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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
Totals
Total Distance
51.85
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Miles: 15.08Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 7.07Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 6.42Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Miles: 23.28
Mon, Aug 04, 2014
Total Distance
7.00

615AM: Only 5 hrs sleep. Legs still sore from Saturday. The rout I chose on Saturday night was fairly hilly so my quads definitely got a workout. Took it easy this AM w/ 1 mile at 80% effort.

Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Miles: 7.00
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Tue, Aug 05, 2014
Total Distance
7.07

620AM: 5.5 hrs of sleep. An extra half hour over last night! Mixed in a half dozen 100m strides. Aiming for 10M today so I'll try to get a short run in tonight if possible.

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 7.07
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Wed, Aug 06, 2014
Total Distance
6.42

630AM: 5.5 hrs of sleep. Hit the alarm a couple times. Try to get another short run in tonight, but I said that yesterday too. :(

Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 6.42
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Thu, Aug 07, 2014
Total Distance
7.78

615AM: 5.5 hrs of sleep. Seems to be my max sleep no matter what time I try to go to bed. Easy + 6-7 strides. 

Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Miles: 7.78
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Fri, Aug 08, 2014
Total Distance
8.08

6AM: Easy + strides. Cool morning. Legs felt better. Ate half a bagel which seemed to help my energy level. Still running very slow. Pulled out my heart monitor yesterday and I'm only running at 125-128 bpm. This confirms what I've felt, my cardio condition is good but my legs are not strong. Obviously, the strength will come as I lose weight. Unfortunately, not enough time to get down to my typical racing weight of 170 lbs. Looking more and more like I'll probably be in the 185-188 lb range for SGM. Won't hit my ideal racing weight until my spring marathon.

Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Miles: 8.08
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Sat, Aug 09, 2014
Total Distance
15.50

830PM: Very warm- 90 degrees when I left the house. But still, it was the best I've felt on a long run. Right hamstring started to cramp about halfway but never gave out. Drank as much water as I could but unfortunately all of the park fountains had very warm water. Yuck.

Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Miles: 15.50
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Totals
Total Distance
51.85
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Miles: 15.08Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 7.07Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 6.42Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Miles: 23.28
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