16:04 HM

Post Mayan Apocalypse PRs:

200 31.13 (2016, ATC all comers)

400 69.96 (2015, ATC all comers)

800 2:19 (2016, ATC all comers)

Mile 4:58 (2017, ATC all comers) 

3000 9:34 (2017, ATC all comers)

2mile 10:29 (2019, CNW Grand Prix)

5000 16:33.6 (2019, CNW all comers)

5k 16:50 (2018, Green Lake Gobble)

8k 27:14 (2019, Beat the Bridge)

10K 35:16 (2017, Eastside Beltline)

15K 55:10 (2018, Magnuson Park Memorial Day)

10-mile 60:29 (2017, Atlanta 10 mile)

HM 1:16:04 (2019, Lake Sammamish Half)

30K 2:01:56 (2014, Striders WRC 30K)

Mar 2:50:07 (2013, Sojo Marathon)

 

Fiddy "Classic" Accomplishments (before I forget)

2:03 800, 4:11 1500, 9:47 3200, 15:26 5000, 32:30 10000, 1:11:15 HM (unaided), 2:32 marathon (Boston)

Seattle Half Marathon '08-'11: 2nd (1:13), 4th (1:11), 5th (1:14), 2nd (1:13)

2nd MI half 2010 (1:11)

10th Seattle RNR 2009 (2:35)

97th Overall @ Boston 2010 (2:32)

2011 3rd Place @ Des News (2:35) and Top of Utah (2:33)

I once beat 14 year-old Connor Mantz (2011 Utah Valley Half 1:11) and 16 year-old Ben Saarel (2011 Flat as a pancake 16:23 in the f-ing snow)

2011 Salt Lake Half 1st place (1:14), Capitol Half 1st place (1:14), Provo City 4th place (1:16, unaided)

2011 Ragnar Ultra 1st place Wasatch Back Relay

7th place SLC half 2009 (1:11)

2009 Fremont 5k 16:00, 2010 Dart Challenge 16:05, 2011 Draper Days 16:02

2009 Running of the Leopards 15:03, aided

2009 Striders 10mile 1st place (58 mins)

2007 3rd place SCIAC 5k 15:26

2006 D3XC nationals, 184th (of 280)

Short-Term Running Goals:

5/18 Bart the Brodge

6/9 RicknRail Murothin

Long-Term Running Goals:

get busy living or get busy dying

Personal:

Crop rotation in the 14th century became considerably more widespread after John.

 

 
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Sat, Feb 14, 2015
Race: Spring Tune-up 15K (9.321 Miles) 00:56:36, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
16.50

This is basically the Salt Lake City Track Club winter 15K of Atlanta. It was FREE for members and $10 otherwise. And yet, there were only ~1000 finishers compared to 20,000 for the Hot Chocolate 15K 3 weeks ago. I really don't get that.

Anyway, good race that went about as well as I could have hoped, yet I still feel like I left something out there.

There are two races 8K and 15K, that start together. The 15K loop is the 8k course plus another 7k loop that is almost the same. I ran with a group of guys running the 8K and just tried to let them pull my along.

I got a little excited at the start, and my heart was jumpy. However, my pre-race plan was to be a little agressive and then just hang with whoever was around. I reached the first mile in 5:48 (5:34 on course tool) and I was in oxygen debt, I settled in and cruised the second mile downhill, easily staying with the group 5:41 (5:51).

The third mile contains a megahill which I look at everyday from my daily run and tremble. My daily run is on a rails to trails path that crosses over the race course. Right at that point are some weird sculptures. When I looked up today, I saw that they were really figures writhing in agony. The third mile was somehow 6:11 (5:33), which I only managed by tucking in behind the 8k guys. I seemed to be working much harder than them, which had me concerned. 6:02, 6:01 (5:38,5:48) to finish out the first loop.

Pretty much everyone turned out to finish the 8K and suddenly it was just me. I could see someone else like 40 seconds ahead. I really let down my effort here. 6:17 (6:05) for the 6th mile and the guy ahead was the same distance away. The 7th mile was a cruising downhill: 5:54 (6:07). Then up the megahill in 6:36 (5:59), this time with no one to push me. 8:06 (5:51 adj pace) for the last 1.32 indicating I had some more in the tank. The guy in front of me ended up taking a wrong turn in the last mile so I finished second overall (1st was 54:07).

Name                Atlanta 10 Mile Atlanta Half Hot Chocolate 15k Spring Tuneup 15k
         
Ryan Purcell 57:48(5:48) 74:41(5:42)    
Juan Soto 58:28(5:51) 76:36(5:51) 53:36(5:46)  
Yuri Force   78:44(6:00) 56:16(6:03)  
Chris Arsenault 61:31(6:10) 82:41(6:18)   61:33(6:36)
Graham Merfield 62:20(6:14)     56:59(6:07)
Me 63:09(6:19) 82:00(6:15) 57:25(6:10) 56:36(6:05)
Ty Ragen 63:33(6:21) 85:12(6:30) 59:32(6:24)  
Daniel Seo 66:13(6:38) 84:53(6:29) 59:16(6:22)  
Sandy Alexander 64:31(6:28)   60:23(6:29)  
Elijah Parker 64:26(6:27) 84:33(6:27)    
Tim Langan 65:12(6:31) 84:13   58:54(6:20)
 

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Comments
From allie on Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 09:48:34 from 73.207.133.226

this was a good one. pre-terribleness james is surfacing!

i've actually been wondering about that veiny fist protruding out of your chest.

From Jake K on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 19:28:35 from 98.202.128.218

No tables yet, but I'll agree with allie's comment yet also try not to jinx you, being that you live pretty close to the CDC and who knows what they have in the mason jars there.

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