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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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252.5524.602.500.00279.65
Runs With Moxie Miles: 104.25Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 79.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 83.55Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 55.00Addidas Boost Miles: 13.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 32.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

4:45am...6 easy miles with Moxie.  (Ride 3 2015)

6 miles at lunch in 44:45.  First 5 miles with DanS...nice day for a run! (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

I got up to go run at 4:30 and was feeling like junk.  Went back to sleep and slept hard (dreaming and all).  Still not feeling very good but have big stuff at work to get done today.

Hood to Coast 2015 results are up and final...Almost Dead Jocks!

http://www.racecenter.com/results/2015/res_hc15.htm

7 miles at 7:21 AP at lunch around the greenbelt.  Nice weather, good breeze, feeling a little better.  Good day at work! (Mirage Red)

Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

4:30am...6  easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a nice morning for a run.  Glutes and hammys on both sides are sore and stiff.  Glad I am not doing Pocatello right now.  (Ride 3 2015)

Slow and easy 7 miles on the greenbelt in 53:00.  Hammy and glutes better but still tight.  (Mirage Red)

3 miles with Kami in the late evening.

Still looking to see if my schedule (and family) will allow me to run St. George (or alternatively City of Trees) next month.  Everything at work and with kids seems to be coverging on the first 2 weeks of October.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.002.000.000.0014.00

6:15am...dropped off Katelyn at XC practice then took Moxie out for 6 miles.  I dropped her off then did 4 more solo, pushing the last 2 at slow MP.  10 miles total in 1:16.  Nearly got hit by a car while I was in a crosswalk in a bright orange shirt, and the driver got mad at me!  (Launch 2)

4 miles at Community Park with Kami after taking the kids to school. (Launch 2)

Politics on XC team...tired of this crap.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

4:15am...6 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  No traffic this early on a Saturday morning.  I had to run short and early to get kids out the door and us on the way to Soda Springs for the Cardinal Classic XC race this morning. (Ride 3 2015)

1 mile running around at Kelly Park to watch the kids in their races.  They did really good! (Boost)  Cold morning to start (Katelyn's race, hail just before her race) then it was a lot nicer for Justin's Varsity boy's race.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.25Addidas Boost Miles: 1.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.004.001.000.006.00

I took Moxie out on a cool morning for a shorter quick workout.  4 miles in just over 24 minutes for a good MP workout.  Going to hopefully go out later with kid(s) to do some form work.  (Ride 3 2015)

2 miles in the evening with Katelyn.  1 mile wu and cd, 1 mile of stride checks and striders.  (Boost)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Addidas Boost Miles: 2.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.001.500.0014.50

Slept in and took Moxie out for an easy run along Sunnyside on a nice morning for 7 miles.

Our family went to Freeman Park for a workout.  1 mile easy, then some striders in the grass and running the "W" on the Tiger Grizz course mostly easy.  Saw some other runners there too getting ready for Friday's race.  3.5 miles total running.  (Launch 2)

4 miles on a nice afternoon before dinner.  Slow and easy, a bit stiff. (Fastwitch 6)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 10.50Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

Stiff and tired this morning, so I skipped the run and focused on stretching and foam rolling.  Felt much better afterwards. Try to run later today.

4.25 miles on the desert in 29 minutes.  Nice day, cool and sunny.  Ear pressure during the run...either the wind and high pressure or starting to get a cold. (Mirage Red)

Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 4.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

4:30am...5 very easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Left HHT talking to me today.  (Ride 3 2015)

6 miles in 43 minutes on a beautiful day at lunch.  A zone out run, no focus on the run, my mind was on work and other things.   Before I knew it I was done (didn't want to go back in!).  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 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 on a nice morning.  (Launch 2)

I was going to run at lunch but got stuck waiting for meetings.  I will try after work.  I did not have time nor the inclination after work, instead spent time with my family.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5am...met Curt for a run and we had a good time catching up on things.  6.5 miles with Curt at around a 7:30ish pace.  I finished off 3.5 miles in the neighborhood for 10 miles in 1:16 (7:38 AP).  Good early run before a busy day...Tiger Grizz XC meet this afternoon.  (Launch 2)

Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Race: Thirteenpointone HM (13.1 Miles) 01:21:28, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.0013.100.000.0015.10

I ran the Thirteenpointone HM today, still one of the toughest races around.  Smaller crowd but great weather.  Came down to a race between Pat B. and I again.  

