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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
Total Distance
10.06

AM:  5.45 easy, slow miles before work.  I was attacked by a goose defending his/her chicks while running down a dirt path next to the canal by my house.  There was really no way to go around them so I just turned around and tried another route.  I looked around to see if there were any witnesses/people laughing at what a big p@#*y I am to get bullied by a bird. 

Lunch:  4.61 easy miles at lunch.  Ran by Bronco Stadium and saw the players getting their summer "workouts" in.  The NCAA doesn't allow the coaches to participate in these "voluntary" workouts and it didn't look very organized to me.  Maybe I just caught them at a bad time though?

Cumulus 10 Miles: 5.45Wave Rider 12 Miles: 4.61
Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 14:48:58 from 204.134.132.225

Those hissing geese are mean...still it would have been funny to see you! Reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail...Neil hightailing it yelling "Run Away!" LOL

From Court on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 16:20:17 from 204.228.205.14

If you can't take on an angry goose, running is definitely the sport for you.

From Neil on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 16:46:10 from 164.165.24.5

If I had a holy hand grenade w/ me that bird would have been toast! ;)

From Court on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 00:19:53 from 204.228.205.14

That's no ordinary goose. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered bird you ever set eyes on.

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