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December 21, 2024

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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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Brooks T5 Lifetime Miles: 34.00
Ravenna Lifetime Miles: 250.00
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A very windy but mild morning in Las Vegas. Business brings me to Sin City, a place I loath. One great thing about Vegas is it's streets are on that Utah-like grid system. So I took off away from the Strip and ran an 8-mile square.

Felt pretty good after a difficult workout yesterday. I'm still bugged about missing the last mile split so badly. I was supposed to do the workout with the two other Trials guys from the area at the UW indoor facility. It would have been nice to see if doing it inside without the wind and doing it with two fast guys would have helped. But I walked away tired and healthy, usually two good things after a workout.

Hit 75 miles for the week which is the highest I've been since before the Trials. Hoping to be in the mid-80s this coming week.

Talked to my coach breifly about 2008 and I think I'm going to run the Eugene Half marathon in early May. It's a fast course, it's my old hometown, and I need to redeem myself after a disappointing finish in the full last April.

I would love to see others from the blog join me for the half or full. Both are pretty quick courses.

Oh...and Paul, the Seahawks are going to walk away from Green Bay with a win on Saturday. Seahawks 20 - Packers 17

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Comments
From Logan on Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 22:13:17

You are brave to call out Paul and his Packers!

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 23:26:48

"We want the ball, and we're going to score" -- Matt Hasselbeck.

I'll just leave it with that.

From Sean on Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 14:08:14

to be clear, Hasselbeck threw the game-winning touchdown...it just happened to be to the wrong guy. Forecast is for snow. I'm taking my two boys to the game. Can't wait.

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 14:17:10

I just saw that you got tickets. I'm totally jealous. Although I have ran in Wisconsin, I have never been to Lambeau Field. Frankly, the latter will be better than the former. I'll have be content to sit at home and eat bratwurst in my basement.

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