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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,USA

Member Since:

Apr 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2007 St. George Marathon 2:32:06 (marathon PR)

2014 St. George Marathon 2:32:45 (close to old PR...7 years later!)

2014 Boston Marathon, 2:39:00, 298th OA, 8th AG, 1st Idahoan

2013 Lake Lowell Marathon, 2:48:34 (Course Record), 1st Overall (#6)

2012 Boston Marathon, 2:43:26 (HOT!!), 114th OA, 9th Master OA, 1st Idahoan

2010 B&A Trail Marathon (MD), 2:40:18, 1st Overall (#3), Master's Course Record (still!)

2010 Mesa Falls Marathon, 2:48:55, 1st Overall (#4)

2009 Pocatello Marathon, 2:37:22, 1st Overall (#2)

2011 The M.A.D. Marathon, 2:55:14, 1st OA (training run) (#5)

2006 Teton Dam Marathon, 2:50:48 1st Overall (#1)

2015 Hood to Coast Relay (195 miles), 1st Masters Team (6th OA), 19:59:57, 6:03 avg pace for the team

2008 Ragner Relay Del Sol (182 mile relay) 1st place team 17:04:37, 5:38 pace avg for the team

50,000 lifetime miles from spring 2000 to October 2019.  Computer logged 50,000 miles from Jan 2005 to September 12, 2020. 

Logged (on computer) 49,802 miles (2 x circumference of the earth) in ~5,700 days (8/23/20)

Logged (on computer) 24,901 miles (circumference of the earth) in 2,889 days (11/29/12) http://jeff.fastrunningblog.com/blog-My-alarm-went-off-I-got-up-eventually-/11-29-2012.html  

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running, enjoy it for the sake of running, relax and enjoy life...de-stress.  Stay fit as I enter retirement in  2025.

No racing, retired.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running until this old body says no, running for fun.

Personal:

 I started running competitively in 2005 and ran my first marathon in 2005. Now retired from competitive racing.

Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;

answer me, for I need your help.
Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.
Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.
O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;
hear my urgent cry.
I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me.  - Psalm 86:1-7

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Miles:This week: 22.50 Month: 97.75 Year: 1764.70
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Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles: 2254.70
Nike React Infinity Black Flyknit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 974.90
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.508.505.000.5016.50

It is Martin Luther King Jr. birthday, a federal holiday so I have the day off.  I decided to sleep in today and get caught up on sleep after yesterday (I was mentally exhausted).  I slept for 9 hours...I can't remember the last time I slept that long!  

After dropping the kids off at school, Kami and I went to the gym...me to run, she to spin then weights afterwards.  We were there for 3 hours!   I wanted to use today as my last long hard run before Surf City. 

1 mile at 6:50ish pace, then started at 6:40 and every quarter mile I would bump the speed up 1 click and progressed up to 5:27 pace, then started to back it down one click until 9.75 miles with the last quarter before 10 run at 4:18 pace.  Took a small breather (2 minutes), mile 11 was at 6:22 pace then started clicking up by 1 until 5:27 pace again.  Hit the half marathon mark at 1:19:20.  At 14.75 miles, ran a hard quarter at 4:18, then backed down to 5:39 pace and backed it off 2 clicks to mile 16.  Finished off 0.5M at an easy 6:40 pace to finish 16.5 miles in 1:38:50 for an overall 5:59 average pace.  I was beat...but then we lifted weights for about 45 minutes. 

I now need a nap and lots of food!

Working on my computer this afternoon I encountered a malicious website (via a trusted site) that put a nasty piece of malware on our home computer that totally crashed our system.  Likely going to have to do full system restore.  Luckily we had recently backed up most of our data, but will lose a few things in the process.  Why can't people with the skills to do this type of thing put them to good use rather than evil?

Saucony Mirage 1 2011 Miles: 16.50
Comments
From Andrea on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 14:51:44 from 72.37.244.100

Great workout. Are you going for that sub-2:35 at Surf City?

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 14:53:14 from 69.20.183.178

I don't know about sub 2:35, but am thinking about 2:40 and a top 3 finish as a good over distance training run for Boston.

From Andrea on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 14:58:25 from 72.37.244.100

So is Boston the big race of the year? Your calendar is quite full and looks pretty challenging!

FYI - Jake and I are planning to visit Saucony on Tuesday after Boston if you want to join us.

From Marlin on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 16:22:18 from 174.253.182.126

Wow, nice run Jeff and you should be hungry

From crhudman on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 16:36:26 from 207.225.37.253

Sleep and food are a good thing. That was a great workout.

From Curt on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 18:17:40 from 69.20.189.206

Great run today Jeff. Very impressive, and you seem to be running a lot harder than I can remember since I've known you. You have always run a lot, but I don't remember you running so many fast paced runs. You're running very strong right now.

From Rachel on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 23:08:52 from 67.40.232.70

Seems like you're getting awesome interval runs on the TM. My intervals are ALWAYS better on the TM, makes the time go faster :)

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