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Boise YMCA Christmas Run

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Location:

Rock Springs,Wy,

Member Since:

Aug 26, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

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 I ran for Utah State University for a few years from 1999-2002. I got a little burned out and took a break from running. Now 10 years later, I feel that there is still faster running left to accomplish. I started running again in mid-summer of 2012. I had a short spurt in 2009, but work got in the way.

 PRs: Non-Aided

5K 15:53

8K 26:51

 Marathon 2:45:24 Boston 2015

Aided PRs: 

5K 15:50

10K 31:47

15K 52:25 (Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 1999)

Half Marathon 1:16:28 SLC Haunted Half 2015

Marathon 2:38:12

I have ran 7 marathons and averaged = 2:51:58

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 17:00 5K again

2:45 Marathon

3000 miles in 2013

2013 Race Schedule:

St. Patrick's Day 5K 3/16 1st Place 17:22

Famous Idaho Potato Marathon 5/18 3rd Place 2:52:20

St. George Marathon 10/5 2:45:45

2014 Race Schedule:

Gold Rush Half Marathon 3/15 1st Place  1:21:11

Poultney Chili Cook-Off 5K 9/27  1st Place 16:59

Turkey Trot 11/27

2015 Race Schedule: 

Boston Marathon 4/20/15 2:45:24

Run the Runway 3rd place

Huntsville Marathon 9/26/15 5th place. Took a chance and went out too fast. 2:53:19

Haunted Half SLC 10/24/15 3rd place 1:16:28

2016 Race Schedule:

Phoenix Marathon 2/27/16 2:51

Revel Mt. Charlston Marathon 5/7/16

St. George Marathon 10/1/16

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:35 Marathon 

Personal:

I am married and have a 5 year old little boy and a 2 year old little girl. I graduated from USU in aviation and worked as a pilot for many years. After subsequential furloughs and lay-offs due to the economy, I decided to go back to school. I then graduated from the nursing program at Boise State University. I now fly the University of Utah AirMed (Lifeflight) airplane base in Rock Springs WY.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.300.000.003.5054.80
ASICS Gel-Enhance Ultra 2.0 Miles: 52.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

ASICS Gel-Enhance Ultra 2.0 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.001.007.00

6 miles easy then one mile at 5k race pace

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

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Race: Boise YMCA Christmas Run (2.5 Miles) 00:13:40, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.300.000.002.5014.80

This was my first race in a long time, so I didn't know what to expect. I had the choose to run a 2.5 or 6.1 mile run. I chose the 2.5 mile run because the 6.1 mile course had a huge long hill in it.  I wanted to use this as a confidence builder and to see where my fitness. I wanted to run just under 5:30 for a sub 13:45. This time would have won any other year. Both race started at the same time. There was huge turnout ~3500 participant.

The race started off with a hardy Ho Ho Ho. I didn't want to go out to hard so I held back. At a 1/4 mile I was in about 25th place. I was slowly picking off people. Mile 1 (5:28) I was in about 6th or 7th place.  The leader was way out ahead (he was ran for Boise State). The rest of us were spread out about 10-15 meters.  At this point I still didn't know who was in my race or the other one. At about 1.2 is where the 2.5er made right turn and slit off. Here I could see that I was in 4th place.  There were two high school kids about 15 sec ahead of me. Also, here on out was were the wind really pick up. At 2 miles (5:30) I was making some ground on the 2 hs kids. I passed one of them just after 2.0 miles. I almost caught the second one at the line. He beat me by about 2 sec. I ran the last .5 in 2:42. I felt pretty good with this race since I started running  in Aug. I felt like I could have sustained that pace for another 0.6 miles for a sub 17:00 5k. I just could not have gone faster. I also feel really good about this race because I felt sick and had a fever earlier in the week and have this nasty cough (hence the lower mileage this week).  I think that I have a good base, but just need to do more speed workouts to get faster. My end goal is to run a 6:06 pace at the St. George Marathon this coming fall.

The YMCA fairly good job putting on this event. They had a Christmas Consume contest and Elvis won that competition. There was hot chocolate, chocolate milk, and soup at the finish and.  This race was clearly not put on by runners. Here comes the worst part. When you register for the race, you pay the $30 (kind of a little pricey) which included a long sleeve t-shirt. On the registration there was a box that said check here and pay $3 to have your race chipped so  you can get your official time. Well I didn't want to pay $3 to get my "official time." Well because of this I didn't get my 3rd place Christmas Ornament . The second place guy didn't get his either. From talking  to other runners in both races, many people didn't get awards who should have. Also they said in past years, there was the option to have your race chipped, but those that deserved the awards got them. Just a little frustrating for  paying $30 for a race and not getting the award you earned.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.300.000.003.5054.80
ASICS Gel-Enhance Ultra 2.0 Miles: 52.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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