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December 2015

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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
Total Distance
60.60
Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 60.60
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
4.30

4 miles on the Y TM at lunch. I ran the whole time, no stopping, and it was tough. Kept it at 1% incline until the last mile, ran 1 mile at 6 mph, 2 miles at 7 mph, then dropped the incline to 0 and upped the speed, finished last 1/4 6:30 pace.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 4.30
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5.30

5 miles on the home TM this morning. It was tough but I was able to tough it out and not walk. That's progress. 1/2 mile at 6.0, next 3 at 7.0, 1/2 at 7.5, 1/2 at 8.0, last 1/4 at 9.0.

I'm planning on doing a Half Ironman relay in May in St. George, Utah with my niece swimming, my brother-in-law on bike, and me on the run. Not letting them down will help with my speed. Hoping for a 1:35 half (7:14 pace) and I should be able to match or beat that if I can get some long and fast miles in between now and then. I've got time.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 5.30
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6.00

Crazy day today but got some afternoon time on the home TM and that was more than I thought I'd get.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 6.00
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5.00

Running on the TM continues to be a struggle. I don't think I've run outside for a while now, so maybe I should do that. Had to take son #2 to wrestling practice at 6 am today and it's near my work so I hit the Y and ran on the TM and watched Flash. It's a great show - fun to watch, nice plot line, and totally clean. I wonder if it will continue to be clean. Most series go for the cheap humor after a while as it must be hard to continue writing clean, interesting scripts.

I intended to run 6 miles but my legs were feeling a bit leaden and the miles weren't rolling by like they normally do. I walked a couple times in the middle and finally quit at 5 miles for time.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 5.00
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6.00

Super busy week with early mornings and late nights meant no gym time for me. Got up this morning at 4:45 to get my son to the high school for a wrestling meet later today. It was early. Got to the Y at 5:20 then ran on the TM while watching Flash. Fun show. Had an iPad accident where my arm got out of control and I snagged the headphone cord. iPad crashed to the TM belt and zipped on past. I dropped it again while trying to get it situated. They call me smooooth.

First 3/4 mile at 6 mph, next 4 at 7 mph, then some at 8, walked for a bit, then finished at 9 and 10. Too quick for these old legs.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 6.00
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3.00

Not much time this morning to run after I got the oldest boys breakfast, so I did a few on the home TM. I'm not much of a TM runner or an experimental runner - I normally just run (which explains why I haven't BQd). I've been experimenting on the TM, but by default not by experimental design. I've been upping my speeds, can't handle them, so slow down, then when I go back to the fast speed I can handle it the 2nd time. You well-coached or smart runners already know this. Not me. I started at 6 for a while, then bumped to 7 for a mile or more, then up to 8 but that was a struggle so I struggled for a while then dropped down to 7 for a while, then time was running out so up to 8 and it was much easier, and I finished at 9.0 for 1/2 mile or so and it wasn't horrible. Funny thing about warming up that you all figured out long ago. I'm only just seeing this.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
4.00

Big snowstorm yesterday cancelled school for the kids and my wife, first time in 25 years in Billings. Wasn't so much the snow amount (8-10") but the icy roads last night and this morning. The crews took good care of us during the night and the snow stopped so decent driving conditions this morning for me.

Hit the Y at lunch and ran on the TM and my legs are making a comeback. Warmed up at 6.0, then 1 1/2 miles at 7.0, 1 mile at 8.0, last mile at 9.0 then a cooldown. I'm on 0% incline so I'm not all that, but a few weeks ago I couldn't do this so it makes me happy to see some progress, however slight. I need to up my mileage though.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 TM miles at the Y at Noon. 1/2 mile at 6, 1.5 at 7, 2 at 8, finished last 1/4 at 10.1.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 4.00
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4.00

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 4.00
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5.00

I'm pretty sure I did 5 this day but I can't completely remember.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 5.00
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5.00

5 TM miles at the Y after my first full week in 5 years of not running for no particular reason. It wasn't easy. My legs are so fresh that they aren't.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 TM miles at the Y. It's tough to keep going so I didn't all at once. But I finished.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 6.00
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3.00

3 TM miles at home before heading to a friend's house for NYE.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 3.00
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60.60
Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 60.60
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