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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

 

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.

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Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Mon, May 25, 2009
Total Distance
10.03

6:30am Same flat route as yesterday. It was a lot harder today. The first mile was almost 8 minutes and I had to work at shaving a few seconds off each mile after that.

Pace 7:30

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:54
2.00    7:43
3.00    7:43
4.00    7:37
5.00    7:39
6.00    7:27
7.00    7:24
8.00    7:17
9.00    7:14
10.00    7:06
10.03    7:34
 

Asics 2130 Miles: 10.03
Comments
From Kelli on Mon, May 25, 2009 at 23:26:11 from 71.219.85.34

Oh no, you ran in the 8's like us normal people??? Whatever will you do? Just kidding, you are awesome as always!

From snoqualmie on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:21:39 from 67.171.56.164

We saw lots of biker groups on the highway this weekend - thought about you. Hope you had fun.

From rattletrap on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 15:48:33 from 75.216.125.10

Kelli - I said "almost" 8 :) and I don't feel very awesome today at all. I could not convince myself to run; I took a half day off and slept until noon instead. I'm such a bum.

Snoqualmie - I got to ride over Chinook Pass just minutes after it opened Friday on the way to Toppenish where we camped for the weekend at the annual side-car rally. Monday we rode south from Toppenish to Maryhill to visit the stonehenge war memorial and then west along the river on 14 to I5 on the way home. The weather was just perfect all weekend and it was a ton of FUN!

From Kelli on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 16:50:45 from 71.219.85.34

Da, all I had to do was look at your splits! See, you are not normal, no 8's (not even really that close--6 seconds per mile is an eternity).

Glad you took some rest time, you need it. You have been working like a well oiled machine.

From rattletrap on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 19:37:56 from 70.193.88.72

Kelli - You couldn't see my splits before, I just added them this morning :) 6 seconds is only an eternity when I'm trying to drop that many off of each mile. I do feel better now after resting a little. I ran 8 days in a row and had planned on 2 more before taking a day off on Thursday. I may run tomorrow and still take Thursday off too just to get back on schedule. Then I need to stay focussed and more consistent. There's only 4 weeks left until race day!

From Kelli on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 20:25:35 from 71.219.85.34

Oh my goodness, you are making me think I am NOT going insane!!! I thought I had misread another blog, but NOPE, you changed it on me!

Now, you are one of the most focused and consistent runners I "know" so give yourself a break (I know, you have). 4 weeks and counting...and you will be truly amazing! Are you just shooting for 3:15? I know you will be faster than that!

From snoqualmie on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 21:33:35 from 67.171.56.164

I count 5 weeks, minus a couple of days. Stop scaring me. ;)

From rattletrap on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 00:38:15 from 24.19.93.139

Kelli - No, you really are going insane :) I swear I didn't change that other blog entry. I need a 3:20, I registered for the 3:15 starting area, but I really want a 3:10 so I can qualify with the 18 year olds. I haven't decided on a race plan or pacing strategy yet. Hopefully I can just run at a comfortably fast pace and still kick some butt.

Snoqualmie - Wow, what a relief! I feel so much better now that I get an extra week to train ;)

From Kelli on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 09:48:54 from 71.219.85.34

Honestly, I think I predict even faster than 3:10. Your training has been amazing!! Am I the only want that wants the 5 weeks (minus a couple of days) to hurry up and get here???

Can you give me that link that maps the elevation of your runs again? I do not know which blog you put it on, but I finally got my new computer so I am ready to try it out!

From rattletrap on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:32:49 from 75.216.179.2

Kelli - I wish I could run the race this weekend and get it over with! I'm not sure how much longer I can keep up this training schedule.

The super cool software for your Garmin is called SportTracks http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/

You can manually map out your course on a google map in the FRB course tool to get elevation profiles now too.

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