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Location:

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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Not quite a taper run, but nothing too aggressive. I still haven't figured out exactly how to taper, so I'm trying to stay sharp but not overdo it. Four miles at a brisk pace along 11th-Shore in the evening. Warm night. I'll try a few tempo miles tomorrow morning. 30:00

supernova glide -- 272

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8.00

Little evening tempo, rain was threatening and it was muggy but nothing fell (in the Pacific Northwest, I know, meanwhile Utah gets soaked. Climate change is a myth, keep telling yourselves that...) 

Two easy miles over to the Warren Ave bridge, then down Lebo and out Tracyton Beach. Miles, keep in mind the first begins on the downhill, but I came back up the hill on the fourth today (sometimes I divert an extra loop through Lion's Park to keep the split more true): 5:45, 6:10, 6:04, 5:56.

Definitely felt much more comfortable than the last time I tempoed four miles on that route, especially with a closing mile at that pace. Didn't really feel like I was pushing excessively either, so maybe my speed is in better shape than I thought. I could feel my foot, but its nothing big and kind of comes and goes. I'm trying not to cross my legs and put pressure on it, because I realized I do that sitting at my desk.

Two miles cool down back to the house. 54:08

supernova glide -- 280

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8.00

Tune-up run today, went smashing. Eight on Beach Drive with Henry (he's running the Seattle RnR half) on a cool, cloudy morning (in other words, precisely what we'd like to see next Saturday). We ran a real consistent and comfortable 7/min pace, felt very relaxed and we clipped off the miles. The one fast mile was 6:45, but we got there without any extra effort and it felt fine. So that's encouraging. Very little trouble with the foot either, it twinged once or twice but nothing sustained. So now just a week to wait for the race, and it's marathon time again. 56:21 

supernova glide -- 288

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20.00
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