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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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Fri, Oct 19, 2012
Total Distance
10.86

7:00am

Soggy 10 miler with Karina. The best part was when she said "Take that! You stupid hill!" when we got to the top of the hill where she had to walk last week.

Asics 2150 2E Miles: 10.86
Comments
From Preston on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 14:28:37 from 98.237.131.155

Not just soggy but blustery too (i was missing my friday running buddy).

Way to go Karina, sounds like she is really improving and getting to spend great quality time with dad!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 14:34:56 from 174.253.208.94

Preston - Yes, she's doing great and I'm really enjoying the quality time. I do miss running faster with you though.

At the rate I'm going with one run per week, Karina is going to be in better shape than me pretty soon.

From Burt on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 14:51:51 from 71.216.109.214

Did you really do the math on that Trap, or was that just an expression?

From DLTheo on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 18:43:28 from 76.28.161.119

Sounds like she has the right mentality for running! Will she be at the Resolution Series?

From Steam8 on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 15:10:27 from 166.70.55.77

What is going on Trap? I am used to looking at your page and seeing 10-10-10-10-10- at 6 min miles! Are you recovering from something? I hope you are okay and it is nothing serious!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 21:46:40 from 24.19.80.36

Burt - I did the math and according to my calculations this event will occur in precisely pretty soon.

Scott - She is more likely to be running the Resolution Series than I am.

Steam - Serious issues with my right foot and left ankle. I think I am suffering from too many birthdays.

From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:06:31 from 67.79.11.242

I love Karina's attitude!

Now, how do we get you well?

From Carl on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 18:32:02 from 24.19.78.45

I was skimming through your blog. It looks like you are only running once or twice a week right now. Most of the runs seem to be medium distance and a lot of the miles are on the fast side.

What do you think of this recovery training plan?

Run every other day (as long as you're not in pain)

Short easy runs only: 25-40 min (or 3-4 miles)

Pace of 8:30 or slower. 9 min/mi might be better.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 19:11:08 from 24.19.80.36

Thanks for the input Carl. I wouldn't really call this recovery or training. I'm just spending some quality 9-10 minute miles with Karina and a few times I've added a few faster miles if she cuts it short. I still have consistent pain in my foot when I'm running(shhh, don't tell Karina). It doesn't hurt at all when I stop so I'm almost positive it's a neuroma like I had in my other foot a couple years ago. I going back to the doc for that as soon as I have time to make an appt. My left ankle is also giving me grief, but I think that will be fine if I get more consistent about stretching.

From DLTheo on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:23:54 from 155.130.107.42

You gotta watch out for that. Too many birthdays will kill you!

I think you're right about the foot. Stress fractures hurt all the time.

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