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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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Mon, Aug 15, 2011
Total Distance
11.67

5:00am Romans 5 - 1Corinthians 14

First run with frankenwatch today. It's a little heavier than normal, but I forgot all about it being there after a mile or so. I ran 86 minutes today and it still shows 4 bars(full) on the battery indicator. I'm going to leave it off the charger for a couple days and see how it holds up.


Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:37
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:32
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:14
6.00    7:20
7.00    7:28
8.00    7:45
9.00    7:23
10.00    7:00
11.00    7:27
11.67    6:48

Audio Bible Miles: 11.67
Comments
From JG on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:18:49 from 71.57.246.108

That is hilarious & very industrious! Nice run!!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:34:33 from 75.196.58.151

JG - It's not pretty, but it is functional. It might look a little better once I glue the watch body back together. I just taped for a test run before I seal it back up and make it weather proof.

From JimF on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 17:49:34 from 12.54.87.2

My 305 died because it came apart and got water in it. Looks like you have figured out how to keep yours running.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 19:07:21 from 75.196.58.151

The only thing wrong with mine was a tired battery; it couldn't run as long as me anymore. It should be good to go for a 100 miler now(not that I ever will be).

It's hard to believe how clean and dry it was inside considering how many times I had it in the rain, shower, hottubs, etc. I expected to find a big mess in there.

From april27 on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 20:24:16 from 99.188.251.180

Great job! is the battery taped to the wristband?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 21:43:44 from 75.196.58.151

April - Yes, there is a hole in the band that works perfectly to loop the tape through. I'll post some better pics after I glue the case back together and rewrap the battery.

From Dan on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 22:23:19 from 24.209.83.20

Nice run, nice hack. I have considered this with my old garmin. How did you know which side of the battery to wire to what side of the garmin? Mind helping a tad?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 22:37:41 from 24.22.239.183

Dan - I'll post a "how to" complete with pics when I'm all done. The batteries are clearly marked for + and - and the power wires inside the garmin are appropriately red and black. This is a pretty easy and clean mod if you replace the old battery with one that will actually fit inside. I drilled a small hole in the case for the wires to pass through for an external battery instead. The hardest part either way you go is soldering the wires to the new battery.

From allie on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 23:16:54 from 24.10.191.18

i love your giant watch.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 23:23:12 from 24.22.239.183

All the cool kids will be wearing them soon.

From Kam on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 00:11:49 from 67.2.32.146

Trap, the cool kids have Game Boys. I like your recycling project; it reminds me of replacing the battery in my iPod.

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