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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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Total Distance
73.59
Asics TN544 Miles: 73.59
Total Distance
14.01

4:30am

Preston bailed on me this morning and it was raining hard so I decided to try for 16 miles at MP or slightly faster like yesterday's 13 miler. I felt really good when I started and figured I could get out of the rain quicker that way. My pace was pretty erratic and fell off quickly after 9 miles. My legs got really heavy and I was so thirsty I decided to cut it short and head home 2 miles early. My average pace wasn't bad, but I feel like the run was kind of a disaster overall. Yesterday seemed so easy, I can't figure out what happened today.

Pace 7:34

Asics TN544 Miles: 14.01
Comments(7)
Total Distance
10.02

5:00am

I woke up feeling sick today and took a long time getting my act together. When I finally got out the door it was after 5:00. I felt a little better once I got out there, but about half way through the run I got really nauseous and it was all I could do to hold down the power bar and cytomax I had for breakfast. I feel better now since I called in sick and slept all day.

Pace 7:48

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.02
Comments(8)
Total Distance
10.00

4:30am

I'm feeling a lot better today. It felt good running some hills without feeling like I was going to puke. Overall the run seemed a lot longer than 10 miles, hopefully it will go by quicker tomorrow.

Pace 7:32

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
10.05

4:30am

Easy run. I pushed it a little bit on the hills and pretty much coasted through the rest. My calves felt a little tight today, but my breathing was good and I wasn't tired at the end.

Pace 7:46

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.05
Comments(11)
Total Distance
10.04

4:30am

Another easy run today. I could have done 10 more if I had time. I'm looking forward to Saturday's long run; I hope I have some company this week.

Pace 7:43 

Asics TN544 Miles: 10.04
Comments(6)
Total Distance
3.11

10:30am

I ran three miles with Kym again at the high school track today. I get a little antsy running at her pace so I thought I'd try "joggling" this time. I couldn't find any tennis balls or hacky sacks so I grabbed 3 mandarin oranges on the way out the door. We ran at about a ten minute pace and I juggled or tried to anyway most of the time. It's a LOT harder than it looks. I put in about an extra 1/4 of a lap chasing my oranges around. There were a few kids out on the track that I'm sure thought I was some kind of weirdo or something, but I had fun. I think I'll keep working on this skill while I run with Kym on Fridays :) When we got home we made an awesome smoothie out of my oranges, a couple bananas, and some mixed berries.

Pace 10

Asics TN544 Miles: 3.11
Comments(2)
Total Distance
16.36

7:00am

Another solo long run today :( I did my normal Saturday route around Gravelly Lake, through Steilacoom Park, and a couple laps around Woughop Lake for a little over 16 miles. This route is getting easier each week, but it seems so long running it by myself. I got really spoiled for a few weeks running with Preston and Carl. Anyway, it was a great run; this route is flatter than my weekday training route and giving it just a little bit more than my normal training effort I had no problems maintaining a faster-than-race-pace. 

Next week I'll get some interesting twists in my training schedule if I can find time to run. Thursday I'll be in Winnemucca, NV(cold and high elevation 4300'), and Saturday/Sunday/Monday in Bullhead City, AZ(hot, dry and windy),  and back in Winnemucca on Tuesday.

Pace 7:21 

Asics TN544 Miles: 16.36
Comments(5)
Total Distance
73.59
Asics TN544 Miles: 73.59
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