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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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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, Mar 01, 2014
Total Distance
20.00

First of my 3 planned 20 milers.  Due to double digit below zero temps I did this on 2 TMs - 5 miles at home, then went to the Y with my family and did 15. It wasn't that bad today. I slept in this morning so was well rested and that helped a lot. Watching Vietnam War in HD on the History channel helped the time go quickly. The last 5 miles I ran at MP, with the last mile slightly faster than MP and I bumped up my speed the last 1/2 mile and finished the last 1/4 at 6:00 pace. A good run all around. 

Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 15:50:45 from 12.162.141.2

Wow nice run! I don't know how you do it. I really have to build up to do a 20 miler, much less with any speed.

From Russ on Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 16:51:21 from 24.72.194.88

Preston, I'm always impressed by how many double digit days you string together in a week. Good to know that a 20 miler still makes you twinge a bit. Me too!

From I Just Run on Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 19:50:45 from 12.162.141.2

Anything over 15 always scares me. I think I'm a quarter horse and not a thoroughbred! :-)

From Russ on Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 19:55:57 from 24.72.194.88

And I think I'm a thoroughbred and not a quarter horse!

From Christie on Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 07:28:20 from 67.22.173.213

Nice Russ!! This should be a big confidence boost for you to finish the last 5 at your goal pace. :)

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