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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.

Favorite Blogs:
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Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Total Distance
18.77

6:00am

Extreme Chafage part two! It was raining pretty hard again this morning, just like last Friday, but I really wanted to get out for a couple hours. I took off on my regular route and ran into Preston about 2 miles in. We ran together for about 3 miles before he headed back home. Then I ran Farwest hill twice and did two loops around Oakbrook. I had originally planned on 20, but the rain and chafing pretty much took the fun out of it and I finished early. I'm not sure why I feel so speedy this week. I have picked up 10 to 15 seconds per mile at the same level of effort I usually run.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:17
2.00    7:13
3.00    7:21
4.00    7:11
5.00    7:12
6.00    7:16
7.00    7:11
8.00    7:10
9.00    7:03
10.00    7:09
11.00    7:12
12.00    7:10
13.00    7:08
14.00    7:10
15.00    7:12
16.00    7:13
17.00    7:10
18.00    7:05
18.77    7:02

Another one hit wonder stuck in my head today:

 

Asics 2140red Miles: 18.77
Comments
From Burt on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 13:37:14 from 68.225.214.248

WORST...CHOREOGRAPHY...EVER!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 14:00:08 from 72.102.151.89

Burt - I thought you were talking about my run.. you do mean the video right? :)

From Burt on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 14:32:05 from 68.225.214.248

Of course. :) The run looks pretty good.

From Kelli on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:06:52 from 71.219.93.114

It does not appear that the nail slowed you down much this week! OUCH. I hope you are current on your tetanus shot.

But, hey, you started the week with a berry sundae from Costco and not much can beat that!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:51:00 from 72.102.25.226

Kelli - I just got a tetanus shot in April. I could hardly move my arm for three days. I think that was actually worse than the nail in my foot.

The only thing that beat a berry sundae was the soft cheese pretzels that Costco doesn't sell anymore. Those were the best!

From Kelli on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 00:10:56 from 71.219.93.114

I do not think they had the cheese ones, but they did have cinnamon ones that were the best! I miss the pretzels, the churros are not as good. I think I am a junk food expert!!!

From baldnspicy on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 00:15:51 from 72.95.168.82

Mmmm Costco! I love their dogs and their chicken wraps! Sooo good! Last night I had the 1 pound Pittsburgher burger...again. It is sooo good too. My daughter almost put the whole thing down. My son and I had wings and nachos for our appetizers, so we both knew we'd only finish half and take the other half home to enjoy for lunch today.

Oh, and your run looks awesome, Mike. Those are some speedy paces for 18 miles! Keep on keepin' on!

Thanks for the video. It actually got that stupid love drug song out of my head. Not sure if this one is any better, though.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 00:15:51 from 72.102.25.226

Churros are gross! I was sure they would bring back the pretzels after a while but they never did :(

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 00:30:54 from 72.102.25.226

Chicken-bakes are awesome! That's what I had for lunch today. Yeah, my pace really surprised me today. I'm thinking 3:10 might be a pretty realistic goal for me in Boston if I keep this up.

From Burt on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 00:47:43 from 68.225.214.248

I love a good Costco dog with sauerkraut.

I've had one hit wonders going through my head all day long, buddy. Thanks sooooo much.

From Kelli on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 15:17:26 from 71.219.93.114

3:10 in Boston EASY.

Let's picket for the return of the pretzels!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 15:51:38 from 75.230.166.169

That 3:10 might be easier than getting the pretzels back at Costco.

From Kelli on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 17:31:20 from 71.219.93.114

I complain every time I care, but I kinda get the picture that they do not care!

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