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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
55.250.000.000.0055.25
Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 47.25Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Six easy miles today at lunch time. Tight but no soreness or pain. I feel like my gait is 90% of normal.

Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Inching back to some kind of normal mileage. Hammy seems to feel better each day. Haven't had even a hint of pain...just occasional tightness.

Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

The beautiful running weather continues. No work this week or next so it's been nice running at different times thorughout the day. Leg feels good.

Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 8.50
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Christmas Eve this time last year was a very snowy and bitter cold day. Not this year. It was seasonably cool but beautiful sunshine ruled the day.

Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 10.00
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Merry Christmas. The only time for a run today was early..around 5:30. It was chilly but ever so quiet. I think I saw two cars the entire 68 minutes. I'm cautiously optimistic that the hammy is healed. Now I just need to get it stengthened and flexible.

Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.750.000.000.0012.75

Another beautiful day in the Northwest. Sunny skies and cool temps. This morning I ran the Tokul loop. It was really windy...gusts over 50mph. It was also a tale of two climates. There were about two miles nestled behind Mount Si that weren't exposed to the wind at all. The result was frozen, frost covered roads and sub freezing temperatures whereas the rest of the run was "warm" in the mid 40s. Weird the little microclimates we get.

Hammy felt fine although I think it is fatigued. Hard to know what is mental vs. physical. Deserved rest day tomorrow.

Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 12.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
55.250.000.000.0055.25
Brooks Ravenna #1 Miles: 47.25Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 8.00
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