All about that pace.

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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

Married, 4 kids, 5 grand-kids
Former heavy smoker, been running since May 2003
Network administrator
Bicycle commuter

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.

Favorite Blogs:

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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

Mon, Apr 06, 2009

Total Distance

10.02

4:30am

I never thought socks could be such a big deal. I tried some Under Armor socks today and they were just OK. The Brooks Beast socks I wore yesterday were much better. So far it's between those and the Drymax which cost twice as much. I'll probably stock up on the Brooks since they have an outlet store nearby. Today's run was good although a little slower than yesterday. Eventually I think I should start watching my pace closer, but for now I'm still going by feel.

Pace 7:43

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.02

Comments

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 18:24:36 from 71.219.95.20

Hey, if they cost more and they work, they are worth it!!!

From rattletrap on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 19:08:16 from 70.193.226.218

I think the Brooks Beast are just as good as the Drymax and they're only $5.

Now I need something for arch pain. I think I must have tweaked something in my foot trying to keep the pressure off my toe. It doesn't hurt to run, but it is pretty bad when walking. I know that sounds weird, but it was sore yesterday afternoon and didn't bother me at all for 10 miles this morning and now it hurts to walk again. If it doesn't improve tomorrow I may take a couple days off. Or I guess I could just stop walking and run everywhere :)

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 19:20:56 from 71.219.95.20

Okay, I see now. I read that wrong. Go with the cheaper socks, stock up!!!

Guess what? I have the same issues with my arches. I have decided it is becasue my running shoes have pretty good arch support (I buy insoles made for people with high arches like me). However, the rest of my shoes do not (flip flops and slip ons, and barefoot are my preference). I think that is why my arch tends to hurt when I am not running.

However, I did hurt my arch during the Moab half, and I think that was because was cheap and did not replace my insoles with those shoes. The insoles were wearing out and not supporting my arches.

Do you think any of that blabber might solve your arch problem?

From rattletrap on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 19:45:46 from 70.193.226.218

I'm going to try some superfeet insoles that Kym won at a race to see if that helps and I'm also going to try some stability shoes next time. The ones I've been wearing are neutral and my feet pronate a little bit from having a low arch, or so I am told. I had my stride analyzed on a video treadmill thing and that's what they said I needed.

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