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WArrior Dash

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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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Sun, Jul 17, 2011
Race: WArrior Dash (3.55 Miles) 00:41:28
Total Distance
3.55

10:00am Warrior Dash

All the kids bailed out for one reason or another(all very good reasons) so it was just me and my friend John with a few thousand warrior strangers(some stranger than others). We had a great time with no worries about speed whatsoever. If you've never done one of these you are missing out on a great time! Here's a few pics from our day. John is the one in the Hawaiian shirt and headcam. I should have some video from that pretty soon too.

 

 

 

 


Comments
From Dan on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 22:42:12 from 24.209.83.20

Sweet race, I may have to try that.... ummm... or.. anyway the drumstick is worth it!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 15:33:02 from 24.18.125.122

Dan - It was a blast! I wish my kids could have been there with me. It was a bummer for all their registrations to go to waste. I'll be back next year for sure, hopefully with the kids and brothers-in-law, and some more friends.

From allie on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 21:42:35 from 24.10.191.18

awesome! looks so fun. love the pictures.

From Kelli on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 23:03:04 from 71.219.99.3

Sad your kids did not get to come, dang! But it looks like fun, all that mud. What beats that?

From JG on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 23:52:30 from 98.66.196.7

Cool race, my son just told me tonight he wants to do one with me. Love the cheek smear pic expressions! Looking forward to your next race report ... I am thinking 2 something ... even if it is 2:59:59.75! lol Good luck, your training has been rock solid!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:39:41 from 75.244.37.253

Allie - It was more fun than a barrel of mud! I can thank John's wife Lois for the great pics. Her timing is amazing!

Kelli - The kids all had much more important stuff to tend to this time, but there is always next year. The turkey legs tasted a lot better than the mud :)

JG - I've been secretly dreaming about a sub 3 at this race(I guess it's not a secret any more). I'm still not sure if I will go for it or not. I may not decide until mile 4 is done. That's the first one after the tunnel.

From DLTheo on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 17:56:04 from 155.130.107.41

Great pictures! I'm glad you got your wife involved in the mud a little bit!

Just tell your ribs they can hurt all they want on the 25th.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 19:00:45 from 75.244.109.95

Scott - I plan to frame that picture and hang it in the man cave. Kym and her mom both came out to watch the mayhem. After the race we all went to snoqualmie falls for a walk and then to lunch at La Isla in Ballard. You should do it with us next year.

From nicole on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 21:34:02 from 155.69.184.69

This looks AWESOME! I was sad I had to miss the Seattle one but I am definitely doing the Portland one in September!

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