| 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.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 35.50 | 16.31 | 5.45 | 0.00 | 57.26 |
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 27.25 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 27.25 | Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 9.75 | Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 20.26 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 easy miles with Moxie, air quality still not good. (Ride 3 2015)
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.25 |
| 4:45am...7 miles with Moxie on a good morning. Smoke is down, temp was nice. Practice run with headlamp (just to get used to it again). (Ride 3 2015)
3.25 miles at lunch break from training class in 22:30 (7:00 AP). (Mirage Red)
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 3.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.75 |
| 4:30am..6.25 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside. Moxie, welcome to the Blog! Now I know what you are doing at night when we are asleep...that explains all those ITunes receipts...I thought it was Justin! (Ride 3 2015)
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3.5 miles at lunch in 22:20 (6:22 AP). Paced off Pat who was running a tempo run...VERY hot outside today! (Mirage Red)
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.25 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.25 | Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 5 miles with Moxie at 4:30am. Mini taper. (Ride 3 2015)
3 miles at lunch in 21:45ish. Easy on a cool day! (Mirage Red)
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 6:45am...short and easy 4 mile run with Moxie on Sunnyside. Last taper run before HTC. Heading out for Portland later today, getting pretty excited for this race. (Ride 3 2015)
Rex and I drove to Boise and met up with Gary for dinner before flying to Portland. Kerry picked us up and we stayed the night at his place.
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 4.00 |
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Hood to Coast 198 mile Relay (5.45 Miles) 00:31:08 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.45 | 0.00 | 6.45 |
| Slept in and spent the morning chillin with Rex and Kerry before the guys started showing up for the team. Our team, Almost Dead Jocks, was a fast team. Our members: Kerry Griffin (captain), Rex Taylor, Steve Anderson, Steve Hooper, Mark Payne, Scott Keate, Walter Brown, Taha Mahmood, Steve Linder, Mark Bloudek, David McCulloch and me.
We held a team meeting, picked up rental cars, grabbed lunch then it was time for Van 1 to leave for Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood. Our line up: Steve A, Walter, Steve H, Mark P, Scott, Mark B (Van 1). Rex, Taha, me, Kerry, David, Sean (Van 2).
After Van 1 left, we chilled and talked the left for the first major exchange and to get supplies. Rex took the baton and was off. He ran great as did Taha. After I took the baton at around 8:35pm, I had a 5.45 mile section on a city bikepath in complete darkness. I ran hard to keep the momentum going from van 1. Not much to remember about the route as it was dark, but the miles clicked off fast...5:35, 5:38, 5:41, 5:46, 5:56 (slowed down on purpose), 5:40ish for the last 0.45M. Averaged 5:43 for 5:45 miles then handed off to Kerry.
We booked it along to the exchange to meet David who joined us for the first time at his leg (11) and then moved ahead to meet with Sean at the major exchange in downtown Portland. At the end of our first 12 legs, we were averaging 5:45ish as a team! But, the hills (and the weather) were still to come!
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| Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 6.45 |
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Hood to Coast 198 mile Relay (12.81 Miles) 01:20:40 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 12.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.81 |
| After our hand off, we drove along the route to reach the second major exchange. We tried to get a little napping in and had a fun time getting to know one another and talking about the race, cheering on runners.
We stopped for gas and supplies (and Taha hitting on the girls!), then got to the exchange and rested. Pretty soon it was time for the guys to roll in and we started to worry about the weather forecast...heavy rain and winds ahead! Rex and Taha ran well on hilly segments but with no rain so we were hopeful...not to last!
I took the baton for leg 21 at around 3am and was off on a dirt road with lots of traffic in complete darkness (once again!) and had a hard time getting under 6:00 pace due to the road and traffic. About 2 miles in the sky opened up and rained buckets! My head lamp could only shine about a foot in front of me and was only good to try to see the puddles on the road! I ran 5.06 miles in 30:40. All our runners ran past the van at the exchange as the traffic jams were about half a mile long. The next runner would get out and run ahead to meet the incoming guy, then run up the road to wait for the van to drive by (did not even stop at the exchange).
Kerry took off in the rain and ran with it coming down most of his leg. David and Sean had much drier legs. David missed us in the traffic jam and instead hitchhiked to the major exchange and waited there with Sean as we tried to locate them (impressed that we found them and the van in the crowd!). Our preplanning for the known issues through here worked like a charm!
We then took off and used the alternate route to get to the next exchange.
Van 1 guys ran well and we met them at the last major exchange. As Mark B was coming in, the weather once again came up...30+ mph sustained winds! Rex and Taha ran well for their legs in wind and rain then I took the baton at around 8:30am for a 7.75 mile leg. I was battling swirling hurricane force winds and pretty much constant rain for the whole leg. I continued to push hard on my hardest leg. Overall time of 50:00 (weak!) but in tough conditions.
Kerry ran strong and then David got the brunt of the worst weather!...Driving 60+ mph wind and rain for about 3 miles of his 7 mile leg! The rain suddenly stopped but the wind kept strong for Sean and he brought it home in style! Due to his strong last leg, we finished as team in 19:59:57 for a 6:03 AP, 6th OA (1050 HTC teams) and 1st Master!
The finish line area was destroyed and closed due to the weather and the finish line changed locations as we went down to run Sean in so we missed him. But this team rocked!
Got to the hotel to clean up and hang with the guys before about 8 of us took off for Portland to catch flights home that night. Rex and I flew to Boise and spent the night, finally getting to a real bed about 35 hours after waking up Friday from our last real sleep.
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| Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 13.81 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 35.50 | 16.31 | 5.45 | 0.00 | 57.26 |
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| Runs With Moxie Miles: 27.25 | Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 27.25 | Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 9.75 | Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 20.26 |
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