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WA,

Member Since:

Feb 10, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

I was an 800/1500 runner in high school and college, with PRs of 1:55 and 4:08. I've run as fast as 16:15 for 5k and 1:20 for a half, but my bests in recent years are 17:07 5k (Dec. '11), 37:40 10k (Jan. '12), 1:23:49 half (Sept. '08), 2:53:12 marathon (September '10), and 4:45:06 50k (March '10).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Late 2015/2016 races:

— Seattle Soltice 10k (Dec. 19)

— Nookachamps half marathon (Jan. 16)

— Toyko Marathon (Feb. 28)

Personal:

I'm an editor at a newspaper in Bremerton, Washington and head coach of the Bremerton Jaguars youth track and field team.

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Sun, May 06, 2007

Total Distance

3.00

Easy Sunday morning on a mild day. All we have now is mild days, it seems like it's always 55-65 with a few clouds, maybe a short rain storm or an hour of sun. It's very calming, and I don't miss the snowstorm that hit Logan the other day. I did buy a house, so I'm starting to scout new routes from there now.

Sasha -- I think Paul mentioned this to you, but I'm not on the WBR team. That was kind of the point of my other post. If I had the WBR to train for I'd be interested right now, but without something like that I've noticed my energy going elsewhere. That's why I'm scaling back training for the short-term. Thanks for the encouragement though.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, May 07, 2007 at 14:53:00

How about breaking 1:20 in the half or 3:00 in the full marathon in the fall?

From David Nelson on Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:56:36

Yeah, those are both long-range plans. But I haven't seen a race to plan on yet. When I do pick one and can focus on a goal I'll crank it back up. Seattle marathon is in November, so I'll have time if I decide for that one.

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 08, 2007 at 16:30:53

Dave - people often ask me which race I am training for. I do not have a good answer. I do not train for races. There is always a race you can run out there if you are in good shape. I believe this this the best approach for reaching long term goals. Just like a good student studies for knowledge rather than a test, a good runner trains for long-term fitness rather than a particular race.

If your goal is a marathon in November, I do not think you have much time. Proper preparation for a marathon takes years. The time to train is right now.

From James on Tue, May 08, 2007 at 18:57:33

Go find yourself a cute little Cross Country girl at the local University, that should motivate you.

From David Nelson on Thu, May 10, 2007 at 23:26:17

James --

I'm working on it guy, she isn't a runner though.

From James on Thu, May 10, 2007 at 23:44:54

Keep up the good work then! And put her on a bike while you run. That is what I did when I was dating Allison or I would have never ran, because we were together 24/7.

From David on Sat, May 12, 2007 at 13:08:49

ha! good idea.

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