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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:

??

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
34.57
Asics 2130blk Miles: 34.57
Total Distance
10.29

7:00am

I planned on running with a friend today so I left my MP3 player at home and ended up running by myself with no audio bible ( I did finish Isaiah on Friday's run). I changed my regular route and ran lots of hills today. I think I could have ran them all faster, but I started out pretty easy and picked up the pace or effort depending on the grade just a little with each mile. Mile 8 wasn't really that steep, but I was really regretting the quart of eggnogg I drank last night. I don't think I'll do that again. The rest of the run was really good. Next weekend I think I'll do another long one between 15 and 20.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:47
2.00    7:47
3.00    7:54
4.00    7:42
5.00    7:30
6.00    7:33
7.00    7:25
8.00    7:46
9.00    7:22
10.00    7:12
10.29    7:07

Asics 2130blk Miles: 10.29
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Total Distance
8.09

5:00am

41° and I dreessed for 11°! I had to shed the hotties at mile 3, the gloves at mile 4, the beanie at 5. I was sweating so much I think I lost about a pound per mile.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:22
2.00    7:36
3.00    7:19
4.00    7:17
5.00    7:18
6.00    7:39
7.00    7:12
8.00    7:08
8.09    6:57

Asics 2130blk Miles: 8.09
Comments(3)
Total Distance
8.09

5:00am

Nice quiet run. No traffic, no ice, no rain, no wind :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:28
2.00    7:36
3.00    7:14
4.00    7:20
5.00    7:21
6.00    7:36
7.00    7:13
8.00    7:06
8.09    7:02

Asics 2130blk Miles: 8.09
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Total Distance
8.10

7:00am

Lots of energy left towards the end so I picked up the pace a little more than usual for the last couple miles. I'm looking forward to my long run on Sunday!

It's been a year now since I joined the blog and aside from making some new friends I have set new PRs for every distance up to 21 miles and I know a Boston qualifying marathon is just around the corner! Thank you Sasha for creating this site and thanks to all the fastrunning bloggers for your support and encouragement!

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:26
2.00    7:41
3.00    7:13
4.00    7:21
5.00    7:27
6.00    7:41
7.00    7:09
8.00    6:49
8.10    6:24

Asics 2130blk Miles: 8.10
Comments(2)
Total Distance
34.57
Asics 2130blk Miles: 34.57
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