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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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21 miles in 77min, HR 175

I rode out to Dupont and back today. There were lots of bikes on the road including one idiot riding on the left side. Be safe out there and don't be monkeyin' around. Nobody wants to be a floog.

Comments
From I Just Run on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 08:58:38 from 67.79.11.242

Am I the only one who watched the whole thing :-) I have some neighbors who ride on the wrong side of the road too!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 11:15:34 from 174.253.196.80

I see so many cyclists ignoring the rules of the road it's no wonder that drivers get so irriatated with them. Cyclists get all high and mighty about their rights to the road yet most of them consistently run stop signs/lights, fail to signal, ride against traffic, etc.

The only thing I like less than the drivers that hate me being on the road are the snobby, pompous, self-centered, whiney, monkey @ss scofflaw cyclists that cause drivers to hate us all. Can you tell I have some strong feelings about this issue? I might need some therapy :)

From I Just Run on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 11:22:21 from 166.147.72.157

Do you fell better now?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 11:53:20 from 174.253.196.80

Yes, a little better. I was starting to sound like Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation. Can I just blame that on endorphin withdrawl?

Hi, my name is Mike and it's been 10 days since my last run...

From I Just Run on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 13:14:05 from 67.79.11.242

I was meaning to ask, was your HR really avg 175 while riding your bike? Mine is a max of about 180. No wonder you're so fast, I need some of those drugs :-)

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 15:59:35 from 174.253.196.80

Yes my HR was really 175, my max was 205 the last time I checked. Who said anything about drugs?

From I Just Run on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 16:09:20 from 67.79.11.242

I'm saying it would take some really strong drugs to get my HR to that speed...:-) At 205 I would explode! It's really strange how different our bodies are and how they operate. I think you and I are very close in age and build. Hope I'm right because I don't want to offend you, I'm 52 and 155-160 lbs, 5'-9"...am I right?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 17:49:32 from 174.253.196.80

Pretty close, I'm 44, 5'10", 165.

I've been told that my avg training HR (170) is high, but I've seen it crack 200 more than once while racing. My heart probably just isn't very efficient and has to pump faster to move enough blood. That's what years of abuse and neglect like smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, etc will do for you. I never did anything even remotely healthy until I started running at 35.

From Carl on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 23:17:01 from 216.161.241.172

I actually watched the whole thing. Where did you find this video? Was it really made back in the 50's or was it just made to look like it?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 07:22:31 from 174.253.193.68

Carl - I think it's a real training video from 1963.

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