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Tacoma Runners 5k

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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.

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Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles: 964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Totals
Total Distance
66.04
Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 42.54
Sun, Aug 25, 2013
Total Distance
15.07

9:00am

10 miles around Oakbrook and up Farwest hill in some new kicks. My tried and true Asics 21xx are not availble anymore :( I thought the pair I had would last through the marathon, but they are in really bad shape after 700+ miles. I ended up buying some brooks yesterday after trying on a bunch of other models and brands. So far, so good. They feel more like my Asics 2170s than the other Asics models did. Sadly they were not any cheaper... $110

7:15 avg pace

2:30pm

5 miles on the TM with a slight decline @ 6:40

Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 15.07
Comments(3)
Tue, Aug 27, 2013
Total Distance
15.50

4:30am

Too dark to run very fast. I picked a bad route to the Y this morning. No sidewalks or street lights for over half the run. It was worth it to sit in the hot tub for a while, but next time I'll plan it better.

7:29 avg.

6:30pm

5.5 With the Fleet Feet running group. I had to go back to exchange my new shoes and they had a group run going on so I joined them. Extra bonus: A New Balance rep was there to demo shoes and bought the whole group tacos and beers after the run :)

6:59 avg pace.

Comments(3)
Wed, Aug 28, 2013
Total Distance
8.00

Had to cut it short. Too slow getting out the door today.

7:31

Comments(2)
Fri, Aug 30, 2013
Total Distance
21.04

9:30am

Late start for my last long run. Not a bad pace (7:23) considering the hills and it's already 71° outside. Bring on the taper!

Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 21.04
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Sat, Aug 31, 2013
Race: Tacoma Runners 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:19:38, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
6.43

8:00am

I wasn't sure what to expect the day after my long run and at the end of a 300+ mile month. I just did my best to keep up with a young kid who was playing "air drums" through most of the race. I thought I had him as I pulled away on the last incline after the 3 mile mark, then he busted out a sprint that made me feel my age and pulled away from me in the last 100 yards or so. My pace for the last .1 was smokin' fast and earned me a new PR on this course.

6:17, 6:41, 6:14, 4:47

10:00am

Easy 3.3 mile jog to the store for some bananas. 7:35 avg.

Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 6.43
Comments(6)
Totals
Total Distance
66.04
Brooks Adrenaline GT13 Miles: 42.54
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