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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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Miles:This week: 15.50 Month: 23.75 Year: 1528.30
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 13042.10
Vibram Five Finger Bikila Lifetime Miles: 137.80
Saucony Xodus 2011 Lifetime Miles: 982.61
Saucony Fastwitch White 2019 Lifetime Miles: 2028.48
Saucony Guide Yellow 2019 Lifetime Miles: 1187.00
Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles: 2227.00
Zoot Solana Tigers Lifetime Miles: 1011.00
Nike React Infinity Black Flyknit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 968.90
Nike React Infinity Blue Flynit 2021 Lifetime Miles: 632.00
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 Lifetime Miles: 1270.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
52.003.110.000.0055.11
Runs With Moxie Miles: 34.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 23.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 16.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 16.11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

7:15am...5 miles easy with Moxie before church.  (Mirage)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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My leg hurt this morning and I did not feel well, so I skipped the run in the cold wind and did some weights/rehab exercises at home.  Will try to get a run in at lunch in the snow.

5 miles at lunch, first snow run of the year.  This run was off from the start.  Felt like I was out of fuel, light headed and had to stop and walk a couple of times. Got it done...maybe should not have started. (Ride 5)

Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

4:30am...been awake since 1:30. Dozed on and off til 4am then just got up to run. Busy day at work.  5 miles with Moxie in the cold. (Mirage)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

A full night of sleep last night!  Got out for 5 easy miles with Moxie this morning. (Mirage)

6 miles in the snow at lunch with DanS.  Nice to have company, but a pretty crappy run. (Ride 5)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 5.00
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5 miles with Moxie in a good snow. (Guide)

5 miles in the cold windy conditions at lunch.  Snowed but the path was mostly cleared off. (Ride 5)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

6am...8 miles with Moxie on a cold morning. (Mirage)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 8.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 8.00
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Race: Christmas Gift 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:19:15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.003.110.000.0011.11

6:30am...6 easy miles with Moxie, lots of other runners out on the Sunnyside path today.  Heading to the Christmas Gift 5K to run to honor our friend Amy. (Guide)

We all went down to participate in the Christmas Gift 5k put on by Gray at Bill's Bike and Run.  Before the event started, I gave a prayer to remember Amy Thorne, had a moment of silence then release purple baloons to memorialize her.  It was a cold and breezy day.  Justin, Matthew and I all took off at the front of the race running at marathon pace.  At mile 1, Justin had a bit of a lead but then his leg started hurting and I pulled ahead.  From 1.25 on, I was running along with Justin and Matthew just behind.  At the finish line I was up by about 10 seconds.  As I turned to the finish, I stopped, kneeled, said a prayer and stepped off the course in memory of Amy Thorne not finishing her race.  Matthew and Justin came through for 1-2.

Stayed around and talked to lots of friends and remembered Amy with all the people runinng in the matching shirts we had made to honor her.  A good day.  

Katelyn and I started running home, she ran a mile then caught a ride and I ran another mile home solo.  

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 11.11
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Runs With Moxie Miles: 34.00Saucony Mirage 3 Gray Miles: 23.00Saucony Ride 5 2015 Miles: 16.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 16.11
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