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Location:

Lakewood,WA,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k
Resolution Run 5k:
1/1/09 20:46 (6:42)
1/1/10 19:33 (6:18)
1/1/11 19:23 (6:15)
1/1/12 19:33 (6:18)
FSRC Turkey Trot:
11/20/11 18:50 (6:04)
10k
Resolution Run 10k:
1/24/09 42:40 (6:53)
1/23/10 40:48 (6:35)
1/22/11 39:40 (6:24)
15k
Resolution Run 15k:
2/21/09 1:05:59 (7:06)
2/20/10 1:04:15 (6:55)
2/26/11 1:03:46 (6:51)
2/25/12 1:02:26 (6:42)
20k
Resolution Run 20k:
3/21/09 1:27:16 (7:01)
3/20/10 1:26:46 (6:59)
3/26/11 1:24:37 (6:49)
3/24/12 1:25:27 (6:52)
1/2 Marathon
Grand Columbian 1/2 Iron Relay
2007 1:58:29 (8:59)
2010 1:39:07 (7:34)
Marathon
2005 Portland: 3:52:21 (8:52)
2007 Tacoma: 3:47:17 (8:40)
2010 Eugene: 3:16:21 (7:30)
2011 Boston: 3:25:28 (7:51)
2011 Tunnel: 3:06:30 (7:07)
2012 Boston: 3:53:56 (8:56)
2012 Big Sur: 3:23:06 (7:45)
2013 Tacoma: 3:41:25 (8:27)
2013 Tunnel Lite: 3:07:33 (7:09)
2014 Boston: 3:40:35 (8:20)
Ultra Marathon
2013 Defiance 50k: 4:49:12 (9:18)
2013 Steilacoom 50k: 4:44:06 (9:09)
2014 R2R 51.9mi: 9:51:40 (11:24)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Upcoming races: Just pacing and volunteering this year. PRs coming in 2016?

St Paddy's Day 1/2 1:50 Pacer 3/12/16

Whidbey Island 1/2 1:45 Pacer 4/?/16

Tacoma City Marathon 3:55 Pacer 5/1/16

Personal:

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Heb 12:11

Married, 4 kids, 5 grand-kids
Former heavy smoker, been running since May 2003
Network administrator
Bicycle commuter

Favorite Quotes:

"Go out and preach the Gospel, and if you have to, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi

"Life is short; running makes it seem longer." - Baron Hansen

"If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand." HD?

"Rule #1. Cardio - Zombies lead a very active lifestyle, so should you." - Columbus (Zombieland)

"A one that is not cold is scarcely a one at all." - Strongbad

"Running without hills is like motorcycling without corners" -me

Favorite Blog Posts:

Puke and pass

My epic Beatles for Burt blogpost

Vodka at an aid station?

Hot tips for winter running:

Screwshoes
Poor man's cleats. this works a LOT better than you would think! Very quick and easy.

LittleHotties
Are you cheap like me? Put those little hotties in a ziplock bag and use them again tomorrow!

Kickstart your dead Garmin
Hold down the reset/lap button and the mode button together to get your 205/305/310xt to restart if it won't turn on or if it freezes up.

Favorite Blogs:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles:						964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles:						9.60

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

Total Distance

11.65

5:00am 2Kings 8 - 23

Lap database full.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:38
2.00    7:47
3.00    7:39
4.00    7:22
5.00    7:12
6.00    7:12
7.00    7:30
8.00    7:31
9.00    7:08
10.00    6:38
11.00    6:48
11.65    6:41

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Asics 2150blk2 Miles: 11.65	Audio Bible Miles: 11.65

Comments

From JG on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 12:06:30 from 74.190.55.151

Kickin it those last 3 miles! Great run/week!!! Awesome

From Steam8 on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 13:51:27 from 166.70.55.77

You are getting faster and faster! If you could run a marathon right now...you would qualify!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 19:35:02 from 72.102.234.103

JG - Those last 3 felt pretty good. I really need to work on keeping the splits more even though. I've been slacking in that area lately.

Amy - My average pace is still not quite where it was before Boston, but I'm running more hills now. Hopefully I'll be seeing a lot more sub 7 miles in the next few weeks. The goal is 3:10 for the tunnel marathon.

From Steam8 on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 19:41:24 from 166.70.55.77

I didn't know that you have already run Boston! When is the tunnel marathon?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 20:12:59 from 24.18.125.122

Yep, there's a link to my race report on the left. The Tunnel Marathon is on 7/24. Only 44 days and 3 races to go...

From Dan on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 21:49:11 from 24.209.83.20

Nice run, your late splits always impress me.

From Laputka on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 00:57:24 from 98.202.142.68

Keep piling on the miles, at least it works for me. I made my biggest improvements when I started running 6 days a week and piled on the mileage. I also didn't/don't focus too much on pace, mainly because it's so darn hard to run 70-100 miles a week at a fast pace. Food for thought. You've got a ton of natural speed. I've been lurking on your blog for about a year now, maybe longer. I'd bet my life that your could easily go sub 3 hours after a year of running 6 days a week with a total of high 60's minimum and hitting 80-90-100 during peak marathon training.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 02:57:33 from 24.22.239.183

I don't have time to run that many miles. I just get in what I can when I can and try to give a good effort without knocking myself out.

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