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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, Jan 27, 2012
Total Distance
20.07

So much for my relaxing weekend. This morning we got a call that my son left his grandparents house where he was staying in the middle of the night and went home to our house. He locked all the doors so nobody could get in and would not come out or answer the phone this morning until the cops came to make sure he was OK. Everything turned out OK and he eventually went to school, but there is still some mystery about what he was doing. ugh! teenagers...

Apparently, all that got my adrenaline going pretty good. Once everything settled down, I knocked out my fastest 20 miler ever on an outdoor track near the hotel.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:18
2.00 7:10
3.00 7:07
4.00 7:07
5.00 6:59
6.00 7:03
7.00 7:02
8.00 7:00
9.00 7:04
10.00 7:01
11.00 7:04
12.00 6:59
13.00 6:59
14.00 6:56
15.00 6:58
16.00 6:56
17.00 7:02
18.00 6:49
19.00 6:44
20.00 7:00
20.07 6:23

Asics 2150EE Miles: 20.07
Comments
From JD on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 16:41:27 from 70.96.78.149

just what are those teenagers up to all the time?!? lol!

very solid 20 miler.

From Steam8 on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 16:42:18 from 166.70.55.77

OH MY HECK! Now I am really coveting! :(

From allie on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 17:55:52 from 97.126.211.101

big miles all around this blog today. nice job with the 20 -- very speedy too. glad everything is OK with your son.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 18:09:56 from 50.39.65.122

Thanks guys! All that with no bananas, or MP3.

From april27 on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 18:24:38 from 99.188.251.180

Teenagers are buttheads. Nice run.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 19:08:32 from 50.39.65.122

April - Yes indeed! Most of them suffer from a condition I call rectal cranial inversion syndrome. With boys this can last until 25 or so.

From april27 on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 20:01:11 from 99.188.251.180

Hahahha...then what is my brothers problem? He is 28! Glad I met the hubs waaah past 25 !

From I Just Run on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 22:17:26 from 12.162.141.2

That's less than a 7:00 pace....!!!! You're going to run a sub-3:00 marathon!!!

Teenagers are hard... Things are really different now compared to when we were kids :-( It just seems like there's a lot more pressure for them to deal with.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 22:31:57 from 174.253.197.92

IJR - 7:01 avg pace. I have two marathons to run back to back in April so I won't be trying for sub 3 yet. I may shoot for a BQ at both of them though. I'll also need to have enough strength left over to ride my motorcycle home 900 miles after big sur.

From I Just Run on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 22:35:18 from 12.162.141.2

You know, I like your blog title ... I'm thinking about renaming mine "26.2 Miles Without A Horse?" .... What do you think...?

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