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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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6M this morning after a late night at Kami's high school reunion.  We had a great time last night catching up with old friends and meeting a few new ones.  I am not hung over as I took it easy last night but Kami was a bit.  

Nice run up through town and onto the Cottonwood Butte hill again and back.  Nice and easy up and easy back with only 2M at a MP (6:15ish).

3.2M with Kami after I got back from my run, nice and easy to burn off the hangover. 

Now heading up to camp for a couple of days on the Selway river with family and friends.  The kids have been with grandma and grandpa for the past day and half, let's see how everyone did!

Trigon 2 - 244 miles

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.003.500.000.0010.50

9.5M from camp this morning.  Beautiful road to run on along the Selway River in central Idaho.  Warmup for 0.5M to end of campground, then 4.25M down the road.  On the way back, run into a young guy from San Diego who's family has a cabin and is there for a week.  Run with him (Alex) most the rest of the way back at MP.  

Total time: 1:05:00

Go for a 3M powerwalk with Kami after breakfast, count as 1M.  

(Trigon 2 - 255 miles)

Go for a 6M float trip down the Selway, with me as the guide with Kami's mom and aunt.  Have a great time, hit a few holes and 1 in particular that gets us all very wet.  After 3 hours of rowing and guiding, I am pretty tired.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.005.000.000.0010.00

10M run from camp along the Selway River again.  Out 5M, then return and run with Alex again for about 2.5M back to camp.  GPS loses signal, good thing I tracked the mileage yesterday!  After the run, we packup camp and head back to Kami's hometown literally minutes before the rain hits!

Total time: 1:08:00  (Trigon 2 - 265 miles)

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6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy miles up the road to Cottonwood Butte on a misty morning.  Nice and easy, just a relaxing run before getting in the car for 10 hours to drive home to IF today.   We have had a great time, but looking forward to being home.

total time: 44:08  (Trigon 2 - 271 miles)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.254.000.000.0011.25

4.25M easy this morning. Short today as the power went out and I got up late.  Will go out again at lunch.

total time:  31:55  (Trigon 2 - 275 miles)

7M at lunch today on a windy day but a nice temp.  3M at about a MP (6:20) alternating with just slightly slower (6:35ish) for an overall avg. of 6:31.  Felt good and easy effort for being back at altitude.

total time: 45:24  (Trigon 1 - 436  miles)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.050.000.000.0017.05

7.05M easy this morning for my normal early morning run.  Started slow and sped up to stay about 7:30ish for the last 3M.  Nice morning, clouds starting to roll in but will try to get between 7-9M at lunch today then a long run (18-20) tomorrow with Andrea and McKay.

total time:  55:24  (Trigon 2 - 282 miles)

10M at lunch with Pat Bragassa, a high quality runner and 2008 US Master's Biathlon National champion!!  Had a nice 6:55/mile paced run with great conversation.  This was a fun run, one we have been trying to get together to run for a while and we happened to hit the locker room at the same time. 

(Trigon 1 - 446 miles)

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17.706.000.000.0023.70

20M early this morning.  Started off the first 7M with Andrea, then McKay and Deborah joined us for another 6M or so.  Did some fast tempo and MP loops around the Community Park pathway to finish up the 20M.  Nice run, good company.  Ended up with a 7:30 avg. for the entire run (first 13M were 8:00, last 7 were 6:30 or less).   Because I was going slower, I did this as a depredation run, only had an Access bar before the run, 2 water stops and 1 GU.

Total time: 2:30:05

Got home, did some chores and ate a little bit then went out with Kami for 3.7M to community park and back.  No time, just at Kami's pace.

Longest training day ever, besides running a race!

(Trigon 2 - 306 miles)

Watched the Allan Butler Twilight Criterium bike race tonight...man those pro riders just fly around this 1K course in downtown IF.  It was cool to watch and to support these athletes (a really small crowd for such a cool thing to see.)

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