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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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Fri, May 08, 2009
Total Distance
21.04

7:30am

My goal today was to run 21 miles and go at least a little bit faster than my goal marathon pace for as long as I could stand it. As soon as I slipped behind 7:38 for a mile I would slow down to a comfortable recovery pace and finish the course without looking at my watch until the end. The hill on mile 19 was the killer. The rest of the course was relatively flat except for a few rolling hills. Once I slowed down after that big hill I felt like I was recovering ok in just a mile or so. I'm sure I could have done another 5 miles at MP with some live music and cheerleaders on the course :) Only 7 more weeks until the Seattle Rock and Roll!

Pace 7:22

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:11 - both my shins were killing me
2.00 7:06
3.00 7:12
4.00 7:16 - shins finally quit hurting
5.00 7:28
6.00 7:34 - spacing out thinking about work, I guess this might be my default pace now :)
7.00 7:02 - back on track
8.00 7:19
9.00 7:10
10.00 7:12
11.00 7:06
12.00 7:14
13.00 7:10
14.00 7:10
15.00 7:29 - starting to feel it
16.00 7:28
17.00 7:35
18.00 7:36 - still hanging in there
19.00 7:49 - big hill
20.00 7:46
21.00 7:43 - recovering from the hill, but really thirsty. glad it's over. 
21.04 8:05 - almost forgot to hit the stop button.

Asics 2130 Miles: 21.04
Comments
From snoqualmie on Fri, May 08, 2009 at 18:20:02 from 67.171.56.164

Awesome workout!!! You're in great shape!

From april27 on Sat, May 09, 2009 at 00:48:04 from 99.188.251.180

I like your split comments... you are doing really great! You are smoking those hills!

From rattletrap on Sat, May 09, 2009 at 10:14:21 from 24.19.93.139

Thanks, this run was a great confidence booster. I'm getting a little nervous about Seattle, it's so close now.

From Snoqualmie on Sat, May 09, 2009 at 10:27:14 from 67.171.56.164

Re- nerves. I am beginning to form a theory about nerves and marathons. You are probably completely immune to this. I think that there is a sort of performance anxiety that can trash a person's time goals. For those who are susceptible, the more focused we are on pace, the worse we do. And the more focused we are on enjoying ourselves, the better we do. I hope it does not strike you that way! :)

BTW, I know there is an active running club in Steilacoom. Do you ever run with them? (I used to see them mentioned in NW Runner back when I had a subscription.)

From rattletrap on Sat, May 09, 2009 at 10:46:38 from 70.193.84.60

I joined the Steilacoom Run Club this year, but outside of the resolution run series and the "four on the fourth" I don't think they do much.

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, May 09, 2009 at 18:58:59 from 192.168.1.1

Snowy - you are absolutely right. You do not want high levels of adrenal gland activity before a marathon for a couple of reasons. One, adrenaline releases glycogen for use, and you want to be storing it instead. Two, you will need your adrenal glands to be fresh in the second half of a marathon. Unlike your legs, though, they can easily run their race while you are tapering and be too fatigued when you really need them. Learning to control them is not easy, though.

From snoqualmie on Sun, May 10, 2009 at 15:43:58 from 67.171.56.164

That's a great explanation, Sasha.

From Kelli on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 21:59:46 from 71.219.89.37

WOW. That marathon is going to be one heck of an amazing race. I can not wait!

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