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Firecracker 5K

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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
56.258.655.100.0070.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.501.600.000.0017.10

Good run out Sunnyside road and into foothills (up Township to Comera Loma).  Good strong 6:55 pace on flats, 7:40ish up the hill, 5:45ish back down.  Should have finished off 18-19!  Felt strong and relaxed throughout the run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.501.001.000.0010.50

Short 3.1M easy run at 5am as my wife had to leave for work by 5:30am.  Felt great after yesterday's long run.

7.4M run at lunch.  Wanted it to be a tempo/threshold run for at least half of it, but legs were very heavy at the start and could only manage a moderate pace (6:43-6:32).  Mile 4 was better at 6:29 and in mile 5 through in some threshold pace (5:25-5:50) and avg. 6:17.  Mile 6 was about the same at 6:22 and mile 7 came in at a more moderate 6:30.

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No running today.  Drove up to Island Park Reservoir last night and camped with some friends.  We spent the whole day today on the lake...absolutely beautiful.  Glassy water all day...great for skiing and tubing.  Packed up in the late afternoon and drove home.

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Race: Firecracker 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:05, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.004.100.006.10

4th overall, 1st in class.  Winner was Ken Richardson out of Ogden (wife Janae won the women's) in about 16:40.  Overall I am dissappointed in the run, wanted to be closer to 16:30.  First mile was strong in 5:19, but mile 2 sucked at 5:41, mile 3 at 5:38 and last .1M in 26 for a 5:03 pace.  Don't know what happened in mile 2 to slow down so much!

1.3M warmup, and 1.67M cooldown (including a sub 6:00 mile back to house to get family ready to walk back to the parade).

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.051.000.000.0014.05

Nice early moring 8.75M run with Jon Allen.  Good even paced with a good conversation.  Don't get to run with someone, so this was a real treat.  We are planning to hook up tomorrow morning for a run as well.

Hot lunch run of 5.3M.  Bad run, got a stitch in my side at 1.5M and had to stop, then again at 2.5M and couldn't really shake it for the whole run.  Total time of 35:50 for 5.3M wasn't a bad easy training run time, just didn't feel good.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.200.000.000.0012.20

2M warmup to Community Park. Met Jon Allen for a 8.5M run down to the river and back at an easy conversational pace. Stitch developed in my side around 7.2M that I never did fully get rid of through rest of run.

Kami wanted me to pace her, so went for a short run after getting back.  Got 1.6M into run when she said her knee hurt, so we walked 1.2M home.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.005.050.000.0010.05

Sunnyside hill to the dump. Reached top in just over 40 min (5 miles). Came down in comfortable pace of about 5:40 avg (except very steep part where I was running about 4:45 for 0.5M). Good run, didn't think I would make the top but pushed through.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.258.655.100.0070.00
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