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Location:

Billings,MT,

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

~~Longest Ultra: Bighorn Trail Run: 12:19:00, 52 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 20, 2015

50K: Bighorn Trail Run: 5:52:13, 32 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 15, 2013

Marathon: 3:25:01, Deseret News Marathon, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

Half-Marathon: 1:37:00 (downhill), Deseret News Marathon Split, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

10K: 44:07, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2012

5K: 20:25, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into running shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not get super fat, and qualify for Boston before I'm 50 (April 2023).

Personal:

Started running seriously in March 2010. Married 22 years to a hot momma and we have 3 boys, 1 sweet girl, 2 dogs, 3 2 0 1 cat, and 6     4 5 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 chickens (until Spring 2019 when we'll start over). As of September 2018 I'm looking for work... yay. I'm on the local School Board.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adrenaline 18 Lifetime Miles: 424.24
Cascadia 12 Lifetime Miles: 396.50
Adrenaline 18 #2 Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Altra Lifetime Miles: 50.50
Brooks 20 Lifetime Miles: 50.00
Cascadia Green/orange Lifetime Miles: 223.00
Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Total Distance
10.00

My favorite 10 mile route, but in less-than-favorite conditions. Ah, the bloody wind. My route is basically North-South, and this wind was a 21 mph WNW wind so it pushed me right up my Veyo hill in about 2 minutes per mile quicker than normal. That was cool, but the 5 miles back was pretty tough. Even downhill into the wind is tough. I also need to find me a nice running windbreaker. I wore an old warmup suit top which was fine, but a little too heavy for running and it makes the dreaded "swish-swish" sound with every move. The main problem was it kept my sweat in too much but I am glad I had it as it mostly kept out the wind.

The sun was setting over the Beartooth mountains when I got on top of the hill at 4 miles, and it was nice. Not amazing tonight, but very nice. Made it home before it got too dark but I did have to take off the sunglasses with 1/2 mile to go as our awful dirt road has lots of hidden ankle breakers.

AP: 8:41. Now I get to stay home with my sick 5 year old girl who has a 103 fever. She's bummed. I'm not. Not a huge party fan. I'm a runner. I'm an introvert. But I repeat myself.

Happy New Year everyone! Here's to all of us hitting some major mileage & race milestones in 2012. I hit 1283 miles in 2011, and shooting for 1800 in 2012.

New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From peg on Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 00:07:24 from 208.54.4.136

Wow impressive miles for the year! I know you can reach your goal for 2012 as well! Run on!!!!! P.s I hope Lizzie is feeling better today!

From Russ on Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 12:07:23 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks Peg! Lizzie is feeling great - in fact, she felt great all day yesterday. I wish I felt like that with strep, but hopefully strep will skip everyone else in the family.

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