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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.

Favorite Blogs:

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Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Total Distance
65.17
Audio Bible Miles: 60.34Asics 2150 2E Miles: 65.17
Total Distance
14.94

4:30am Zechariah 3 - Malachi 4

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:30
2.00 7:40
3.00 7:31
4.00 7:26
5.00 7:08
6.00 7:42
7.00 7:14
8.00 7:10
9.00 7:13
10.00 6:50
10.11 6:38

6:00pm Froyo Run

I ran a mile from work to Black Bear, then around the park with Karina and John, and back to work to get my bike after some froyo. They were out of Bacon Maple Donut :(

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:15

Distance Split pace
1.00 9:22
2.00 9:25
2.83 9:15

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:10



Audio Bible Miles: 10.11Asics 2150 2E Miles: 14.94
Comments(5)
Total Distance
10.13

4:30am Matthew  1-16

I got my race packet from BAA yesterday!!

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:32
2.00 7:30
3.00 7:15
4.00 7:24
5.00 7:07
6.00 7:23
7.00 7:08
8.00 6:53
9.00 7:00
10.00 6:39
10.13 6:54

Audio Bible Miles: 10.13Asics 2150 2E Miles: 10.13
Comments(4)
Total Distance
10.10

5:00am Matthew 17 - Mark 2

No garmin today, I left it turned on and plugged into the netbook. Apparently the USB ports stop working when it goes to sleep. I ran my regular route at the usual effort and finished in about 73 minutes.

Audio Bible Miles: 10.10Asics 2150 2E Miles: 10.10
Comments(8)
Total Distance
23.76

9:30am Mark 3 - Luke 17

Last hard workout before Boston. The plan was to do 5 around Oakbrook at GMP then 13 around Gravelly Lake at 7:45ish (Old guys BQ pace), then 5 more at sub-7 pace. After the first mile, GMP felt pretty easy. After 5 miles I backed off a little, but 7:30s seemed so easy I didn't slow down as much as I planned to. 6-18 felt great and I was looking forward to finishing with some fast miles. I stopped at Black Bear to get a drink of water before my final 5 mile loop around Oakbrook. The first mile went by quick enough at 6:58, then the rest just seemed so looong. I couldn't get under 7 without pushing really hard so I backed off a little bit and finished with some pretty solid GMP miles without overdoing it. Not the epic last long run I was hoping for, but not bad either for no fuel and only one water stop.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:27
2.00 7:12
3.00 7:13
4.00 7:11
5.00 7:08
6.00 7:33
7.00 7:30
8.00 7:30
9.00 7:25
10.00 7:35
11.00 7:28
12.00 7:32
13.00 7:22
14.00 7:28
15.00 7:36
16.00 7:34
17.00 7:21
18.00 7:28
19.00 6:58
20.00 7:12
21.00 7:11
22.00 7:12
23.00 7:15
23.76 7:08

Audio Bible Miles: 23.76Asics 2150 2E Miles: 23.76
Comments(23)
Total Distance
6.24

11:15am Luke 18 - John 1

Home alone watching the storm outside and feeling restless. The wind died down for a little while and the rain started to look inviting; so I decided to go for a quick 10k and claim those sub 7 miles I passed on yesterday. The first was a bit of a warm up, then progressively faster until I finished the 5th mile at 6:26. After that I backed off until it felt better (like I could hold it for another 5) and cruised home the last 1.2 miles. No aches, no pains, I feel like a million bucks today! My legs are definitely ready for both of these races. Last year my legs would have been trashed after a workout like I had yesterday. If I struggle to meet my goals it's going to be for air, as cardio capacity still seems to be my limiting factor.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:16
2.00 6:55
3.00 6:44
4.00 6:33
5.00 6:26
6.00 6:42
6.24 6:33

Audio Bible Miles: 6.24Asics 2150 2E Miles: 6.24
Comments(7)
Total Distance
65.17
Audio Bible Miles: 60.34Asics 2150 2E Miles: 65.17
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