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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: 12.50 Month: 87.75 Year: 1754.70
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 13067.10
Vibram Five Finger Bikila Lifetime Miles: 137.80
Saucony Xodus 2011 Lifetime Miles: 982.61
Saucony Fastwitch White 2019 Lifetime Miles: 2158.68
Saucony Guide Yellow 2019 Lifetime Miles: 1187.00
Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles: 2254.70
Nike React Infinity Black Flyknit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 974.90
Nike React Infinity Blue Flynit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 632.00
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 Lifetime Miles: 1276.50
Nike Quest Shield 3 2024 Lifetime Miles: 23.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
225.2517.000.000.00242.25
Runs With Moxie Miles: 82.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 60.25Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 45.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 31.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 71.50Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 31.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.000.0011.25

4:30am...5 easy miles with Moxie.  It was the same temp as in Detroit yesterday morning but felt a whole lot warmer! (Ride Orange)

6.25 miles on a decent day at lunch. (Guide 8)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.25Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 5.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:30am...5 crappy miles with Moxie.  Everything hurt, feeling old. (Mirage Red)

5 miles at lunch. Crappy running lately, feel like I have no energy or power at all.  Not sure what is my problem, maybe need a longer break.  (Guide 8)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 5.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

5:30am...8 miles with Moxie.  Stopped at home to fuel.  Went out again with Justin for 5 miles for 13 miles total. (Supernova)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 8.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

6:30am...7 miles with Moxie on a warm and windy morning before church.  Leading a class then to our old church for the retirement party for the senior Pastor that I have known, worked with and called my friend and mentor for over 15 years. (Ride Orange)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 7.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

4:30am...5 miles with Moxie, really tired. (Ride Orange)

Felt like crap all day today, no energy.  Could not fall asleep when I got home so I went for a short slow run of 3 miles.  Developing a cough too...when the weather is getting nice. (Guide 7)

Weights with Justin at the gym.  Going through the routine his new coach gave him to prep for faster spring running.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 3.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 5.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.006.000.000.0013.00

4:30am...4 miles with Moxie, had to cut it short due to intestinal distress. Did rehab exercises, pushups and situps. (Supernova)

6 miles on a nice day at lunch.  I pushed the pace today because my legs (and energy) felt the best they have in a long time!  Felt like things were working well (power, turnover, muscle engagement), actually reminded me of what good race pace felt like (not that fast today, but fastest in a while)!  (Guide 8)

3 miles after school with Justin.  He ran a 56 and change for his 400m time trial...off injury recovery and no real training since August!  Looking great to start into his prep for Westminster XC in the fall.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 3.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 4.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:30am...5 easy miles with Moxie. (Mirage Red)

5 miles easy on a cool, windy day at lunch. (Guide 8)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 5.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 5.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

4:15am...6 miles with Moxie on a warm and breezy morning.  Rehab exercises and pushups. (Supernova)

No run at lunch today, we are treating our teams to pizza. Run after work before Men's group.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.006.000.000.0015.00

4:15am...6 miles with Moxie on a warmish morning. (Mirage Red)

6 miles at lunch on a beautiful day (sunny, warmer) so I was overdressed.  Plus I was running at a faster clip (MP) than usual.  Had a couple of rabbits...two guys in the locker room were posturing a bit.  Took off before me, ran the short side of the park. Saw them first at about 1.25 miles and they were 0.5 miles ahead, caught them just past 2.5 miles in, and ended up in the locker room just after they finished a 4.3 mile run.  Felt good to get the legs pumping again. (Guide 8)

3 miles with Justin just chatting and goofing off the whole way, great time. (Ride Orange)

Went to see "The Greatest Showman" tonight, great movie, message and soundtrack.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 3.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

6:45am...8.5 miles with Moxie through SRL and on the greenbelt for a bit, added extra while waiting for a train.  Dropped off Moxie, fueled and went out for 5 more miles with Justin.  (Supernova)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 13.50
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.500.000.000.000.50

Quick warmup on the TM, then weights with Justin.  Been a busy weekend.

Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 0.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

4:45am...5 easy miles right as the snow storm was starting. (Guide 7)

Pounding headache and sore from lifting, went home and crashed for the afternoon early.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Still a bit sore, tired and it was 15 degrees outside, slept in this morning.

5 miles on a very nice day at lunch. (Mirage)

3 miles after work with Justin. (Ride Orange)

Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 3.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:45am...5 miles solo this morning, Moxie is limping around on a sore paw so she stayed home (not sure what she did). (Supernova)

5 miles on a nice day at lunch, a bit windy. (Mirage Red)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 5.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

4:45am...5 miles solo.  Moxie is still limping, I now thinks something is up in her hip. Vet appointment asap. (Supernova)

4 miles with Justin after work. Moxie is doing much better (as soon as I took down her leash, she pepped up and acted normal...weird.)  Vet said no issues that he could she...she was tired and sore or faking it!  (Ride Orange)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 4.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:50am...5 solo miles. (Supernova)

5 miles at lunch. (Mirage Red)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 5.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

6:30am...8 miles solo, then 5 miles with Justin having very deep and intense conversations about world events. (Guide 8)

Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

7am...5 miles on a very windy morning. (Guide 7)

Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Slept in on my day off.  3 miles solo then 5 miles with Justin, cold run.  Breakfast with my family, some errands, meeting at church then visiting with a friend who recently retired.  Was going to go out later...but didn't.  Good day off. (Guide 8)

Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Too tired and too cold outside (10 degrees) for an early run.

COLD outside, not running in that (13 degrees, 17 mph wind, -3 windchill).

Got a workout helping sort and reload cans and food at the Community Food Basket tonight with my daughter and wife.  Helped a group sort about 15 pallets of food for the local community distribution center.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Very cold again, slept in and did some rehab exercises and pushups.

5 miles with Moxie after work on a nice afternoon. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.005.000.000.0010.00

Too cold this morning, ran 6miles at lunch on a nice day.  A bit faster as I had a quick rabbit to chase trying to catch Saige! (Mirage Red)

4 miles after work with Moxie. (Supernova)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

I slept in and went out later in the morning with my buddy Erik (visiting from Boise, took the morning off).  We had a pleasant run down around the greenbelt and back for 11 miles total and even ran into Marlin.  Great time with a good friend. (Supernova)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 11.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

6:30am...7 miles with Moxie on a cool morning along Sunnyside.  Stopped home to drop her off, fuel and a Melaleuca Access bar, then 5 more solo miles in the neighborhood. (Ride Orange)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Fighting off a cold or sinus infection (so is Justin) and crappy weather when I could run, day off to rest.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Woke up with a stuffy head and crappy weather outside so no run.  Took a cold pill and went to work and felt better and weather improved so a slow and unmotivated 5 miles at lunch.  Think the Guide 8's are done...my achilles were hurting today. (Guide 8)

Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 5.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:45am...5 miles in fresh snow with Moxie.  With this run, Moxie is now over 7,000 lifetime miles running with me! One fit old dog! (Guide 7)

5 miles after work before it got dark. (Supernova)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 5.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

4:30am...5 miles with Moxie on a cool morning, pathway was plowed and dry. (Guide 7)

6 miles with Justin after work.  I love our runs for the conversations we have! (Guide 8)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
225.2517.000.000.00242.25
Runs With Moxie Miles: 82.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 60.25Saucony Ride Run Pop Orange Miles: 45.00Mirage 2 Red 2017 Miles: 31.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 71.50Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 31.50
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