Philippians 4:13

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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:	13.25	Month:	132.00	Year:	1798.95
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles:						13087.10
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Saucony Guide Yellow 2019 Lifetime Miles:						1198.00
Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles:						2260.95
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Nike React Infinity Blue Flynit 2021 Lifetime Miles:						632.00
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 Lifetime Miles:						1283.50
Nike Quest Shield 3 2024 Lifetime Miles:						33.00

Thu, May 07, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

5M early before heading out for meetings then home this afternoon. Nice morning, no wind, warm, humid...easy run with no real problem with the hammy, just a purr this morning.

10:30pm...still in Detroit. Here is the story...

Meetings went well this morning up to just past noon. Met some retirees in the area for a leisurely lunch as our flight did not leave until about 5pm. Got on the road and it was pouring rain and we could barely see the road. Got to the interchange for the freeway to the airport and it was backed up for miles and we were only about 1.5 hours ahead of departure. Decided to keep going on the freeway we were on and find a way to the airport through the city. Only the signs indicated our freeway was closed ahead for repairs. Ended up hooking around to a different interchange to our desired route with no issues...what luck.

Dropped off the rental car, got the airport, made a few calls, boarded the plane. As we were taking off....BOOOM!! Then the whole plane started to shudder. We got of the ground as the plane strained and the runway ended. We had blown a tire and now had to return to the airport. Circled for about 30 minutes as they prepared a runway with emergency vehicles. We landed successfully and eventually made our way back to the gate where we got off the plane with assurances that we would take back off in 1.5 hours. By this time we knew we missed our connection home, so we either stayed in Detroit and caught a morning flight or stayed over in SLC. We went to dinner then got word they had also discovered a leaked in the hyrdraulic line for the brakes, another 3+ hours (if it would ever take off!). We rebooked for the morning, Delta picked up the hotel and some chits for food (too late!). Got the hotel, had a beer then decided I had to get a run in.

5M easy at 10pm. Now to bed and hopefully home tomorrow.

Saucony Tornado 2 2008 (T2) Miles: 10.00

Comments

From wheakory on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 13:15:29 from 24.116.159.75

Glad the Hammy isn't acting up. Nice run and mileage this week. You'll be ready to roll in Provo. My son is doing better and will probably go to work this afternoon.

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From sam on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 16:48:46 from 90.195.99.31

great the hammy is better, geat mileage too, glad the weather was nice for you!

From Adam RW on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:17:55 from 155.101.240.182

Good kitty...

From Jon on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 23:01:09 from 75.169.137.239

Quite the adventure. Hopefully you get home ok tomorrow. I wonder why you couldn't fly to SLC with the blown tire, though, since you were already in the air.

From jtshad on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 05:09:39 from 12.177.176.226

Jon, we were wondering the same thing. But actually if the blown tire caused the hydraulic leak, maybe it was a good thing we came back before the brakes lost pressure during a 4 hour flight.

From Jon on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 09:47:47 from 138.64.2.76

Yeah, I can see the wisdom in that. Better to get on the ground sooner.

I always laugh when they have a passenger disturbance and reroute a plane. It seems like they are always going from London to NY, and they reroute to Boston. I mean, what does that really save- 20 minutes of flying time or something?

From Mark on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 10:18:33 from 24.129.132.74

Glad to hear you are ok. What an adventure. Still had time for a beer and 5 miles at 10, that's dedication!

From wheakory on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 10:26:36 from 24.116.159.75

It sounds like they did a very poor job of maintenance and checking the plane before the days travel. You would think they would have noticed some issue with the tire. It's good that it happened though because maybe this was a sign that something worse could have malfunctioned while you the air longer.

Take care Jeff.

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