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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 < 4years.

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: 25.00 Month: 109.00 Year: 622.55
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 12528.60
Vibram Five Finger Bikila Lifetime Miles: 137.80
Saucony Xodus 2011 Lifetime Miles: 982.61
Saucony Fastwitch White 2019 Lifetime Miles: 1960.23
Saucony Guide Yellow 2019 Lifetime Miles: 1187.00
Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles: 2227.00
Zoot Solana Tigers Lifetime Miles: 883.00
Nike React Infinity Black Flyknit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 960.90
Nike React Infinity Blue Flynit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 602.00
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 Lifetime Miles: 703.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.003.500.008.25

Figures, my first taper day (no doubles) and it is 32 degrees this morning.  Hopefully that means a nice warm lunch run...maybe even in shorts!

Overcast and cool at lunch today for my last hard run before the race.  1.75M easy warmup with Dan S. then intervals:  4x0.75M and 1-0.5M with 0.25M recovery.  Times: 1-4:03 (good!), 2-4:19 (yikes), 3-4:08 (ok!), 4-4:17 (gulp!), 5-2:39 (right on!).   The 2 even intervals were against a modest headwind out of the north, but it shouldn't have slowed me as much as it did, I suspect I let my form go bad.  Overall happy with the effort and resultant pacing (between 5:17-5:48/mile).  Finished off a total of 8.25M back to the office in just under 55 minutes. 

Now, as a point of comparison,  I was happy with 2:39 for 0.5M.  Nick Symmonds just ran the 800m at the US indoors in 1:48...Now that is cookin'!!!  I ran a 4:03 1200 (0.75M), Leo Manzano ran 1500m in 3:49...dang!   If only to run that fast...

Saucony Trigon Ride 2 Miles: 8.25
Comments
From Bill Mandler on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 11:05:37 from 24.119.13.42

How are the conditions looking for the race?

From jtshad on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 11:08:55 from 204.134.132.225

Right now, a week out, looking pretty good...low's in the 30's, high in the 50's. So hopefully it will be around 40 when we start...nearly perfect.

From Adam RW on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 16:13:32 from 155.101.152.103

Good luck this weekend!

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 18:44:19 from 90.201.147.80

nice last workout Jeff and I hope you enjoy the taper oooh you got weather for shorts I am jealous but all the good luck sending over from the cold wet uk to the b&A trail marathon good luckkkkkk ;-)

From jtshad on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 18:53:35 from 204.134.132.225

I wish it would have been warm enough for shorts (though now late in the afternoon it probably is warm enough)!

From Benny's on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 22:43:48 from 24.174.249.108

You ready? :)

From jtshad on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 08:09:50 from 69.20.183.178

I think so, we'll see on Sunday. Are you ready for Little Rock?

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