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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
54.10
Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 13.02DS Racer 8 Miles: 11.40Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 13.08Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 16.60
Mon, Sep 17, 2012
Total Distance
7.00

630AM: Gen Aerobic + speed (8 x 20 sec strides in mile 7). Cool fall weather continues. 

4 x 25 pushups 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 7.00
Comments(2)
Tue, Sep 18, 2012
Total Distance
11.40

8PM: Medium long run. Left glute/hammy was tight and achy. Felt strong otherwise. This is a recurring theme and frankly I should probably stop mentioning it unless/until it gets better or worse. 

4 x 25 pushups 

DS Racer 8 Miles: 11.40
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Wed, Sep 19, 2012
Total Distance
6.45

1230PM: Easy + speed (7 x 20 secs strides) in last mile. Ran on GB from AM Park to Willow Lane and back. More fires are suffocating the valley. If it gets worse I may start running on the dreadmill at the club. Haven't done that since the spring. 

4 x 25 pushups

 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 6.45
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012
Total Distance
6.02

630AM: Easy recovery run. Most of the run was in the dark but even after the sun was up it was still pretty dark. We really need some rain to get rid of all this smoke. 

BSU v. BYU @ Bronco Stadium tonight!

 4 x 25 pushups

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 6.02
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Fri, Sep 21, 2012
Total Distance
6.63

1230PM: Greenbelt from AM Park to Willow Lane. 5 min w/u; 30 min tempo (effort not pace :( ); easy 5 min; 5 min tempo; c/d. Just didn't have it today. Ran it at slightly above HM pace. Maybe its because I didn't get a lot of sleep last night after getting home late from the offensive crapfest that took place at Bronco Stadium last night. BSU won but I think the rules is that anytime your 300+ nose tackle provides ALL of your offense it should count as a loss. Lotta smoke too. It's literally overcast from all the smoke from all the forest fires. 

4 x 25 pushups. 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 6.63
Comments(4)
Sat, Sep 22, 2012
Total Distance
16.60

2PM: easy long run. Cloudy/smoky and humid. Last long run of this cycle. Hard to believe SGM is only 2 weeks away. Focus from here on out is healing, strengthening and eating right. I don't feel anywhere near as fit as I was for UVM in June but it ended up not mattering. So much of marathoning comes down to environmental factors and mental preparation/toughness. I think I can make some incremental improvement by not repeating the mistakes of the past and hopefully taking advantage of better course conditions this time around.

4 x 25 pushups.

Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 16.60
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Totals
Total Distance
54.10
Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 13.02DS Racer 8 Miles: 11.40Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 13.08Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 16.60
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