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FSRC Turkey Trot

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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:

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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
171.58
Audio Bible Miles: 134.18Asics 2150EE Miles: 171.58
Total Distance
10.08

4:30am Psalms 107-150

Got er done.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:21
2.00    7:20
3.00    7:18
4.00    7:20
5.00    7:08
6.00    7:21
7.00    7:08
8.00    7:09
9.00    7:13
10.00    6:58
10.08    7:00
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.08Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.08
Comments(3)
Total Distance
15.21

6:00am Proverbs 1 - Ecclesiastes 4

Farwest 3 times and one lap around waughop lake.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:39
2.00    7:31
3.00    7:24
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:26
6.00    7:34
7.00    7:28
8.00    7:23
9.00    7:31
10.00    7:22
11.00    7:21
12.00    7:19
13.00    7:30
14.00    7:23
15.00    7:16
15.21    7:08
 

Audio Bible Miles: 15.21Asics 2150EE Miles: 15.21
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.08

7:00am Ecclesiastes 5 - Isaiah 9

Cool twentyseven
So happy, legs feel snappy
Each stride like Heaven

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:14
2.00    7:05
3.00    6:54
4.00    7:03
5.00    6:53
6.00    7:07
7.00    6:57
8.00    6:48
9.00    6:46
10.00    6:31
10.08    6:03
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.08Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.08
Comments(5)
Total Distance
3.01

6:30pm 

Froyo solo run. I should have brought my headphones. It looks like interest in the running group has fizzled out.

  Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:20
2.00    6:48
3.00    6:09
3.01    6:06

Asics 2150EE Miles: 3.01
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.07

4:30am Isaiah 10-33

Another calm, chilly morning. I enjoy running in weather like this so much, I don't know why I have such a hard time getting started.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:26
2.00    7:29
3.00    7:22
4.00    7:28
5.00    7:10
6.00    7:29
7.00    7:21
8.00    7:18
9.00    7:20
10.00    7:06
10.07    7:29
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.07Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.07
Comments(5)
Total Distance
10.10

9:00am Isaiah 34-51

31°  and sunny!

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:12
2.00    7:06
3.00    7:02
4.00    7:11
5.00    6:47
6.00    7:04
7.00    7:08
8.00    6:54
9.00    7:00
10.00    6:44
10.10    6:50
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.10Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.10
Comments(7)
Total Distance
11.11

7:30am Isaiah 52 - Jeremiah 6

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:17
2.00    7:08
3.00    7:07
4.00    7:04
5.00    6:59
6.00    7:13
7.00    7:09
8.00    7:12
9.00    7:01
10.00    7:16
11.00    7:01
11.11    7:04
 

Audio Bible Miles: 11.11Asics 2150EE Miles: 11.11
Comments(8)
Total Distance
10.00

12:00pm Jeremiah 7-23

60 solid laps around the cushy indoor track at the Y, followed by a dip in the hot tub.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:59
2.00    6:43
3.00    6:47
4.00    6:42
5.00    6:42
6.00    6:46
7.00    6:44
8.00    6:44
9.00    6:37
10.00    6:19
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.00Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
10.10

4:30am Jeremiah 24-39

Icy, easy 10.

29° and calm again after two days of wind and rain

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:34
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:30
4.00    7:32
5.00    7:29
6.00    7:30
7.00    7:29
8.00    7:27
9.00    7:33
10.00    7:29
10.10    7:30
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.10Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.10
Comments(7)
Total Distance
10.00

1:00pm Jeremiah 40-52

I'm turning into a weather wimp. I drove all the way to Puyallup just to run inside at the Y again. That's twice this week. This should be it for me now until the Turkey Trot on Sunday. That's where I ran my first sub-20 5k(19:42) in 2009 and where I broke my PR streak last year with a 19:48. I hope to redeem myself this time around with an 18:59.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:44
2.00    6:30
3.00    6:33
4.00    6:32
5.00    6:35
6.00    6:37
7.00    6:31
8.00    6:32
9.00    6:27
10.00    6:28

 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.00Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.00
Comments(1)
Race: FSRC Turkey Trot (3.11 Miles) 00:18:50, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
3.11

2:00pm

Perfect day for a race! 33°, sunshine, no wind, and lots of friends. John ran it with 2 of his nephews(one of them took first place overall with 15:07), Paul and Melody ran it with their 2 kids again and Preston ran it with his 8 year-old daughter Ruby(her first 5k). I think Kym and I were the only family not to bring home a turkey this year, but I did break 19! After the race we all went to Black Bear for coffee and frozen yogurt. What a fun day!

