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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
76.46
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 36.01Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 12.58Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 12.51DS Racer 8 Miles: 3.03New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.33
Total Distance
15.85

130PM: Marathon Pace Run- 1M warm; 14M @ 7:28/mi avg pace; cool. This qualifies as a BFD! Been looking forward to this test run for a couple of weeks. Nice to know that I was able to complete this workout w/o redlining. I think my average HR was around 155, although it started to drift into the low 160's toward the end. This is encouraging because I often race at near 170 bpm. That sounds high but its fairly common for me. Ran an out and back on the Boise River Greenbelt. High water has flooded sections of the GB, especially in the tunnels. Knew this would be a challenge when I had to run through ankle deep water less than a mile in. All told, I had 4 "creek crossings" on the way out and 4 on the way back. This kept my feet nice and wet the entire run. Thought it would be a problem but the Balega socks I purchased really helped. Definitely one of the better running specific purchases I've made in quite a while. Highly recommend. Finally, I saw a hawk swoop down and grab a snake out of the grass near Ann Morrisson Park which was totally awesome!

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 15.85
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Total Distance
5.43

615AM: Easy recovery run. My left piriformis muscle was extremely tight so I couldn't push off.  I'll monitor it and try some rehab and strengthening. Feel good otherwise. Very cool this morning. Temps are supposed to warm up this week but it felt like late fall this morning. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 5.43
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Total Distance
12.51

530AM: Easy Medium Long Run.  Still a little sore from Sunday's workout but better. Picked up some healing rub called Blue Emu Oil w/ Glucosamine.  Seems to be really effective. Pain in my heel is gone and the piriformis pain is noticeably better after just one application. Even if its a placebo, I'll take it. 

Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 12.51
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Total Distance
9.03

615AM: Easy 6M to/from the gym + weight training (3 x single leg press & single leg lift). 

 

Noon: Beautiful day, temp in low 70s w/ light breeze. Jogged over to Fort Boise trails for some hill sprints. 10 x 15 sec hill sprints. This on the heels of this morning's weight session might leave my legs trashed for a couple of days.

DS Racer 8 Miles: 3.03New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
7.15

615AM: Very windy outside so I headed to the gym for some easy TM running. Mixed in 7 x 100m strides. 

Headed to my oldest son's track meet tonight. He qualified for districts in the 400m. He's not expecting to move on to state.  He's only a sophmore, so the experience of running against good competition will hopefully push him to a big PR. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 7.15
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Total Distance
6.33

615AM: Very cool this morning, mid 30's. Easy progression run, starting at slower than LR pace and finishing at current MP. 

My son ran the 400M at districts last night. He didn't run as well as he would like, much slower than he did last week, due to some windy conditions and a nagging hamstring issue. Still, he's only a sophmore and the experience will only serve him well when he returns next year.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.33
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Total Distance
20.16

1230PM: Last 20 miler of this cycle I think. Running a half next Saturday and don't want to run a 20 miler too close to my goal marathon 4 weeks from today. Weather was nice and sunny. Got a little warm, low to mid 70s. Ran a pretty even pace of goal MP + 60 secs/mi. Highest mileage week of my running career because I pushed last weeks long run to Sunday of this week due to time conflicts. Now it's off to get some late Mothers Day gifts with the kids.

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 20.16
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Total Distance
76.46
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 36.01Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 12.58Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 12.51DS Racer 8 Miles: 3.03New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.33
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