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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
73.008.000.000.0081.00
Saucony Tornado 2 2008 (T2) Miles: 6.00Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 26.50Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 47.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Got up early and ran 6M again on the hills around Lava Hot Springs by myself this time.  Heading home today so got the run in early, made a big breakfast, packed up the camper and hit the road.  A great second camping experience in the new trailer!

Saucony Tornado 2 2008 (T2) Miles: 6.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.003.000.000.0020.00

Nice run on a beautiful day!  2.25M to the Community Park to meet up with Jon Allen and Lynette.  15M with Jon and Lynette down through Snake River Landing and around the greenbelt through Freeman Park and back home.  Lynette pealed off at about 13M then Jon and I ran together back to the park for about 17M.  Then the last 3M I ran back home at a slow MP.  Overall a great run to start off the week!

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 20.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.505.000.000.0014.50

8M slow and easy early this morning in nice weather.  Nothing special, just a normal untimed early morning run.  (Trigon)

6.5M at lunch on a beautiful day once again.  1M wu pace (6:30) then 5M at MP (6:18 - 6:04 pace) which felt ok but a bit hard than I wanted today (probably from yesterday's 20 miler).  I was shooting for more like a 5:50 pace but it was not to be.  0.5M cd at 6:44 pace for a total time of 40:43 (6:16 avg. pace).  (Ride)

The next couple of days will be busy at work so no lunch runs.  Therefore I will try to get 10M in each of the next 2 mornings.  Friday is the work golf tourney and Kami works on Saturday morning...this week's running routine is shot!

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 6.50Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 8.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.100.000.000.0011.10

Out the door at 4am for a longer run due to work commitments today.  10.1M at an embarassingly slow pace  (I won't even say it) but I got 'er done.  Hard time getting going and waking up then energy drain late in the run just made it hard to pick it up (though my last mile was my fastest!) so this was a true recovery run! 

Now off to work meetings all day today.

1M in the early evening with my son as he was trying out his new Asics running shoes...he did great and we finished a mile in about 9:00.

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 11.10
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Sore throat, stuffy head...spring cold, yuck.  9M easy early but better than yesterday.  Overall a decent run, nothing special to report.

More meetings today, so no lunch run likely.

After a long day of meetings, met customers for drinks then headed to the zoo to see the new sloth bears with the family.  My son wanted to run again, so the whole family went out and ran a mile (my daughter biked) on a wonderful summer evening.

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 10.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.400.000.000.0010.40

Still have a slight head cold and sore throat, but not bad.  Slept in til 4:20 then out the door at 4:30 for a 9M run in 1:07:16 (7:29 avg. pace).  Better than the last couple of morning runs, but still nothing great. 

Off to the annual work golf tourney today.  Speed walking for 18 holes keeping up with the guys in the carts on a beautiful day.  I will count it as 1.4M.

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 9.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

I determined that I don't have a cold, but instead am having allergy symptoms from all the pollen in the air right now...never had this before.

9M early this morning before my wife had to leave for work.  Nice morning, 50 degrees and no wind.  The allergies are making it hard to run and feel energized.

I will try to till the garden this morning before we take the trailer out to camp with friends later today.

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 9.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
73.008.000.000.0081.00
Saucony Tornado 2 2008 (T2) Miles: 6.00Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 26.50Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 47.10
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