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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
Total Distance
3.14

Raining today so treadmill miles. 2% incline, warmed up at 6.0, most of run at 7.0 with a 1/2 mile stretch of 7.5 and the last .25 at 8.0. Afterwards did 3 sets of squats, shoulders, and curls. 1:30 plank, 1:00 bicycles, 25 pushups.

I got into the St. George Marathon! Their system was a bit whacked this morning so I thought I didn't get in but after sulking I quadruple checked different ways of inputting my info (Russ, Russell, Montana, MT) and was very surprised when my name popped up. I'm very excited as I get to go to St. George for the 2nd time this year and am looking forward to running the same course that my Dad did his sole marathon in 1987 (approx). His running inspired me to want to do a marathon but it took me 20 years before I figured out how to act on my desire.

Blue Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 3.14
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kam on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 14:47:25 from 68.66.163.179

Way to get in, Russ. I should have entered the lottery. I think I'll do desnews, per your suggestion. The beauty is, I don't have to sign up until the week before! That gives me 2 months to vacillate.

From Kam on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 14:47:51 from 68.66.163.179

Way to keep up the core work. It's been 3 months since I did a plank. I thought about it last night, though.

From Russ on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 17:05:26 from 74.114.3.253

Deseret News is beautiful and with all your downhill training you should do well. Tech shirt was crappy, expo is a bit lame, and the ending was blah but the medal was cool though. Crazy early start and cold up top waiting to start but gorgeous watching the moon set last year. As for planks, even with 3 months off you'd kick my butt for longest plank. 2:00 is my longest to date. Maybe some lifetime I can bump it up to the Kamosphere.

From peg on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 13:06:16 from 98.202.156.12

That is awesome Russ!! I guess I will be coming to St. George to once again cheer you on! How exciting!! Do the rent's know?

From Russ on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 19:44:14 from 74.114.3.253

Kam, I guess I'll follow a Hal plan again for the SGM. I'm thinking of either the Intermediate 1 or 2 plan. The 1 has 2 20 milers and maxes at 44 miles per week; the 2 has 3 20 milers and maxes at 50 mpw. My goal is an 8:15 pace. And Peg, yep the parents know. It will be awesome to have a cheering section! We'll see lots of each other this year. Good times.

From Kam on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 20:15:51 from 68.66.163.179

I'd go with plan one, but throw in that extra 20 miler. How many days a week do you run on either plan?

I think 8:15 pace is within reach. You will have another year of training under your belt, and have sorted out your itb and core.

From Russ on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 20:24:01 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks Kam - I'll do plan one this time, then bump it up to plan two next time. Both plans are running 5 days a week which is comfortable for me right now. I had built my own plan to get up to 40 mpw and this will take me there then I'll hopefully maintain that mileage afterwards. That 30K I did was actually 19.13 miles and I averaged an 8:32, so with 6 more months of training I think I can bring it down another 15-20 seconds. 6 more months, can hopefully do an 8:00 then just keep ticking it down from there until BQ when I'm 55....

From Kam on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 20:33:20 from 68.66.163.179

You probably don't need to wait 15 years, Russ. But I am finding that each successive 30 second pace improvement requires greater effort.

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