The first mile felt both fast and easy; that's new! I was afraid to look at my watch for a while and finally checked it at about 3/4 and saw 5:55! That was encouraging news! I tried to just keep a steady effort after that. The second mile has a good sized hill right in the middle that slowed me down a lot. I gave it everything I had going up and got so winded that I couldn't really speed up going down the other side. The third mile felt very long... still recovering from the hill, I didn't notice the marker or hear my watch beep at 3. When I turned the corner to leave the path around the lake I thought the finish was still pretty far away, but it was a lot closer than I usually get before the final kick. It was the same course as last year so I should have known better. I cranked it up as fast as I could and was still there before I hit puke-pace. I think this is a lot tougher course than the Resolution Run 5k so I'll be shooting for a big PR to start my year.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    5:57.11
2.00    6:17.71
3.00    6:18.39
3.11    4:26.83

Asics 2150EE Miles: 3.11
Comments(9)
Total Distance
10.08

4:30am

Awesome: I registered for the Boston to Big Sur Challenge yesterday!

Not Awesome: My MP3 player is missing and there is sideways rain. Also sideways trees and traffic lights. It was the worst wind and rain I have ever ran through.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/steilacoom-wa/98388/watches-warnings/341366

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:29
2.00    7:41
3.00    7:44
4.00    7:42
5.00    7:16
6.00    8:06
7.00    7:36
8.00    7:19
9.00    7:09
10.00    7:12
10.08    7:32
 

Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.08
Comments(7)
Total Distance
7.12

9:00am Lamentations 1 - Ezekiel 9

My gloves and shoes were still soaked from yesterday. That made the first couple miles really cold and I was happy that I decided to do a shorter run today. Once I got the top of Farwest hill I was warmed up and felt pretty good. I even thought about a doing a second lap to make it the usual 10 miler, but decided to save something for tomorrow's 20 mile "Bring On The Stuffing Run".

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:31
2.00    7:39
3.00    7:26
4.00    7:33
5.00    7:27
6.00    7:36
7.00    7:28
7.12    7:30
 

Audio Bible Miles: 7.12Asics 2150EE Miles: 7.12
Comments(8)
Total Distance
21.20

6:00am 

I never thought I would see this happen; Preston ran out of steam today around 16. Usually I am sucking wind just trying to keep up with him at any distance. I picked the pace back up a little after we split up at 18 and added a lap around the lake since I had those nice recovery miles :)  The weather was good and the company was great! We saw a few other runners out there, but not as many as last year.

I think I earned my turkey and stuffing today.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:45
2.00    7:47
3.00    8:17
4.00    7:45
5.00    7:53
6.00    7:39
7.00    7:45
8.00    7:42
9.00    7:47
10.00    7:46
11.00    7:51
12.00    7:39
13.00    7:27
14.00    7:35
15.00    7:40
16.00    7:51
17.00    8:27
18.00    8:42
19.00    7:50
20.00    7:39
21.00    7:30
21.20    7:07


 

Asics 2150EE Miles: 21.20
Comments(6)
Total Distance
10.12

9:30am Ezekiel 10-23

Sweating bacon grease today after the "Black Friday Special".

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:32
2.00    7:35
3.00    7:21
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:18
6.00    7:32
7.00    7:13
8.00    7:05
9.00    6:52
10.00    6:22
10.12    5:43
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.12Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.12
Comments(5)
Total Distance
10.09

4:30am Ezekiel 24-39

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:36
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:29
4.00    7:25
5.00    7:17
6.00    7:45
7.00    7:29
8.00    7:16
9.00    7:18
10.00    7:16
10.09    7:13
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.09Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.09
Comments(8)
Total Distance
10.10

4:30am Ezekiel 40 - Daniel 4

Two days in a row! I'm on a roll.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:30
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:22
4.00    7:23
5.00    7:16
6.00    7:09
7.00    7:10
8.00    7:03
9.00    7:05
10.00    6:40
10.10    6:21
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.10Asics 2150EE Miles: 10.10
Comments(4)
Total Distance
171.58
Audio Bible Miles: 134.18Asics 2150EE Miles: 171.58
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