| 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.
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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 | | 71.03 | 6.60 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 80.76 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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8M easy early this morning before church. Started off pretty easy (8:15) then progressed up to a 7:00 pace for the last mile and felt really good during the run. Then, after breakfast and resting a bit, going to church, I started to get really tired. I didn't sleep very well last night, and on top of 50 miles in the last 2 days, I was not surprised. Tried to catch a couple little eye rests during the day.
Total time: 1:00:45 Stratos 1 - 168 miles
13.5M bike ride with Kami after my folks came and got the kids for a playdate. Took off from home, through Snake River landing and to Freeman Park and back. We rode hard the whole way (avg. 14 MPH) and Kami really kicked my butt on this ride...she has strong, powerful legs and pounded me on the uphill climbs! It was a glorious day and we had a blast riding together. I will count this as 4M running easy (though my legs are trashed as I write this).
Tomorrow on easy short run before work (Kami works early so it has to be short) then I am pacing the Skyline HS XC boys up the Sunnyside hill for a hard workout at the request of the XC coach. Hopefully I will have gas in the tank to push them pretty hard (though I have doubts about the pace the coach wants...mostly for me!). | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.50 |
| 6M nice and easy on a good morning through Snake River Landing. Thought I would still be pretty sore and fatigued but I wasn't that bad. First mile really easy (8:20) then progressed up to a 7:20ish pace at the end of the run.
Stratos 2 - 178 miles
No run at lunch today (most likely) as I will be pacing the Skyline HS XC boys up the Sunnyside hill this afternoon. Got up to the hill a little before the team and did 1M warmup on the warm afternoon (85 degrees) with no wind. Once the kids got there, did another 0.5M warmup then talked to the coach about what he wanted. He had his top 50 fastest times for the 6.6M out and back up the hill (ranging from 39:22 by David Jankowski - who went on to run collegiately for Oklahoma State - to just over 46 minutes) and wanted me to push his 3-5 fastest boys to a low 40's time. So we took off at a good clip and the top 2 boys hung tough for the first mile (6:50 ish) then it was the #1 boy, Isaac, and me for the rest of the run. I kept the pace pretty steady (~7:00ish) to push him and I talked to him about his form, breathing and motivation to keep him going. The pace felt really easy, which was very encouraging. We hit the 3.3M mark at around 24 minutes then hit the downhill back. I could tell the kids were not used to downhill as I was just coasting and holding back, trying to help Isaac with the mechanics of downhill but he was struggling a bit and never did quite get his breathing or cadence quite right. We ran steady and hit a final time of 43:11 for the 6.6M (6:36 avg.). Felt good to help push Isaac (who beat his time from last year by over 1.5 minutes!) and to see how easy this felt. If I were running this for me, I think I could have easily beaten the time by Jankowski. Overall a good day of running (finished off with about 0.5M cooldown back to the truck).
Stratos 1 - 176 miles
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.13 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 13.26 |
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Out early for an easy 7M run on a nice morning. Just nice and easy today, nothing special. At lunch I may try to run the course from the Tiger-Grizz XC meet last week (3.125M) to see how close I can come to the times the boys laid down.
Stratos 2 - 185 miles
A beautiful day for a lunch run. Dan S. and I decided to run the HS XC course (3.125 miles) from last weekend's Tiger-Grizz Inviational. First lap easy to get to know the course, we ran it in 24:30 and realized it is a pretty hard course. Then took about 5 minutes to rest for a hard run at it. I was targeting 18-19 minutes, Dan 23:00. First mile felt tough and my legs were feeling heavy from the last week and yesterday's hill workout, but hit it in 5:47. Next mile felt about the same, but with more uphill work (5:54), then mile 3 I was just trying to hang on...6:03. Last 0.125M is an uphill finish and ran it in 47 seconds (6:20 pace, ouch!). Overall really happy with the time (18:30) considering the fatigued legs, so I am going to log these as Threshold miles due to the fatigue factor. I may run this as a last hard workout on Monday, Sept. 29 (taper week) before the TCM and try to get close to the 16:34 winning time from the meet.
Stratos 1 - 182 miles | | Comments(6) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.75 |
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Wednesday...site day once again which means a very early run (out the door at 4am) for a shorter run and a usually short, if any, run at lunch. So, 5.5M on a nice morning at a very slow pace. Felt tired and a bit sore this morning...I think the accumulation of miles over the past week has caught up. Maybe it will be nice to just have a short easy day today.
Stratos 2 - 190 miles
Got back from the site early, so I went out for an easy run around Freeman Park on a warm afternoon. Just nice and easy pace (6:48) for 4.25M to keep the mileage up.
Stratos 1 - 186 miles
Take off for Mesa, AZ tomorrowfor my friend Steve's funeral, so planning a longer run in the morning before driving to SLC for the flight. Sad occasion, but it will be nice to have the closure, see some old friends and celebrate Steve's life and impact on all of us. | | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
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Slept in a little this morning and spent some time with Kami before the run. Got out the door about 6am for a nice 10M through Snake River Landing to Broadway and back. Easy but better than usual (6:55 pace) for the entire run which felt great!
Stratos 2 - 200 miles
13M bike ride with Kami after dropping the kids off and school and scanning in pictures of my friend Steve for the collage/slide show tomorrow. Good pace, once again Kami rode hard and really pushed me. I will count this as 4M at an easy pace.
Drive to SLC right after lunch then hook up with a couple more friends in Mesa tonight before the funeral activities tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
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7.25M easy down Main Street in Mesa as the sun was coming up. Running with a nasty hangover is $)#*%! Averaged 7:30 somehow...therapy before today's activities and my body revolting against the massive amount of cerveza that we drank last night. Met lots of Steve's family and friends and had a good time remembering his impact on our lives. Now, off to puke...
Stratos 1 - 193 miles | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Nice easy run through Mesa on Main St as the sun was coming up at just under a 7:00 avg.. Felt a lot better this morning (only 1 glass of wine and a shot in Steve's honor last night) and got a bit more sleep. Flying back to SLC today and driving back to IF with 3 friends. Looking forward to seeing Kami and the kids. Stratos 1 - 203 miles | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 71.03 | 6.60 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 80.76 |
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