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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:

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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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Sun, Jun 10, 2012
Total Distance
30.28

7:15am 2Samuel 4 - 1Kings 15

Last week was so much fun I decided to do it again. I took a slightly shorter route to the park this time, but it seemed like the hills were worse. PointDefianceShortcut Looking at the elevation chart I can see that it is actually a much easier route, both distance and elevation-wise, 562' of climb in 12.5 miles vs 625' in 13.5 last week. The trail run was a blast! There was a big group and we did a really easy pace. I was feeling the miles on the way home though. I got a killer cramp in my right calf and I felt really sluggish for the last 5 or 6 miles. I think I just pushed too hard on the uphill miles between the park and N30th st. because my time coming home was still faster than getting there. I miss my garmin, I don't like not knowing what my pace is all the time. I know I would have ran much slower today on purpose if I knew how fast I was going. I'll probably rest tomorrow and maybe even Tuesday if my calf isn't 100%.

Distance Time Pace

12.59 1:29:45 7:08

5.1 55:18 10:51

12.59 1:29:03 7:04

 

Audio Bible Miles: 25.18Asics 2150 2E Miles: 30.28
Comments
From Carl on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 16:20:37 from 216.161.242.12

Wow! You mileage for the day will probably be my mileage for the week!

Are you planning to do any long ultras this year?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 16:29:30 from 174.253.209.210

Carl - I have no desire to ever do an ultra. I just really like the trail runs with the group out at Point Defiance and it seems silly to waste gas driving out there for a run when it is so "close". The longest race on my radar right now is probably 18 or so miles in the Northwest Passage Ragnar Relay next month with team Fly By Night.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 16:33:52 from 174.253.209.210

That mileage is really a lot easier than it seems too, when you consider that I had about a 20 minute break before and after a really mellow trail run in the middle.

From Carl on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 16:59:43 from 216.161.242.12

Yah, I understand. I hate the idea of driving somewhere, just so I can run and then drive back home. I love trail-running too! It helps tame my desire to go backpacking in the mountains.

Still... I see a 50 mile ultra in your future...

From DLTheo on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 09:04:04 from 108.42.13.219

You should check out the Defiance 50K. 3 laps around the trails in Point Defiance, or you can just do one or two laps. It's in June I think. I'll definitely think about that one next year.

From DLTheo on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 09:08:08 from 108.42.13.219

Actually it is in October (13th), and you can do 15k, 30k or 50k.

From I Just Run on Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 09:29:36 from 67.79.11.242

Unbelievable, I mean very believable with you :-)

From Kam on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:03:55 from 68.66.163.179

Trap, you are nuts. Master of the 30 mile fun run.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 18:37:22 from 174.233.133.161

Master of Gastrocnemius destruction. That killer cramp I got during this run still hurts! Something is definitely not right in there. I guess I can take a few more days off and still have decent mileage for the week :)

From Laputka on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 18:47:47 from 98.202.142.68

wow, just wow. I read about your 30 mile day last weekend and couldn't even think what to say to you. I wonder if there is an Ultra runner in you trying to break out?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 18:51:05 from 174.233.133.161

Laputka - Yeah, he's a little dude stuck inside my calf trying to cut his way out with a bottle opener...

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