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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
49.34
New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 11.35Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 17.74Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.33Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.42Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 7.50
Total Distance
10.50

6AM: Short, easy run. Had to turn around halfway through due to stomach issues. Took PREV before my race on Saturday and it worked a little too good. This morning the dam finally broke, which was a rather inconvenient relief.  

1230PM: Short out-back progression run on the GB from Muni Park. Started slow and ended at 7:15 for the last mile.  

New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 5.50Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
9.33

6AM: Easy run. Very windy w/ a storm brewing. Thankfully, only a light rain w/ the hard stuff never quite materializing. Felt much stronger today. Toyed w/ the idea of a tempo but opted for a steady pace and saving the legs for tomorrow. This is sort of a dead time in my racing schedule. I'm not locked into anything except SGM in October. I'll probably do Fit 4 Life in a few weeks and possible Pocatello Marathon the first weekend of September. That said, I could decide to use the weekends for hitting the backcountry. 

Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.33
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Total Distance
10.92

6AM: Easy run. Wanted to do some track work but the local HS has inexplicably chained all of the gates and I didn't think it wise to disregard the obvious message ("KEEP OUT!") and jump the fence.

The big story this morning is that I was hit by a truck. Really not as bad as it sounds. It was a pickup belonging to the Irrigation Dist. riding the canal path. I had my earphones in and didn't hear him approaching. I came around a blind curve w/ overhanging bushes so I didn't see him til the last moment. Luckily, he wasn't going very fast and I was able to put my hands on the corner of the hood and sort of push off to avoid direct impact. No injuries but it scared the crap out of me.  

1230PM: Hill workout on Military Reserve Trails. 700' vert. Very steep on the way down. I need to re-learn how to run fast down very steep downhills. Plan is to do at least 1 short hill workout per week and a long hill workout every other weekend. Temp was very mild (70ish) for late June.   

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.42Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 7.50
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Total Distance
8.82

615AM: Easy run. Let the record reflect that I didn't bounce off any cars today. Also, I heard something about there being a very important opinion to be released by the SCOTUS today. Hmm, probably nothing to be concerned about. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 8.82
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Total Distance
5.85

630AM: Easy run + speed (6 x 100m strides) before heading out to McCall for a long weekend of camping with my boys and my dad. 

New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 5.85
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Total Distance
3.92

7AM: Ran up from our camp at Hazard Lake near McCall to Upper Hazard Lake. Beautiful scenery but there's still a ton of snow, deadfall, several creek crossings and water running down the trail. Should be in great condition in another month but this is pretty much the first weekend that any hikers or campers have been able to get in there. Camp is at 7k feet and the trail gains about 500 feet w/ the last half mile being the steepest over the ridge to the lake over huge snowdrifts. I'll definitely have to revisit these trails in August when they're in better shape.

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 3.92
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Total Distance
49.34
New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 11.35Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 17.74Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.33Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.42Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 7.50
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