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Tacoma Runners 5k

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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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Sat, Jul 27, 2013
Race: Tacoma Runners 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:52, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
3.10

8:00am

Nailed it on tired legs! This is a tough course I've been trying to crack 20 on for a while. Mile 2 is a killer. Thanks to all the fast folks that stayed home today :)

Distance Split pace
1.00 6:16
2.00 6:37
3.00 6:23
3.10 5:23

 

Asics 2160 Miles: 3.10
Comments
From JD on Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 15:03:26 from 71.219.76.144

nice! sounds like a good race for you all around. congrats!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 15:42:40 from 24.19.80.36

Thanks JD. This is a big deal for me. I feel like I'm in better shape than ever and I still have 7 weeks to train before the big race.

From allie on Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 20:25:37 from 97.126.223.134

woot! awesome job, mike.

From I Just Run on Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 08:55:41 from 67.79.11.242

Way to run Mike! I'm amazed at how fast you kicked it back up to your normal "FAST" speed and distances.

From DLTheo on Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 09:57:12 from 76.28.161.119

Yeah, you've come a long way from the Tacoma City Marathon less than 3 months ago!

From Tom Slick on Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:56:43 from 168.179.157.87

Way to go man.....Congrats on a 5K well done. #1 overall and in your Division to boot!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 13:05:49 from 174.239.226.49

Thanks. I'm very surprised and happy about my progress since TCM.

There was a pretty light turnout this week for the race so my 1st place isn't much to brag about. The main goal was to crack 20 on such a difficult course. Now I just need to keep motivated and knock out those long ones through August...

From baldnspicy on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 17:45:49 from 167.164.3.140

1st place and sub-20 is plenty to brag about, Trap. Don't sell yourself short. You've worked hard and sacrificed a lot to get this and you deserve every pat on the back and congratulations you get! Keep rockin'! You've got big things ahead!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 18:57:49 from 24.19.80.36

Don't get me wrong, I'm still pretty psyched about my time. This is a really tough course. Check out the elevation profile I just added to the report.

From JimF on Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 13:08:46 from 98.222.218.178

Great job on a really tough course!

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