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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
65.000.004.000.0069.00
Brooks Inifinity Black #2 Miles: 38.75Brooks ST3 Racer #3 Miles: 11.25Brooks Launch Miles: 19.00
Weight: 143.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.250.000.000.0013.25

Despite eating way too much this weekend, I managed to feel OK for my run this morning.

Brooks Inifinity Black #2 Miles: 13.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

Thick overcast but perfect temperature. Ran along the Sammamish River trail.

Brooks Inifinity Black #2 Miles: 13.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.400.000.000.0012.40

If there was ever such a thing as a perfect day for an easy 13 mile run, it would be today. 75 degrees, light breeze, a few clouds floatings by. Days like this are what make the winters here bearable. Ran along the Sammamish River trail. Such a beautiful run. Getting the itch to run a Fall marathon but trying to find one that doesn't totally thrash me for cross country. Looking forward to the SJJ Half Marathon on Labor Day.

Brooks Inifinity Black #2 Miles: 12.40
Weight: 143.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.004.000.0011.25

A relatively "easy" pre-race workout. 4M@5:15 pace. The workout should have been a lot easier than it was. Hit the times but felt like I had run 12M at that pace not 4. Weird how some workouts just don't go as hoped. Felt even worse during the cooldown. 7:00 pace felt hard.

I did it in the evening after having eating a wonderfully tasty but bloating Qdoba burrito with my wife for lunch. Hopefully things will go better on Monday.

Brooks ST3 Racer #3 Miles: 11.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

A beautiful 12 miles along the Sammamish River Trail.

Brooks Launch Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy 7 with my sister and Mark Howard essentially running the RR Days 10k route. My sister split off at 4 to run longer. It was painful to only run 7 on a Saturday but with the half marathon on Monday, it made sense.

 

Brooks Launch Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
65.000.004.000.0069.00
Brooks Inifinity Black #2 Miles: 38.75Brooks ST3 Racer #3 Miles: 11.25Brooks Launch Miles: 19.00
Weight: 143.00
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