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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:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Adizero Rocket Lifetime Miles:						323.35
Asics Hyperspeed Lifetime Miles:						369.13
Mizuno Waverider Lifetime Miles:						509.70
Adistar Ride Lifetime Miles:						520.40
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles:						253.60
Adistar Rideb Lifetime Miles:						236.30
Waveriderb Lifetime Miles:						466.70
Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						570.30
WhiteHyperspeed Lifetime Miles:						268.50
RedFree Lifetime Miles:						405.55
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles:						46.10
NimbusFIRE Lifetime Miles:						260.50
WhiteHyper2 Lifetime Miles:						100.20
WaveriderC Lifetime Miles:						203.95
NimbusVampire Lifetime Miles:						357.50
CelticMirage Lifetime Miles:						312.00
NeonFree Lifetime Miles:						17.80
Nimbus FireB Lifetime Miles:						2.50
Nimbus FireC Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Tue, Jan 24, 2012

Total Distance

10.00

Elliptical

10miles

Hard.

The ellipticals at the fieldhouse only allow you to go for 45 minutes at a time so I decided that I would go 30mins, take a swig of gatorade and then restart the machine to finish 10 miles.

The goal was 58mins (5:48 pace). I did the first mile in 5:40 but then decided to raise the resistance by one notch (from 7 to 8). My second mile was a 5:23 (uh oh). The nice thing about the elliptical is that it's just you versus the machine. On the other hand, it's the elliptical...so that kind of bites. Anyway. I kept clicking off 5:30ish miles and after the first half hour I had done 5.46 miles (5:29.7 pace). To this point my stride rate had only dropped below 240 a couple of times, but my legs were starting to tire.

Starting up the machine again sucked. I made it through a 5:37 mile to start out my second segment, but then I started to hit the wall. Fortunately my pace didn't dip too much as I was still able to keep my stride rate in the 230s. The last few miles sucked but I still kept up a reasonable pace and finished with a 55:33 for the whole 10miles.

Altitude adjusted that's a 54 low which is about right based on the effort. Obviously different machines are calibrated differently (which is why I always use the same type of elliptical at the gym), but it does seem like I can just about match what I'd be able to do running on the elliptical. The difference is that my quads get really tired when I do this. I think this is a good thing as I think I have relatively weak quads...anyway.

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Comments

From Lily on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 15:06:54 from 67.199.178.210

Glad you are cross training. Elliptical is a great thing to cross train on, even if it bites my friend. I will keep your achillies in my prayers. It can't hurt.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 15:28:38 from 155.100.226.54

If you can keep the stride rate in the 230s while running - you might be the first sub 2 hr marathoner!

From allie on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 18:50:35 from 97.75.165.156

once again, you didn't sweat enough.

i really don't know how you kept that up for 55 minutes. i would have passed out.

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