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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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Race: Peachtree Road Race (6.214 Miles) 00:35:58, Place overall: 110, Place in age division: 8
Total Distance
9.00

56948 finishers: the largest race I've ever been in (beating out last year by about 100)

Due to my stellar 17:33 qualifying time (from last June's Braves 5k) I was a seeded runner meaning that I got to warmup on the course next to the elites. I saw Dart Challenge course record holder/US olympian Jared Ward as well as 4-time olympian Abdi.

It was pretty warm and humid, which is not a good combination for me (Dew point=71). However, I felt decent on my warmup so I figure I would stick to the initial goal of sub 36, which (spoiler alert) I did end up getting.

With so many good runners, it's natural to get out fast but I tried to stay within myself. The first mile was 5:39, which felt very relaxed and I was not breathing hard at all. But after the mile I just started to feel a little off, possibly due to bp lowering. I had wanted to take powerade at every aid station but there was only water which I repeatedly dumped on my head.

Miles 2 and 3 are slighly downhill so I ran 5:29,5:28 despite feeling increasingly terrible. First 5k split was 17:12. After this the course turns uphill and I start to suffer pretty badly. However, unlike last year, it seems like everyone else is suffering just the same. Mile 4 is 6:06. Two more miles at this speed and I won't break 36. Mile 5 is 6:12, despite being easier than mile 4. I'd like to say that I dug deep in the last mile to get under 36 but really the course just got easier. Mile 6 in 5:58, and then a 1:05 for the last .2. Despite the lousy finish, I moved up 7 spots in the second half of the race.

In short, this was a great performance for me and I still feel like there's more in there during better conditions.

1) I was 1:15 faster than laster year.

2) Fastest post mayan apocalypse 10K, even counting aided courses like Des News and short courses like The Layton Classic. It's not even close.

3) My first 5k of the year was a 17:54. I just did 17:59x2

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Comments
From Jason D on Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 15:57:55 from 68.80.27.222

That's a strong time in those conditions. Well done.

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