2 mile warmup, feeling ok (hammy talking) but gut doing ok (I did not want a repeat of last year).  

At the gun, it was Pat and I.  I went out easy and stayed within about 2-3 seconds of Pat for the first 3 flat miles. Then the uphill...1200 feet in 2.5 miles.  I walked a couple of times just to save energy and wear on my legs (nearly as fast as trying to run).  Pat beat me to the top by about 30 seconds (KOM!) at 5.5 miles, but I quickly started to reel him in on the downhill and by mile 8.5 I caught and passed him.  He picked it back up on the rollers and then at mile 10 my hammystring tendonitis kicked in and my left leg kinda went numb and I slowed just enough for him to catch and pass me (it was a race between two old crippled guys and whose injury would surface first, my hammy or his calf...I lost!).  I stayed within about 10-20 seconds for the next few miles then tried to push and closed the gap a bit but Pat is strong and held on for the win by 10 seconds.  (Fastwitch 6)

Nice smaller race with a VERY tough hill...still think I should have stayed in bed instead!  

Overall by Age graded results for this race.  Pat B at 80%, me at 78% then Lynette at 75%.  Jeremy, Tim and Ron all ran well too.  

Now for a full day at church while Kami and friends go to Jackson to cheer on friends at the finish for LOTOJA.  

Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 15.10
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A recovery day, pretty sore from the race.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

4:45am..6 easy miles along Sunnyside with Moxie.  Still sore but I felt better as the run progressed.  (Ride 3 2015)

6 easy miles on a nice day at lunch...cool temps, sunny.  Legs still a bit sore but improving.  45 minutes.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

I woke up very tired, sore and with a sour stomach.  As it was raining outside, decided to take this morning off and focus on stretching and foam rolling.

5 easy miles with DanS at lunch on a less than nice day. (Mirage Red)

3 miles after work with Kami. 

Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

4:30am...4 wet and windy miles with Moxie.  Flashback to HTC last month with the strong winds and good rain at times.  (Ride 3 2015)

5 miles in just under 37 minutes on a cool and very windy run at lunch.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 4.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Slept in this morning, probably should have run as the weather was pretty nice (as opposed to what is expected later today).

8.5 miles at lunch on a much nicer day than anticipated.  River loop with an extension to and around the lake in SRL. (Mirage Red)

Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 8.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

5:45am...slept in and went out a bit later.  7 miles along Sunnyside with Moxie then I dropped her off then ran 3 more through the neighborhood to finish off 10 miles.  Ran out of time before helping getting kids ready for the day. (Ride 3 2015)

We drove to Missoula, MT to watch the Tiger XC team compete at the Mountain West Classic.  Kami and I went out for 4 miles on pathway on the river before a great dinner at Tamarach Brewery.  (Boost)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Addidas Boost Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

4:30am...11 miles on the pathway and around the UofM campus up to the golf course then back and around downtown in around 1;20.  Nice morning for a run. (Launch)

Ran a  lot around the XC meet then headed back towards the hotel for lunch then to head home to IF.  Great weekend...the Tigers did great and Justin ran really well! (Boost)

Addidas Boost Miles: 3.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

6:15am...7 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a cool but calm morning.  Nice run to work on some stress. (Rid3 2015)

I was going to go out later for another run, ran out of time and desire plus I think I am fight with the cold bug my daughter has right now.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.705.500.000.0012.20

