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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
85.356.000.000.0091.35
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.250.000.000.0018.25

Nice morning for a run. Mid 40s and overcast. I escaped the brief shower we had morning. While we're a long way from Summer, you can start to see the weather slowly starting to be more favorable more often.

Sunday's rest day was much needed after a hard effort on Saturday. I was bothered all day yesterday with a tender shin and limited flexibility. It took about five miles before the muscle got warm enough this morning to not inhibit my stride. I'll have to keep a close eye on it. So far, I can still run without major pain for inconvenience.

 

Had an hour this evening to runanother seven+ miles. Still some sorness in my shin.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

A stunning afternoon in Seattle. 60 degrees and sunshine couldn't keep me indoors over the lunch hour. I was going to run this morning but it was 30 degrees and with a sore and tight shin, I didn't want to press my luck.

So ran 12 miles along the East Lake Samammish Trail this afternoon. It's a gravel trail which my coach suggested to put a slightly lighter load on my leg to help my shin recover quicker.He also had me do extra stretched along the way. It is still tender but it feels a lot better. I was going to double tonight but I think I'll be satisfied with my 12 for the day and double again on Thursday and maybe Friday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.255.000.000.0013.25

Gentle workout today given the race on Saturday. Three mile warmup followed by four miles at 5:40 then ne more mile at 5:20. Finished with a five mile cool down. Also did some four sets of 12 Plyos. Trying to get those calves stronger.

Shin is still a bit tight but the faster miles didn't seem to bother it any. It is getting progressively better. Looking back, I think it was my delayed and shortened cool down after my race the gave me the trouble.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.850.000.000.0019.85

Nice morning for a run despite the rain. It was actually a very fine mist. It was like getting sprayed with a water bottle.

I forgot to charge my Garmin overnight so I ran without it this morning wearing only a cheap wristwatch. So I knew my starting time and ending time but no mile splits which was actually refreshing.

It's nice also that the daylight is coming earlier and earlier in the morning. I only needed the headlamp for the first four miles.

Another 7.25 tonight.

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So when I left on my run, it was sunny and 61 degrees and pretty breezy. By the end of my run, the temp was 58 degrees, thick overcast and threatening to pour rain. By the time I left the locker room, it was pouring rain outside. It's nice to miss the rain every once in a while.

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17.001.000.000.0018.00

I was going to do a 6-8 mile tempo run in the middle of my 18-20 miler today except after the first mile at a measly 5:40 I could not go any longer. I'm not sick per se, but I have been battling a croop. Today, it went to my chest and i had maybe 2/3 lung capacity which severely limits pushing any kind of decent pace. So I ran 6:45s just like a normal run. I took some inhaler but it didn't help much.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
85.356.000.000.0091.35
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