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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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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
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
289.0022.000.000.00311.00
Runs With Moxie Miles: 132.65Altra Impulse Miles: 116.25Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 73.25Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 45.05Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 52.20Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 7.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Drive back from Jackson then a busy day of church, yardwork, homework help and just hanging out with my family.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.250.000.000.0012.25

6 miles with Moxie on a very nice morning. (Mirage Gray)

6.25 miles in 46 minutes on a beautiful day at lunch. (Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.25Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

4:45am...5 easy miles with Moxie. Left leg/ankle were twingy. (Mirage Gray)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

4:45am...5 easy miles with Moxie. (Mirage Gray)

4 miles in 28 minutes on a nice day at lunch. (Fastwitch)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 4.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.255.000.000.0012.25

4:45am...6 easy miles with Moxie on a warm and nice morning. (Ride 5)

Warmish day at lunch...humid but no direct sun.  1 mile easy (7:42) then into a "valley" tempo (7:10, 6:43, 6:22, 6:22, 6:48) and last 0.25 at 7:10 pace.  6.25 miles in just under 43 minutes (6:50ish AP). Felt pretty good.  (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 6.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

6:15am...10 miles with Moxie on a warm morning...humid and rain is forecast for later today.  (Fastwitch)

2 miles to blow out cobwebs. (Launch 2)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 10.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 2.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

6:15am...6 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a warmish morning.  Dropped her off then out for 4.5 miles solo for 10.5 miles in 1:21.  (Impulse)

Weather stayed nicer than expected so got some yardwork done.  

2 more miles just because. (Launch 2)

6 mile bike ride in the neighborhood because I was lonely and bored. 

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 2.00Altra Impulse Miles: 10.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

5:45am...10K with Moxie on a warm and cloudy morning. (Ride 5)

Bike ride with the family in the afternoon.

Driving home from dinner in our 2010 Camaro, we pulled up to stop light new to a new silver 2016 Camaro that is in our neighborhood (and we know who the driver is).  Nice looking car!  Light turns green and after we cross the road and the railroad tracks the other car starts to gun it, Kami tells me to punch it.  They had a lead from the light and hitting the gas accelerator first (I didi not know we were racing), so I accelerate up to them, hold steady then punch it and pull away.  I am pretty sure we got a little above the limit.   Nice to see my car has true horses (gotta love the SS package!).

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.20Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.300.000.000.0014.30

4:45am...8 miles with Moxie on a warmish and windy morning.  Saw Alana and Curt and ran with them for about 6 miles. Nice morning (especially since I almost didn't go out). (Ride 5)

6.3 miles on one of the windiest days I have ever run.  Headwind going out...would stop me dead in my tracks and blow me off the pathway.  Coming back it would almost pick me up a few times.  Sunny but oh what a wind!

Runs With Moxie Miles: 8.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 8.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

4:45am...5 easy miles with Moxie.  Everything was still and sore. (Mirage Gray)

Went home early from work, feeling lethargic and just wiped out.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.008.000.000.0012.00

I skipped the early run to get some extra sleep (it was cold outside too!).  Will run at lunch and after work today.

9 miles in 1:00:55 (6:46 AP) on a beautiful day at lunch.  Ran comfortably hard...7:01, 6:43, 6:32, 6:34, 6:52, 6:44, 6:50, 6:36, 6:52.  I felt pretty strong and it was controlled effort. (Altra Impulse)

3 very easy miles after work in the neighborhood. (Fastwitch)

Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 3.00Altra Impulse Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.250.000.000.009.25

Taking the day off to prep the house for some new carpeting.  Went out with Moxie after the kids left for school for an eaasy 6 miles into SRL and back.  Some work around the house and a bike ride later.  (Mirage Gray)

No bike ride (too tired after moving furniture and pulling carpet), but I did run with the kids in the neighborhood after school.  3.25 miles. (Launch 2)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 3.25Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

6:15am...6.25 miles with Moxie into SRL and back before kids getting off to school and getting ready for the carpet to be installed. (Fastwitch)

After carpeting is done, moving all the stuff back into place.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 6.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.002.000.000.0015.00

6am...ran to the corner to meet Craig.  We ran a loop through SRL and had to pick it up a couple of miles to beat a train to the crossing.  We ran 5 miles together then I ran home to get Moxie and I ran 5 miles with her.  11 mile in 1:23.  (Altra Impulse)

11 mile bike ride with Kami and Katelyn and mowing the lawn...time for a beer!

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Altra Impulse Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

It was pouring rain when I woke up so I skipped the run before church.  In the early afternoon I went out for a solo stress relieving run.  Started off warm and sunny so I ran over half the run shirtless.  Then on the way back from SRL, the clouds rolled in, wind picked up and the rain poured down.  Flashback to TCM 2008 I was so wet!  Surprised my Ipod did not short out!  6 miles in 41 minutes (6:50 avg).  

Helped a bit with the stress...need to focus on the message from the book of Job this morning.  (Mirage Gray)

Bike ride in the evening with my family.

Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.001.000.000.0010.00

I slept in today to get some extra sleep...felt good!  I ran at lunch on a cool day with a light breeze.  6 mile progression run (7:19, 7:15, 7:07, 7:01, 6:53, 6:32) in 42:10 (7:01 avg.) for a easy workout. (Altra Impulse)

4 miles around the neigbhorhood with Moxie after work on a very nice evening. (Fastwitch)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 4.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I woke up sore and tired.  Skipped the early run and stretched/foam rolled instead  and will try to go a bit longer at lunch or after work.

10 mostly easy recovery paced miles in 1:15 on a beautiful day.  Ran the last mile with Dan and Tim easy.  Hip and glute still a bit sore. (Impulse)

Altra Impulse Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.100.000.000.0018.10

4:45am...met up with Curt and Roscoe for a run this morning. Moxie and I ran 5 miles with them and then another solo mile on a very nice morning. (Ride 5)

6.3 miles with DanS on a beautiful day at lunch....almost too hot!  49 minutes (7:46 avg.) (Altra Impulse)

5.8 miles around the greenbelt after dinner with Jeremy. Nice to chat and run with him again.  Good luck to the IFHS athletes he is taking to the state meet this weekend!  (Fastwitch)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 5.80Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 6.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

5:30am...slept in due to the triple yesterday and expecting it to be raining. Instead it was beautiful outside...so I took Moxie out for an easy 5 mile run to get one in for the day (expecting rain later). (Ride 5)

6 easy miles before the storm rolls in.  Nice temps and breezy but good run, besides being a bit sore and stiff. (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 5.00Altra Impulse Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.006.00

6:20am...6 miles in just under 40 minutes before the rain started...fastest early morning run in long time (6:40ish avg.).  (Ride 5)

Breakfast with a friend, massage, lunch with out of town friends, chores, maybe weights...full day today.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

5:30am...ran with Rex this morning around the greenbelt.  I ran a loop before meeting Rex at the boatdocks then we did a loop from the docks to Sunnyside and back.  9 miles in a steady drizzle.  Two old guys with aching hamstrings...#painintherain.  (Mirage Gray)

Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

6:15am...7 miles with Moxie on a nice morning along Sunnyside before church. (Mirage Gray)

2:30pm...5 miles with Gray around the greenbelt after an afternoon of yardwork.  Good temps and sunny but windy.  Nice to run with Gray, but my hammy was acting up and I think I was holding him up a bit.  (Fastwitch)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5am...5 slow miles with Moxie on a chilly morning.  Tight, sore and tired this morning. (Mirage Gray)

5 slow miles at lunch, just to get some air.  (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Altra Impulse Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles after work in 48:50.  Beat the rain and storm.  Tired this morning so I slept in and was busy at lunch.  (Fastwitch)

Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Raining pretty good outside this morning, so I rolled, stretched and rehabed a bit.  Longer run at lunch and/or after work.

9 miles in 1:05.  Started off cool and I had on sleeves and gloves. By the end the sun came out, warmed up and I was running shirtless.  Now a huge storm is about to blow in.  Idaho weather...(Altra Impulse)

Altra Impulse Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

4:30am...Moxie and I met Curt and Alana for an early run.  Ran into SRL and back, about half the run with them then we turned back.  Good company and a great morning for a run.  7.25 miles. (Mirage Gray)

6.25 miles at lunch at around a 7:10 pace.  Includes helping push a car that had run out of gas about 1/4 mile down the road to the gas station...strength workout portion of the run. (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.25Altra Impulse Miles: 6.25Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 7.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

5:45am...slept in and went out with Moxie on a beautiful morning for 7 miles along Sunnyside.  (Mirage Gray)

After dropping the kids off at school and doing Bible study with Kami, we went out for a 15 mile bike ride from home to Freeman park and back...a bit windy but glorious out!

Drove to Manhattan, MT to visit friends and see our godson compete in the state track meet...his last meet before graduating.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

5:15am...7 miles on the country roads in Manhattan, MT. (Ride 5)

Went to the state track meet in Bozeman, MT to watch the Manhattan Tigers and our godson.  He is a stud...1st in shot (new state record of 60'6"), 1st in discus (by over 30 feet to next best in any division), 3rd in triple jump, 4th in long jump!  His team won with 114 points...most ever scored at a state meet and 5th championship in a row!

Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

5:45am...8 easy miles in Manhattan, MT on nice morning.  Peaceful run. (Ride 5)

Drove home to IF, went to the African Children's Choir concert and saw Auntie Eva whom we know from when the choir visited back in 2011!  Great organization and doing wonderful things for the kids of Africa and raising awareness in the US/Canada/UK.

Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.200.000.000.0013.20

I slept in and went out at 6:45am with Moxie on a glorious morning for 10K.  I came back and had some fuel then went out with Justin through SRL and back for another 7 miles.  Great morning for a run!  (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.20Altra Impulse Miles: 13.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

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

10K on a warm day at lunch...slow. (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Altra Impulse Miles: 6.20Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
289.0022.000.000.00311.00
Runs With Moxie Miles: 132.65Altra Impulse Miles: 116.25Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 73.25Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 45.05Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 52.20Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 7.25
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