All about that pace.

Week starting Mar 08, 2009

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesRAtTLeTrAp's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200820092010201120122013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Totals
Total Distance
57.56
Asics TN544 Miles: 49.56
Sun, Mar 08, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

7:00am

The weather was perfect this morning. No wind, no rain; it was cold, but the snow didn't hit until about 30 minutes after I got home. It doesn't look like the snow is going to stick so tomorrow shouldn't be too bad either. I raced my Garmin Virtual Partner a.k.a. THE CHEAT today at my marathon pace. That little guy doesn't understand what a hill is! He just kept trotting along at 7:38 impervious to any change in elevation. I like to run hills, but I've never put that much effort into holding my pace on them before. It felt pretty close to race pace following yesterday's long hilly run. My hard work paid off and I managed to to beat the cheat by about 20ft. I think this new toy is really going to help me focus on my pace and I really dig the elevation charts.

Pace 7:38

Comments(2)
Mon, Mar 09, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

4:30am

A little snow, and a lot of ice this morning. It was a good day to take a nice slow recovery run. I found a comfortable pace and then slowed down a little more. It was kind of hard to run that slow, but at the same time it felt good. I think I could have ran all day like that.

Pace 8:21

Asics TN544 Miles: 8.00
Add Comment
Tue, Mar 10, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

4:30am

No ice today!

Pace 7:48

Asics TN544 Miles: 8.00
Add Comment
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

4:30am

30° today, but no ice :)

Pace 7:46

Asics TN544 Miles: 8.00
Comments(4)
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Total Distance
10.00

4:30am

10 miles this morning! It was so cold that the extra 15 minutes outside froze my hands. My fingers are still numb on my right hand and it's really hard to type. I think I need some of those fancy exothermal girlie gloves that Allie got :) 

Pace 7:53

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.00
Comments(14)
Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Total Distance
15.56

5:30am

yay! No frozen fingers today! I spent 2 hours and 10 minutes in the pouring rain, but it was nice and warm at 40°. We finished the last couple miles at a brisk 7:00 min pace. I'm not sore at all and I feel pretty good about putting in 10 more before church in the morning. After the run I dried off (not sure why I bothered with that) and rode to my CMA meeting and led a motorcycle ride to the Vintage Motorcycle museum in Spanaway. It was a great day in spite of the rainy weather.

Pace 8:20

 

Asics TN544 Miles: 15.56
Comments(2)
Totals
Total Distance
57.56
Asics TN544 Miles: 49.56
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: