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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles: 392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles: 181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles: 164.15
Tue, May 15, 2012
Total Distance
6.76

615AM: Easy run. Perfect weather. Just cool enough to be great for running and not so cool that I had to go w/ gloves and/or long sleeve.  PF still flaring up on my right heel. I'll stretch it good this morning and hope it feels better by lunch because I'm planning another session of short hill sprints. 

Got my confirmation e-mail that I made it into Saint George Marathon on Oct. 6th. This puts a little more pressure on me to make UVM count because I doubt that I'll be running another marathon before the September Boston registration deadline. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 6.76
Comments
From jtshad on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 16:08:21 from 204.134.132.225

Congrats on getting into STGM! Hopefully due for a cooler year.

From Neil on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 17:20:54 from 164.165.24.5

Thanks and no doubt. It'll be nice to run a couple of marathon courses that I've seen before.

From SlowJoe on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 19:12:15 from 69.131.141.92

Congrats on getting in to st george. I wonder if Boston will still fill up right away with the faster standards. Last year, didn't eveyone get in except (the old) BQ minus 1 or so? Still, yeah, better get the qual at UVM. This seems like it's been a great training cycle for you so far, I think you're on track.

From Neil on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 20:55:07 from 97.121.40.61

@Joe: yeah, I think thats right. All the speculation that I've read online is that virtually everyone who qualifies under the new standard is likely to get in & anyone who runs BQ -2 or -3 is a virtual lock. Basically, they did the math and came up with the new standard in order to ensure that eligible qualifiers could actually make it into the race. Couple that with the fact that only a fraction of the 2012 Boston finishers actually re-qualified for 2013 (2k v. 10k in an avg year).

As long as I stay healthy (knock on wood) I feel really good about my fitness as compared to last year. I guess we'll find out real soon. Only a little over 3 weeks!

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