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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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Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Total Distance
10.05

4:30am

Easy run. I pushed it a little bit on the hills and pretty much coasted through the rest. My calves felt a little tight today, but my breathing was good and I wasn't tired at the end.

Pace 7:46

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.05
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:09:44 from 67.171.56.164

You are so consistent with your 10 milers (see my whining on JD's Tuesday entry). Do you usually follow the same route?

From rattletrap on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:48:41 from 70.193.76.97

Yep, same beautiful, hilly 10 mile route Sun - Thu. I like the scenery and the consistence helps me guage how I am doing pace-wise from day to day. I do a flatter, less scenic route on Saturdays only because my running partner doesn't like hills. Otherwise I might just do the same 10 miler twice for my long run on Saturdays :)

From Kelli on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 14:56:44 from 71.219.84.191

7:46 easy. That does not sound right to my brain. Neither does 4:30 am.

GREAT WORK!!!!

From rattletrap on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 15:50:16 from 70.193.76.97

When 7:38 is easy I'll be ready for race day!

4:30am will never be easy :)

From april27 on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 23:22:08 from 99.188.251.180

how do you run the same route everyday? Or is it so pretty it looks different each time you run it?

From rattletrap on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 00:08:15 from 24.19.93.139

Mostly I am just a creature of habit and I like that I can compare one day to the next and know how my performance is, but it really is beautiful here. There are some killer hills and I have an awesome view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains on my regular route. I see deer almost everyday, and sometimes Seals while I'm running by Sunnyside Beach. Today I saw about 20 rabbits too(nope, I don't talk to 'em Marion). I am pretty spoiled living here in Steilacoom. Of course, the views haven't been all that stellar lately at 4:30 in the morning, but it's finally starting to get light out again during my runs. Summer's almost here.

From april27 on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 08:58:34 from 99.188.251.180

yup it is official...I need to move. I just googled pics from your town. Absolutely stunning. I mean there are hilly areas here in IN but it is mostly flat and I like mountains...I haven't been to WA but I would say my fav place that I have ever been was CO and unfortunately I was not a runner then.

:(

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:28:41 from 67.171.56.164

So right, April. We too were very interested in moving to Steilacoom instead of Snoqualmie but the commute for my DH would have been too hard. It is one of the prettiest places in Washington.

From Kym on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:57:30 from 24.19.93.139

April and Snoq. What RT didn't mention is the rain. We are all pretty much Vitamin D deprived becasue of the limited winter sunlight :) But when the sun comes out, there is no prettier place in the world! Speaking of which, today is sunny, it appears, so I'm headed outside.

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 13:48:20 from 67.171.56.164

Well, Snoqualmie isn't exactly Florida! lol

Enjoy the sunshine, Kym! Will you be joining the blog or did you just stop by to visit?

From rattletrap on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 14:12:33 from 70.192.146.195

I tried to get her to join, but she doesn't think she runs enough. I think she could contribute a lot here. She is an amazing woman who has been running consistently and has even completed a couple triathlons in spite of her JRA.

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