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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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Total Distance
24.00
Total Distance
3.00

Basketball in the a.m. I planned to run a bit afterward, but I tweaked my left knee. It didn't hurt much during the day, so I went back to the Y after work and ran three easy miles. 

supenova glide

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Total Distance
4.00

YMCA treadmill after work. Nice pace. 7:40s

supernova glide 

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Total Distance
5.00

I went to Krissy Moehl's book signing over at 7 Hills Running in Seattle, and before the event there was a group run. Cold run in the dark with about 15 people. Ran from the shop to Discovery Park, then kind of a weird loop route that I'd never done (plus it was dark). I'm guessing it was around 5, maybe a bit longer, the pace was very comfortable and everyone stuck together. 

supernova glide -- 254

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Total Distance
3.00

Took a little rest on Thursday, I felt kind of stiff. Easy three in the rain this morning before work, 11th-Shore Drive. 

brooks cascadia 10 -- 75

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Race: Seward Solstice Trail 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:44:00, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
9.00

I went to Seattle to run a race with my cousin Alicia on her birthday. Ended up a really nice morning, finally a day without rain, the sun peeked out a bit and it wasn't as cold as forecast (rather than 30, we got maybe 45). Seward is a nice park on the water, but the course was in the interior and protected from the wind. It was a three-lap route, with one mile of each lap on a wide, packed gravel trail that was flat and downhill. The second mile was muddy single track with sharp turns, several hill climbs and four or five logs that had to be jumped. I timed each lap, but obviously the first mile of each was much faster than the second. 

14:57 -- Started with a loop of the parking lot for the 0.2, then headed onto the trail. Went out behind the lead pack and stayed with that group until the single track, which was probably a little aggressive. Once the climbs started I backed off some, stuck with a group of four or so. 

14:36 -- Paced off two guys the whole way, one of whom passed me as the loop began. Felt ok but I wasn't a speed to pass. 

14:51 -- Picked off by one guy as the loop started, stayed just behind him and one other until the single-track. But there it got tricky, becasue the 4.2-mile racers and slow 10k runners were all over the course. So every 25 yards I was asking to pass someone, or getting hung up while the slower runner crawled over a log. I didn't have the juice to sprint up the hill anyway, but the interference meant the other guys were out of reach down the stretch. 

44:24 total

Then 1.5 cool down along the waterfront. I actually felt fine at the finish, I don't have a ton of pick up right now and the course was challenging. But a good workout and a fun winter race in the mud. Snacks were a little paltry, that's my only complaint. 

brooks cascadia 10 -- 84

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Total Distance
24.00
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