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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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32.00
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6.00

Sunday long run was canceled due to snow. Great first weekend of April, especially because it was 70 back in Washington. I really know how to pick the location for a spring break trip. Monday morning the ground was still white and it was windy and cold. Mom and Dad were going to the YMCA, so I tagged along for some family bonding. 6 miles at 7:45 pace on the treadmill. 

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5.00

Ok, back in Bremerton now, long day of travel/work Tuesday so no run. Morning trip to the Y, it's mild enough to run outside (at least today) but I'm in a good habit of doing the treadmill in the a.m., so I'll stick with that for awhile longer. 7:40 pace, 38:45

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3.00

New shoes today. Just time for a shorty this evening after work, nice spring evening and an incredible sunset over the Olympics. Three brisk miles on the old 11th-Shore Drive loop, first time running there in months. Felt pretty good, but I had to hurry home. 21:08

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18.00

Real early morning down at Slug Club headquarters, Mike and I went for 18. It's a little strange going this distance now, my long runs are ahead of schedule compared to my overall mileage and in terms of when the marathon is. In past training I never would have gone 18 without being over 40/week with some regularity, but Mike is thinking about getting a marathon in before Seattle R'n'R (6/27), so he wants to make sure he gets the long runs. Maybe the strategy will work, I can fill in the weekly miles now and start adding more workouts. I certainly feel comfortable with 18, probably could have added two easily today, and it's good to be there with 11 weeks until the race. Plenty of time for another 18 and at least two at 20 or more. 

Anyway, with that distance in mind we wanted to focus on a conservative pace (7:30s). It was a little windy on Beach Drive before heading up and into the trees at mile 4.5, but other than that a good morning. 45 degrees, rain held off. We were a little faster than planned, but far more consistent than usual, with no real fast outlier miles: 7:45, 7:40, 7:23, 7:15, 7:07, 7:25, 7:08, 7:14, 7:40, 7:05, 7:17, 7:13, 7:14, 7:08, 7:14, 7:09, 7:09, 7:17. 2:11 overall. I was pretty encouraged by that. My legs were tired, but nothing broke down or was real sore (new shoes definitely helped). Also, I really feel fit and didn't wear down much (other than being really hungry by the end).

Next week a few of us are driving up to Wenatchee for a half marathon, it'll be the highest elevation race I've done outside Utah. It's supposed to be a really nice course, and we're going to support one of the Slugs doing the marathon. Not trying to pr or anything, but to get a good feel for racing and see where my fitness is at.

supernova glide -- 21

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32.00
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