Philippians 4:13

Del Sol Relay Day 1

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Idaho Falls,ID,USA

Member Since:

Apr 21, 2007

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Male

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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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Fri, Feb 29, 2008

Race: Del Sol Relay Day 1 (182 Miles) 17:04:37, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	7.62	0.00	12.62

In downtown Phoenix, we wake up about 8am after staying up late to adjust our bodies to the test ahead. Steve, Walter, Kory and I went out for a shake out run of about 4M (with 3 striders thrown in). We then head to James and Lybi's to grab food and Sasha and make the 2 hour drive to Wickenburg to meet up with the rest of the team at the start.

total time: 26:30 (Tangents - 136 miles)

Man this is getting exciting now with the whole team together. We chat, decorate the vans and get ready for the start. Once Dave heads out, we fly out to exchange 6 to await our turn. As James hands off to Adam, we have about a 4 minute lead on second place and hear that they are confident that they will catch us as their 2 fastest runners are in the second van. The pressure is on as everyone in the first van blew away their estimated times and we had no intention of letting the team down.

After the first four legs of our van, I take the hand off from Sasha around 11:15pm in complete dark. This is the strangest and best running conditions that I have ever run in as you had no reference point, so you just ran hard and kept it up and only really knew what you were doing we the splits rang out on the GPS. This 7.6M leg was amazing..rolling hills in the darkness. I hit great splits and came in at 41:55, for a 5:30 avg. pace. This run alone gave me a race PR in the 5K (16:50) and the 10K (34:10). Splits were 5:15, 5:36, 5:28, 5:15, 5:30, 5:54, 5:44 and the last 0.62 in 5:11 pace. On this leg I pass 7 runners. During Steve's run, I talk to a gal who just finish my leg at 7:00 and she asks if I was the guy who flew past her, when I respond yes, she jokingly says "I hate you!".

This is the most intense athletic experience I have every had...pure adrenaline and rush to support the team in extreme conditions (sleep wise at least). What a fantastic experience.

At the end of our vans second leg, we have open the lead to 7:30. Way to go van 2!

Warm up and cool down for an additional mile or so. Off the next major exchange point for some sleep, if possible.

total time: 41:55 (Tangents - 148 miles)

Comments

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:41:42

Nice work. If you are hooked on relays now, we'd love to have you aboard for Wasatch Back!

From Dustin on Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:49:26

Great Job Jeff! Congrats on the two PR's during one run, awesome. Like Paul said I think we can put together two great teams for Wasatch Back. I look forward to reading more of your experience

From jtshad on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 12:12:11

Thanks guys, it was an awesome experience. I am doubtful for WBR as that is the weekend we will have our daugther's birthday party, and to even ask would risk bodily harm from my wife (I am STILL paying for mentioning SLC marathon on our anniversary weekend!).

From Dustin on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 12:29:03

I'm sure the wife and daughter would love a weekend in Park City, especially the shopping at the factory stores! Just an idea, the trick worked last year on my wife

From jtshad on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 12:30:13

Maybe you guys could ask her, because I am not going there!!

From Dustin on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 12:35:24

I understand completely. I'm only allowed to spend so much time with the other St. George guys. She claims I'm starting to like them more than her.

From Superfly on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 15:33:35

Again Jeff great job. You ran like an animal.

From Rachel on Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 00:04:45

Wow Jeff, great job - I loved reading about your experience - you're amazing! I couldn't dream of running as much as you do due to Rob & family so I do know how Kami must feel at times but hey, you could have worse habits! I look forward to learning more from you & running more with you in a few months :). Rob is gone this week so I'm stuck in the back yard jump roping - :(

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