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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
73.120.004.004.3881.50
ST4 Yellow #2 Miles: 24.25Brooks Ravenna #6 Miles: 35.25Brooks Ravenna #5 Yellow Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.620.000.004.3817.00

6 miles in the morning to shake off the cobwebs of the day off Sunday. Dempsey Indoor workout tonight.

7x1000m in the Dempsey Indoor. It was really toasty in there tonight. I looked at the times Tom had down for me and was a bit leery. between 2:55 (4:40 pace) and 2:58, ideally alternating between the two. That seemed really fast. I did have two people to run with though which was nice.

2:55, 2:58, 2:56. 2:59, 3:01, 3:00, 2:57.

About midway through I stopped trying to alternate and just went pretty much as hard as I could. Had to make two trips to the bathroom during the 2:00 rest intervals. That was a bummer but managed to "git 'er done" in time to start the next rep. More of an annoyance than anything else.

I was pretty gassed by the midway point. The last few were all about being mentally tough. This is where having peers to run with helps. No body wants to quit early. So I hung in there and turned in a really solid final rep.

Good workout overall. Still several pounds heavy which doesn't help.17 miles for the day.

 

 

ST4 Yellow #2 Miles: 6.00Brooks Ravenna #6 Miles: 11.00
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Brooks Ravenna #6 Miles: 12.00
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12 chilly miles. Was a bit underdressed. But it was peaceful.

Brooks Ravenna #5 Yellow Miles: 12.00
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Brooks Ravenna #5 Yellow Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Brooks Ravenna #6 Miles: 12.25
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Track workout this morning under mostly sunny skies.

8x800 alternating between 2:20 and 2:24 with just 90 seconds rest.

2:20, 2:24, 2:20, 2:25, 2:22, 2:25. 2:24, 2:23.

The last few were all about mental toughness. I was a couple seconds slow on each and I really wanted to quit at 6 but kept powering through. I was very pleased with the 2:23 final rep especially since it took a :33 on final 200 meters to get it.

ST4 Yellow #2 Miles: 18.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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ST4 Yellow #2 Miles: 24.25Brooks Ravenna #6 Miles: 35.25Brooks Ravenna #5 Yellow Miles: 22.00
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