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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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Total Distance
21.34

9:00am Psalm 117 - Proverbs 11

Hocccchk toooay! Still too phlegmy to worry about my splits, I just tried to get into the Word and keep a steady effort. I didn't even look at my watch until my battery went dead during Proverbs 11 :( Bummer, only 11 miles in and dead silence for the rest of my run. Quiet time for prayer I guess. The next 10 miles were extra long, especially the last 3 with a strong in-my-face-headwind! I was surprised to see my final average pace at 7:22 after such a slow week.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:28
2.00    7:40
3.00    7:31
4.00    7:26
5.00    7:13
6.00    7:22
7.00    7:31
8.00    7:40
9.00    7:21
10.00    7:09
11.00    7:15
12.00    7:32
13.00    7:33
14.00    7:21
15.00    7:07
16.00    7:05
17.00    7:16
18.00    7:23
19.00    7:22
20.00    7:10
21.00    7:23
21.34    7:06

Audio Bible Miles: 11.57Asics Blk3 Miles: 21.34
Comments
From Lily on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 16:07:57 from 67.199.178.210

sweet!

From Laputka on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 21:13:50 from 98.202.142.68

Nice long run Trap.

From DLTheo on Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 18:56:00 from 76.28.161.119

Nothing wrong with a little dead silence for prayer, or to be alone with your thoughts. Of course, that depends on what your thoughts contain...

You know, these tough long runs while being sick are great mental strength builders for the marathon. I wish I'd gotten a nasty cold a few weeks before my last marathon!

From Steam8 on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 00:45:47 from 166.70.55.77

The wind couldn't have been too strong looking at your time! :) You are soooo ready for the marathon!!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 01:21:01 from 24.22.239.183

Lily - indeed

Laputka - longest one in a long while. Hopefully I can get at least two more 21+ milers in before raceday.

Scott - I need all the prayer time I can get lately, if you've got any room on your list send up a short one for my family.

Steam - Those last 4 miles were all flat and should have been a lot faster :) I'm ready to kill that marathon, I just hope I can hang in there for a few more weeks. I've had a lot of stress lately and it makes training tough!

From Steam8 on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 02:01:15 from 166.70.55.77

What stress? You okay? Is it that teenager? Mine has turned my hair white!

From DLTheo on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 18:39:57 from 155.130.107.42

More importantly, are you ready for the 4 miler?

No problem sending some prayers up on your family's behalf!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 18:54:56 from 72.102.253.190

Amy - The teenager is only half of it. Even when they're grown you can't stop being a parent. It's been a tough month to be a dad, probably my hardest one yet.

Scott - I'm not sure I'll be racing the 4 on the 4th now. It's tough to plan stuff the way things have been lately. If I do, it will be a last minute thing.

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