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March 29, 2024

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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: 31.00 Month: 172.50 Year: 499.55
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 12491.60
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: 877.00
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: 667.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.003.000.0016.10

8M early on a nice morning...40 degrees and just a slight breeze.  I started out feeling tired and not motivated for this run and went out expecting only 5M.  After 1M I started to feel good and picked up the pace (no Garmin) and started to through in pickups to race cars to landmarks on the pathway.   Overall I felt really good and stretched the run to 8M at what felt like about a 7:00 pace overall.  (T3)

A great run at lunch with Pat.  Nice warm but very windy day (20+mph out of the south).  Pat wanted to do 6 X 0.5M intervals which sounded good for me for some speed work (except for the wind).  2.25M warmup and running over to the road where we are doing the intervals with .25M recovery in between (2:00-2:10 recovery). 

1 - 2:35  (with the wind)

2 - 2:51  (into the wind)

3 - 2:50  (into the wind)

4 - 2:51  (half head on, 180 degree turn - half with wind at backs)

5 - 2:52  (half into wind, 180 degree turn - half at backs) 

6 - 2:44 (half, 180 degree turn - half)  pushing hard the last 0.1M

1.5M cooldown back to the building.  A great interval workout (even in my heavier trainers). (T2)

Saucony Tornado 3 (T3) Miles: 8.00Saucony Tornado 2 2008 (T2) Miles: 8.10
Comments
From rockness18 on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 16:54:53 from 69.183.232.200

Nice day of running...so what do you think you have in you for Boston? You've run it before, right?

From jtshad on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 16:57:17 from 204.134.132.225

Dave, I ran Boston in 2006 (my 3rd marathon) in a time of 2:49 on a perfect day.

I am shooting for A: 2:35, B: 2:37, C: sub 2:40 and hoping to break into the top 100/top 20 master. Right now I am feeling really good for C and B and hopeful for A.

From Jon on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 20:55:26 from 75.169.138.168

You're on top of the mileage board by 5 miles!

From sam on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 06:05:52 from 78.32.130.9

Jt you should easy do 2.40 but its all on the day weather etc.

Great workout, I take it was on road?

From jtshad on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:21:56 from 204.134.132.225

Sam, yes the intervals were on the road.

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