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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
50.19
Asics 2140red Miles: 10.00Asics 2130blk Miles: 30.19
Total Distance
10.00

8:45am

Awesome run! Everything was right today! Days like this are why I run. I worked a little harder than usual on the uphills to keep an even pace, but the rest was eeeeasy and felt so good :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:13
2.00    7:13
3.00    7:12
4.00    7:03 daydreaming on the downhill
5.00    7:12
6.00    7:13
7.00    7:13
8.00    7:13
9.00    7:11
10.00    7:09

As an ex-smoker, this pic really got my attention the other day:



Pretty cool huh?

Comments(4)
Total Distance
10.00

3:30pm

Another perfect day for a run! Shorts and t-shirt only, no sweats, no gloves, no hand warmers! I did some hills on the first 5 miles and then 5 flat ones around Oakbrook. Two weird things happened on this run. First, I inhaled/swallowed a huge bug around mile 6 with lots of choking and gagging etc. I was a little afraid one of the neighborhood residents was going to call an ambulance or try to heimlich maneuver me so I kept on moving as best I could. Then around mile 8 my ears got really hot and were kind of throbbing. (No Burt, I didn't shave my head like Pedro when I got home) I've never felt anything like that before from running or anything else for that matter. It was very weird. I wonder if it was some kind of reaction to the bug I swallowed? Anyway, it was a faster than usual run and I felt strong all the way through with no aches or pains except my hot, throbbing ears. My next 10 miler should be in Winnemucca, NV tomorrow night.

Oh, Congratulations to all the FRBers in Boston today. The text alerts didn't work for me, I only got one alert for Rockness' final time about an hour after he finished and none for anyone else. I was able to track 5 of my favorites on the Boston website though. It was very cool to see Scott and Kelli's splits popping up at the same at each checkpoint. My friend Preston also PR'd and re-qualified. I wish I could have been there too. Maybe next year...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:03
2.00    7:00
3.00    7:07
4.00    6:54
5.00    7:04
6.00    7:08
7.00    7:08
8.00    7:07
9.00    6:56
10.00    6:57


Asics 2140red Miles: 10.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
10.00

3:30am McDermitt, NV

On a dark desert highway, coool wind in my hair...

5 miles out and back on a lonely side road off of highway95. Pace: 7:19 Not bad for a sea-level guy.

Asics 2130blk Miles: 10.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.00

6:00am Fort Mohave, AZ

Run to the hills, run for your lives...

I had this song stuck in my head this morning for my entire run. I ran 5 miles out Boundary Cone Road at about a 1-2% incline so the return trip was a breeze. Later on I found out the "Iron Maidens" were doing a free concert at the Avi Casino so we checked it out and they sucked :( They didn't even play Run To The Hills before we decided to leave.

Tomorrow is Cheap Trick at the Aquarious casino. That should be much better.

Pace 7:05

Asics 2130blk Miles: 10.00
Comments(9)
Total Distance
10.19

6:00am Fort Mohave, AZ

I planned a double for yesterday in place of my long run and didn't make it out before dark. I stepped in a pothole in McDermitt and decided no more running in the dark for me so no double this week. It was a little more windy and dusty here than yesterday, but not too bad. The second half was super easy compared to the uphill on the way out. Only 3 more runs before race day and maybe one of those at high elevation on the way home.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that two bicyclists actually said hello to me today. That is unheard of in Washington. Bicyclists are such snobs at home.

Pace 7:15

Asics 2130blk Miles: 10.19
Comments(4)
Total Distance
50.19
Asics 2140red Miles: 10.00Asics 2130blk Miles: 30.19
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