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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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Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Sat, Sep 17, 2011
Total Distance
19.09

5:00am - I ran with Preston so, no MP3 Bible today.

I stopped for a drink at Preston's house after 12 miles and then took the long way home with a little side trip up Farwest hill. The 3 miles between our houses turned into about 7 by the time I got home.

Dear Michael W. Davis,
This is to notify you that your entry into the 116th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2012 has been accepted, provided that the information you submitted is accurate.
A Confirmation of Acceptance card will be mailed to you via US Postal Service mail in October.

It looks like Preston and I are the only entrants from Steilacoom and Lakewood so far.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:40
2.00    7:40
3.00    7:28
4.00    7:28
5.00    7:02
6.00    7:04
7.00    6:55
8.00    6:59
9.00    7:11
10.00    7:22
11.00    6:51
12.00    7:01
13.00    7:47
14.00    7:50
15.00    7:58
16.00    7:25
17.00    7:21
18.00    7:14
19.00    7:02
19.09    6:39
 

Asics Blk3 Miles: 19.09
Comments
From DLTheo on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 15:06:22 from 155.130.107.42

Alright Mike! Congrats on getting into Boston again! How did this year's registration process workout for you?

Good to hear Preston is gonna be there too. I take it he is in good running shape?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 16:36:46 from 24.18.125.122

Thanks Scott. Registration was a breeze this year since I made the 10 minute cut. My info went right through on the first submission. I think now they're taking registrations from any qualifiers for the rest of this week and approving the fastest ones until it's full.

You're correct, Preston is in great shape. We ran 12 on Saturday and I was struggling to keep up as usual.

From april27 on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 21:25:05 from 99.188.251.180

That is soooo awesome!! Congrats!

From DLTheo on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:16:52 from 155.130.107.42

Good! Looking forward to the resolution series this winter. Hopefully Preston and Carl will be able to make more of the races this time.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:23:10 from 24.18.125.122

What do you think about the Enchantments run? The group that invited me is talking about the 15th now, but I think the earlier the better weather-wise. I still want to go on the 8th if anyone else is interested. Preston is a maybe, and my cross country star cousin Tessa is in for sure. I still haven't heard from Carl.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:24:58 from 24.18.125.122

Thanks April, I just noticed your comment there. Your welcome to join us too if you want :)

From DLTheo on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:45:38 from 155.130.107.42

Oh yeah, forgot to reply about that. Sounds like a fun time, but I can't. I'm busy on Saturday mornings until around 9am. I think you guys will be long gone by then.

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