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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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Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Total Distance
17.16

6:00am

I got called in to work again this morning at 4:30am and barely got things squared away in time to meet Preston for our run at 6:00am. We did our usual route around Gravelly Lake and a couple laps around Steilacoom Park. It rained pretty hard for the last few miles, but it wasn't too cold and I felt great through the whole run. It was a nice way to end the week with over 70 miles. Now I'm going shopping for some new blister remedies and spending the rest of the day with Kym at the Northwest Ministry Conference.

Pace 8:12

Asics TN544 Miles: 17.16
Comments
From rockness18 on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 16:19:27 from 75.16.162.226

70 miles! Fantastic week of running. Hope you can get the blister issues under control.

From rattletrap on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:22:55 from 75.216.189.80

I didn't expect to crack 70 this week or ever for that matter, but the extra run with my daughter last night put me over. I plan to keep it closer to 60mpw to reduce my risk of overuse injury. I'm a little paranoid about that since I've never trained this hard before. My calves are feeling much better this week in spite of the increased mileage, but the blisters still suck! I went to the Foot Zone today and got some running specific socks and some new body glide "liquid powder" samples for my feet. Ooh, I also got a "stick" massager for my legs; it is so awesome! I thought they were just another silly as seen on tv thing until I tried one...so great!

From rockness18 on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 20:00:58 from 75.16.162.226

The socks could definitely help. Huh, never tried the "stick" massager...I'll have to give it a try.

From rattletrap on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 20:58:57 from 75.216.189.80

The stick is great! It's basically a lumpy rolling pin for your muscles. I got the red one, it's stiffer than the others so you can really work the deep tissue.

From Kelli on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 23:49:21 from 71.219.100.181

You got called in to work at 4:30? That stinks! But I guess you are used to it, you are a 4:30 kind of guy I gather. Sleep in a little so the rest of us do not look so lazy!

Hope you enjoyed your conference.

From rattletrap on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 00:26:59 from 75.216.189.80

The conference was cool. Kym taught a class on ministering to kids with behavior challenges. I love to watch her teach; she is such a gifted speaker.

From rattletrap on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 00:29:19 from 75.216.189.80

oh, and I plan to sleep in until 6:00am tomorrow :)

From Kym on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 02:46:19 from 24.19.93.139

I put some burn ointment by your sink in the bathroom. It has lidocaine in it so I think it will help numb your blisters while you run. Then while you are off riding your motorcycle in the snow, sleet, rain and hail, I am going to work out pretty much all day at the Y :)

I'm really proud of you and your running accomplishments. You rock!

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