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Grand Columbian 1/2 Iron Triathlon Relay

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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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Total Distance
32.30
Asics 2140tr Miles: 32.30
Total Distance
6.02

5:00am

Too much snooze button, had to cut it short.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:47
2.00    6:57
3.00    6:58
4.00    6:53
5.00    6:40
6.00    6:54
6.02    5:45

Asics 2140tr Miles: 6.02
Comments(3)
Total Distance
11.17

 

4:30am

Farwest hill x 2

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:05
2.00    7:13
3.00    7:09
4.00    7:12
5.00    7:07
6.00    7:13
7.00    7:27
8.00    7:19
9.00    7:19
10.00    7:10
11.00    7:11
11.17    7:05

Asics 2140tr Miles: 11.17
Comments(4)
Total Distance
2.00

4:30am

I got a sharp pain in the bottom of my foot just behind the middle and second smallest toes. I tried walking a bit and it was worse than running so I continued to run back home. It was much better by the time I got back home and I considered finishing the run, but decided to just take it easy until Saturday. What the heck? It still hurts off and on when I walk. It feels like there's a little rock or something inside my foot that's grinding against the bone when I take a step, but not all the time.


Asics 2140tr Miles: 2.00
Comments(13)
Race: Grand Columbian 1/2 Iron Triathlon Relay (13.1 Miles) 01:39:07
Total Distance
13.11

3:00pm

This race really chewed me up and spit me out. The wind and the hills were just too much for me today. The course went out and back twice on the same U shaped route and more than half of it was on primitive dirt/gravel roads chock full of pot holes etc. There were plenty of aid stations, but they were strategically located on the uphill grades so to get a drink you 'd have to break your stride mid-hill, and then struggle to get going again. My foot didn't bother me much until the second time out, and then on the way back the long uphill grade on the dirt road just did me in. I couldn't handle the extra pressure on the ball of my foot from running uphill so I walked nearly all of mile 11. I was already exhausted from running against the wind and the fact that I was still catching up to the runner in front of me didn't give me much incentive to speed up. At the top of the last hill on that dirt road I figured I would at least try to run the downhill side. My foot still twinged a little with almost every step from the uneven surface, but it felt a lot better than it did running uphill. Once I got back to the pavement it was ok for the last mile or so on the highway even though it was uphill again. The last .1 was an easy down hill into the park which took the pressure off of my forefoot enough that I was able to kick across the finish line and not look like a total loser.  Technically, I guess this is a PR for the 1/2 even though my average pace was slower than my last full marathon.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:36
2.00    6:50
3.00    7:08
4.00    7:05
5.00    7:01
6.00    7:18
7.00    7:14
8.00    7:07
9.00    7:29
10.00    8:14
11.00    11:09
12.00    7:54
13.00    7:26
13.11    5:36

Asics 2140tr Miles: 13.11
Comments(14)
Total Distance
32.30
Asics 2140tr Miles: 32.30
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