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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
75.504.000.000.0079.50
Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 41.00Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 37.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

7M on a glorious morning (sunny, 50 degrees, no wind).  Ran a nice easy recovery pace and just spent time praying and thinking about all the blesssings in my life on this Father's Day.

6.5M bike ride down the waterfall at Snake River Landing with the family on a great morning.  Lots of fun with the kids.

Took the family and my parents to "Star Trek" for father's day...glad we went biking earlier because a huge hail storm hit us just as we were walking into the theater.

Happy Father's day to all the dad's out there!

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 7.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

6.5M easy early on a cool and windy morning. (Trigon)

5.5M at a 7:00 average pace around the greenbelt.  Cooler and windy, intestinal issues the whole time...I am glad there are lots of bathrooms.  (Ride)

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 5.50Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 6.50
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5M early on a cooler morning (38 degrees...in late June!).  Nice and easy nothing to report.  Heading out on a 2 day business trip for meetings.  Hope to get a couple of runs in before returning tomorrow afternoon.  (Trigon)

After arriving and completing meetings today, got to the hotel around 5:30 and it was still 108 degrees...so I decided to wait on the late run.  Couple of beers, dinner, 2 hours of craps (only lost $10), then out for a run around 9pm...in a blast furnace!  Still about 95 degrees with wind.  Man, it is hot! (Ride)

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 5.00Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9M early to beat the heat (only 75 degrees!).  Same route as usual, but this time I got to run through the wetlands park out at my normal turnaround point...2M through a nice natural setting on dirt trails, nice change from the asphalt jungle and vehicles.  (Ride)

Back home later today...my daughter's 7th birthday!

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

6M easy and early on a very nice morning through Snake River Landing...just the normal early run. 

Went out at lunch with plans to do some speedwork...didn't happen.  It was a nice day (muggy, partly sunny, temps ok) but I just didn't have any energy in the legs...oompf if you will.  Ran comfortable at a 7 minute pace around the river with an extra loop in the park.  The Snake River is flowing super high right now overflowing it's banks everywhere (including over the pathway in a couple of spots).

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 12.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.004.000.000.0013.00

7M very easy early this morning in warm (70 degrees) and cloudy conditions.  Man am I tired today, it was tough getting going.  I don't think I felt like I was running until 3M point, then somehow stretched out an extra mile this morning.  After getting home and getting ready, fell back asleep for about 15 minutes before heading out for work.  Coffee, more coffee.... (Trigon)

Nice 6M run at lunch on a pretty good weather day (78 degrees, light wind, partly sunny) at an average 6:30 pace.   Decent splits (7:11, 6:27, 6:22, 6:25, 6:11, 6:22), legs felt pretty good but not fully there until mile 5 then I felt like I had some kick.  (Ride)

Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 6.00Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.0015.50

Out the door at 6am for a long run on a beautiful morning...55 degrees, light wind, sunny.  10.5M around the city to the start of the To Bone and Back Race start to say hi to friends running it (including Kory!).  5M back home, total avg. pace at 6:49 (1:44-1:45 total time).  Felt good, started slow, speed up to about a 6:30 from mile 4-11M, slowed a bit for the last 4M at about a 6:40ish. 

Now back home to set up for and execute our daughter's birthday party...pool theme!  Glad it is today with the nice weather rather than yesterday afternoon in the 1.5 inches of rain and hard hail!

Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 15.50
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
75.504.000.000.0079.50
Saucony Trigdon Ride 1 Miles: 41.00Saucony Progrid Ride 2009 Miles: 37.50
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