5am...6 miles with Moxie on a beautiful morning for a run. Almost did not go, fighting off the cold my daughter has right now. (Launch 2)

10K at lunch in 39:28 (6:21 AP) on a very nice day.  0.5M warmup, then into MP tempo with a 0.2M cooldown.  OK, still tell not done with cold..6:34, 6:12, 6:15, 6:24, 6:16, 6:26, 1:20 (0.2M). (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.20Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 6.00
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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 on a nice morning.  Feeling very creaky this morning. (Ride 3 2015)

4 easy miles in 28:45 on the desert on a glorious day.  Just gettin' in the miles...feeling pretty good on this easy effort. (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

4:45am...5 slow hard miles with Moxie. Feeling old...left leg really twingy today.  (Ride 3 2015)

Very nice day at lunch, too bad I was feeling so bad.  Started off with DanS and feeling ok, even picked it up a bit in the first 2 miles before he headed back.  Mile 3 was great, then I started to feel sick to my stomach.  Last couple of miles were tough.  7 miles in 51:33, still feeling queasy...dang cold.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

No running today, I have been sick in bed since yesterday evening.  Ugh!

3 miles around dusk with Katelyn to help her make up her run for today.  (Fastwitch 6)

Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I slept in and went out for a run after a morning full of church stuff (coffee with high school kids, breakfast with the Pastor, Admin stuff at church).  Nice morning...sunny and great temps.  4 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside then dropped her off and said Hi to Kami before back out for 6 more into SRL and back.  10 miles in 1:12, about half under 7:00 pace, half over.  Head cold still here, but not nearly as bad today. (Fastwitch 6)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.002.50

I really wanted to get in a long run (20 miles) today to try and see where i am for COT...this head cold changed that plan.  Woke up feeling like crap and it just kept getting worse all day.  Around 8:30 Justin, Katelyn and I went out to try to get in something easy...Justin and I cut it short as we are both sick.  (Launch 2)

Spent lot of the day in bed...even trying to pick plums in the back yard sucked.  Want this to be over.  Maybe tomorrow...or sometime next week...

Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 2.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Still feeling pretty sick when I got up.  Started to do some yardwork after rest most the morning and that was more than I could take, so another easy day but feeling on the mend. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.200.000.000.0013.20

5am...4 miles with Moxie on a nice morning.  This was a good start to my recovery, still feeling not fully back yet though.  (Ride 3 2015)

10K in 45 minutes (7:15 AP) on a beautiful day at lunch. Nice and easy, feeling much better! (Mirage Red)

3 miles after work with Kami at Community Park before the kids got home from XC practice. (Boost)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Addidas Boost Miles: 3.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 4.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.200.000.000.0012.20

4:30am...6 easy miles with Moxie on a cool morning.  Feeling nearly back, still have a bit of a cough and congestion but feeling better finally. (Ride 3 2015)

Beautiful day, wanted to try to push a little pace...with some moderate success.  1 mile wu, then into a slow Tempo run...6:43, 6:37, 6:48 (stopped to stretch tight hip), 6:37, 7:05 (congestion kicking in a bit, slowed second 0.5M), 0.2M cooldown.  10K in a moderate 43:11 (6:57 AP) including slow wu and short cd.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.20
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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.  This cold thing has now turned into a possible sinus infection...I am all stuffed up!  Glad now that SGM is off...no way I would want to run it right now, even thinking of calling off COT. (Ride 3 2015)

Strange run at lunch...nearly did not make it as my sinuses were really plugged...first half mile nearly turned back because they hurt when I ran.  But as the run progressed they started feeling better...by mile 4 they felt really good!  Much better after the run than before...ah the theapy of a run in nice weather is real!  10K untimed.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
252.5524.602.500.00279.65
Runs With Moxie Miles: 104.25Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 79.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 83.55Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 55.00Addidas Boost Miles: 13.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 32.10
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