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Location:

Snoqualmie,WA,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

  • 2011 Boston Marathon -- 2:27 (Top 50)
  • 2011 Steilacoom 20k -- 1:04:57 (1st)
  • 2010 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon -- 2:26 (7th) 
  • 2010 Fall City 10k -- 31:06 (1st)
  • 2009 Indy Mini Marathon -- 1:07:53 (7th)
  • 2009 WWU Invitational -- 10000m (30:58)
  • 2009 UW Indoor Meet -- 5000m (14:49)
  • 2008 Orem Turkey Run -4 miler -- 19:55 (1st)
  • 2008 Seafair Torchlight 8k--25:03 (3rd) 
  • 2008 Time to Fly 5k -- 15:35 (1st)
  • 2008 Newport Marathon -- 2:22:47 (1st)
  • Steilacoom 15M--1:18:30 (1st)
  • 2007 Olympic Trials -- 2:30:41 (91st)
  • 2007 St. George --2:18:55 (3rd)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Feb 23 -- Ft Steilacoom 15M
  • March 23  – Ft. Steilacoom 20k
  • April 15  – Boston Marathon
  • June 8 – Sound to Narrows 12k
  • June 22  – Grandma’s Half Marathon (USATF Champs.)
  • July 7 – Run of the Mill 5k
  • July 27 – Torchlight 8k
  • September – SJJ Half (maybe)
  • October/November – Fall Marathon (maybe)
  • December – Club XC Nationals

Long-Term Running Goals:

 Stay healthy

Personal:

Ran track my junior and senior years in high school and cross country my senior year. Went to BYU but did not run. Served LDS church mission to San Bernardino, CA. Started running again in April 2005. Marathon debut was St. George in 2005.

I coach the Mount Si High School Track Team (distance)

Been married for almost 17 years. My wife, Mara, and I have four kids ages 16, 14, 13 and 11.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks T5 Lifetime Miles: 34.00
Ravenna Lifetime Miles: 250.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.251.000.000.0016.25

A.M.

Man I hate the treadmill. I would have run down to Central Park and done a full loop but I had to get a 5:15am start because of early business meetings and I wasn't excited about running down 18 blocks of city streets in the dark to get to the park.

Still feel way too good for only three days after a tough marathon. 7 miles at 6:40s and four quarters at 5:24s.

I'm going to try and do some strength building exercises and some weights tonight. The family leaves for Seattle this evening so I'll be all alone. Figure I might as well focus on running stuff while we are apart.

P.M.

OK...now I know how the single and/or childless people have the time to run 120-140 mile weeks. I sent my wife and kids back to Seattle at 4pm today. Got back to my room and was lonely so I went for a run through Central Park. The only bad part was running in rush hour traffic from my hotel at 42nd and Madison up to Central Park. I actually found that dodging people was way harder than dodging cars. I also found the bus lanes to be express lanes.

Once I got to the park, I ran the Trials 5-mile loop backwards. I seriously don't remember any of the landmarks from the run on Saturday except the Museum of Art. During the race on Saturday I never saw the ballfields or reservoir. Not sure how I missed the two biggest landmarks in the race.

The run tonight did have a somber moment. I passed the boathouse where Ryan Shay fell and died. My heart skipped a beat. The boathouse was another landmark I never saw during the race and it was sad to pass by it once again.

It was nice to run around the course again. No regrets or disappointment. I did the loop in 6:30s with little effort. It was weird passing through the finishing area with no one there. Eerie silence.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From James on Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 19:50:21

I found a good picture that you have probably already seen, but here it is anyways.

http://eliterunning.com/photos/index.php?g2_itemId=103662

From Sean on Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 20:44:35

Hadn't seen it. Thanks for passing along.

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