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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, Aug 31, 2013
Race: Tacoma Runners 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:19:38, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
6.43

8:00am

I wasn't sure what to expect the day after my long run and at the end of a 300+ mile month. I just did my best to keep up with a young kid who was playing "air drums" through most of the race. I thought I had him as I pulled away on the last incline after the 3 mile mark, then he busted out a sprint that made me feel my age and pulled away from me in the last 100 yards or so. My pace for the last .1 was smokin' fast and earned me a new PR on this course.

6:17, 6:41, 6:14, 4:47

10:00am

Easy 3.3 mile jog to the store for some bananas. 7:35 avg.

Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 6.43
Comments
From JimF on Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 15:07:46 from 98.222.218.178

Congrats on the 5k! Always nice to get a PR for the race especially after a high mileage week.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 20:13:13 from 66.87.112.37

Thanks Jim. I'm feeling great about the upcoming race after today :)

From Tom K on Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 05:25:57 from 71.203.20.181

Air Drums! HaHa! Congrats on the course PR!

From DLTheo on Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 08:42:08 from 108.174.176.178

Nice job! You're getting speedy! The marathon should be a lot more fun than Tacoma was.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 14:00:13 from 71.227.240.61

Tom - Air drums, seriously! I just kept thinking to myself: if this guy has the energy to dance around like that AND run, I should be able to keep up!

Scott- the tunnel is my favorite course next to Big Sur. It's going to be a lot of fun no matter what my time is.

From Tom Slick on Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:07:18 from 168.179.157.87

Next time don't make your break away so quickly. Surprise the young whipper snapper in the very last steps. Congrats on a well run 5k and the PR there in!

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