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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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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
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Total Distance
6.60

Exciting run today! I woke up again without the alarm and I set out to run very slow and take it easy since I have a race on Thursday. The first mile was really cold so I had to speed up a little bit to keep warm. On mile two I got so close to a deer that I could have touched it. I wish I could sneak up on them like that during hunting season. It was a little colder down by the water and there were some patches of black ice to keep me on my toes in miles three through five. On mile six I saw a roll-over accident on the s curves coming up Steilacoom Blvd. Thankfully nobody was hurt and I helped the three soldiers put their PTCruiser back on it's feet just before the police arrived.
I'm sleeping in for real tomorrow :) 
Pace: 8:44

Comments
From Kelli on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 15:34:06

Wow, that was quite the eventful run!!! I can never get anywhere close to a deer running, you must have quiet feet. Maybe you can run through the woods while you hunt?

From rattletrap on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 15:49:08

That's one of the nice things about living in Steilacoom, I see deer at least a few times a week. Doe(s) wander around the neighborhood like they own the place and they're pretty tame. It is unusual to get that close to one though.

I think I'd feel guilty if hunting was that easy in their habitat, where it's legal :)

From Kelli on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 15:52:07

We see deer maybe once a week, but they are very skittish!

Easy hunting---isn't that a good thing? Then you could just run up there, hunt, run back home, an call it an afternoon (instead of an entire weekend!!!)

From rattletrap on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 16:25:52

That would make it cheaper too. My wife contends that it costs more for me to hunt than it does to just buy meat. Speaking of meat, or rather lack of it; I'm thinking about a vegetarian diet while I'm training for my next marathon in June. Any thoughts on that?

I'm serious about a BQ and I'm wondering if it could really help my performance...

From Kelli on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 22:53:19

Well, I hope someone reads that who knows!!! I am not a big meat eater, but I do like the occassional juicey, greasy hamburger. I eat mostly chicken. I actually eat vegetarian a few nights a weeks, just becasue my kids and I do not love meat so much!!! I survived, but you have to be careful and get your protein somehow. I know there is someone on this BLOG who is vegetarian. When it come to me, I will let you know who it is!

I am so glad my husband is not a hunter!! Your poor wife...but, heck, if you enjoy it, go for it! We just have friends who give my husband the elk steaks he loves!!!

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