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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
Mon, Apr 06, 2009
Total Distance
6.70

Afternoon run on the GB: Beautiful day today w/ clear skies, light winds and temp in the 60's; my quads were still a little sore from Saturday's long hill run; its been I don't how long since I've had legs this sore a couple days after a run, probably since my marathon last August. I was planning on doing a recovery run at an easy pace, somewhere around 7 miles. My first mile was leisurely @ 8:19/mi and a thought just popped into my head, "I know I'm faster than my current 10k PR, why don't I run 6.2 as fast as I can today?" Well that's what I did. I ended up running it in 46:49, a minute and 18 secs better than my PR set in April of last year after I'd been running less than 6 mos. and 1:23 better than the hilly 10k I ran last month. Course= Green Belt from Municipal Park past WS Golf Course to Harris Ranch and back. 80 ft total elev gain and the way out, so its more or less flat.

Mile Splits-

1-8:19

2-7:35

3-7:21

4-7:20

5-7:26

6-7:21

6.2-1:25

7:33/mi pace for 6.2 and half mile cooldown.

Cumulus 10 Miles: 6.70
Comments
From court on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 16:05:48 from 204.228.205.14

Good run. Way to kick it in for that 10k.

From Neil on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 17:37:15 from 164.165.24.5

Thanks. I'm interested in seeing how much I've improved in a year. I'll be running the Beat Pete 5k this Saturday w/ my son. Probably won't run an actual 10k race for awhile.

From court on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 18:29:48 from 204.228.205.14

One thing to keep in mind. I think that the Pete Pete is only 3 miles, not a full 5k. I was hoofin' it and finished in 19:35 last year, but I think the course was a little short.

From Neil on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 18:40:54 from 164.165.24.5

Wow, really? That figures. In that case, I've never raced a 5k and I'm pretty sure I can run 3 miles faster than I did last year. LOL. I've got my Garmin this year and we'll have to see how short it is.

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