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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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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
Total Distance
39.92
Audio Bible Miles: 20.65Asics 2150 2E Miles: 39.92
Total Distance
10.55

4:30am Genesis 32-48

One mile warm up, 1/4 on, 1/2 off for 8 miles, then one mile cool down. Shooting for 5:30's. Now if I can only manage to string all 12 of those 1/4s together for a 5k...

Distance Split pace
0.25 8:00
0.50 7:48
0.75 7:38
1.00 7:40
1.25 5:27
1.50 7:47
1.75 7:41
2.00 5:29
2.25 7:49
2.50 7:47
2.75 5:31
3.00 7:43
3.25 7:45
3.50 5:32
3.75 7:44
4.00 7:40
4.25 5:31
4.50 7:39
4.75 7:23
5.00 5:30
5.25 7:53
5.50 7:40
5.75 5:15
6.00 7:37
6.25 7:39
6.50 5:25
6.75 7:50
7.00 7:29
7.25 5:26
7.50 7:48
7.75 7:46
8.00 5:22
8.25 7:52
8.50 7:42
8.75 5:26
9.00 7:48
9.25 7:38
9.50 5:15
9.75 7:43
10.00 7:23
10.25 7:28
10.50 7:21
10.55 7:06

Audio Bible Miles: 10.55Asics 2150 2E Miles: 10.55
Comments(11)
Total Distance
10.10

4:30am Genesis 43 - Exodus 15

Started out easy and each mile felt a little better than the last.
Farwest10miler

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:38
2.00 7:34
3.00 7:25
4.00 7:20
5.00 7:16
6.00 7:12
7.00 7:05
8.00 6:55
9.00 6:47
10.00 6:17
10.10 6:01
 

Audio Bible Miles: 10.10Asics 2150 2E Miles: 10.10
Comments(11)
Total Distance
19.27

5:00am

6 miles with Preston before coffee.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:31
2.00 7:31
3.00 7:18
4.00 6:55
5.00 6:36
6.00 6:47
6.14 7:14

7:30am

After coffee I ran a very hilly solo half in honor of Preston's half marathon this weekend in Olympia. I set the bar pretty low at 1:30:30. I expect him to run about 1:20.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:31
2.00 7:28
3.00 6:55
4.00 6:58
5.00 7:04
6.00 6:40
7.00 6:52
8.00 6:53
9.00 6:50
10.00 6:51
11.00 6:52
12.00 6:34
13.00 6:17
13.13 5:41

I just found out I have a spot on team Fly By Night for the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage. That's Ragnariffic! 

Asics 2150 2E Miles: 19.27
Comments(1)
Total Distance
39.92
Audio Bible Miles: 20.65Asics 2150 2E Miles: 39.92
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