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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
Tue, Dec 11, 2012
Total Distance
3.50

3.5 treadmill miles. Walked a bit at 4.0, ran at 5.5 for a mile, then 6.0 for a mile or more, and 6.5 for the last 1/2 mile at least. At 6.5 felt a bit of a tug on the achilles but no pain.

The woman running on a treadmill behind me was the only Montanan to qualify for the Olympic Trials marathon. She's amazing. I've still never talked to her but I will someday. Seems like a super nice person but very shy.

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:41:44 from 155.100.226.191

That woman (Sarah Graves) finished a couple spots ahead of Andrea at Philly last year. She's run a lot of very good marathons. Last year she did 2:46, 2:44, 2:50 in a 2 month span.

From Russ on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:59:49 from 74.114.3.253

Right on! I didn't put Sarah's name as I figured nobody would know her, but I noticed her in one of Andrea's pictures from the Philadelphia marathon and then saw she missed the QT by a bit. I was shocked when I saw a story in our local paper 2 weeks later that she qualified at CIM. She's a beast! She's at every event around town and wins them all and she seems like the nicest person.

From Jake K on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:38:01 from 155.100.226.191

Very cool.

What you wrote there is exactly why I feel the OT standards need to be high, but not so high that people like Sarah don't think its out of their reach. They bring a lot of positive attention to the sport, and generally are strong supporters of the local running scene. I'm worried w/ the women's time dropping to 2:43, some women might not chase it this time around.

From Russ on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 13:24:50 from 74.114.3.253

Ah - I didn't realize the Women's standards dropped to 2:43. That's a bummer as it's not like the Houston trials had a barrage of runners, but those with slower times made the dream of a lifetime. And we all know women on this blog who came so close to that 2:47, so it was a very tough time in and of itself. Once you retire from competition, you'll need to join the board and help them with their rule making abilities.

From Jake K on Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 13:33:23 from 155.100.226.191

I think athletes will rise up. Andrea was a bit discouraged at first, but I think she is starting to believe she can do it.

Unfortunately the rules get made behind the scenes for the most part, w/ little input from athletes....

http://camilleherron.com/2012/12/04/2012-usatf-national-meeting/

From Russ on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 08:48:10 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks for the link! I'd read Camille's blog after allie ran the Woodlands marathon but didn't bookmark it so hadn't been back. Camille is now bookmarked. Very interesting how it all works, and not too transparent. Hope some of the changes that are recommended in her blog happen. I also read her Spiderwoman Guinness record. Hilarious! And a bit gross. I don't think I'll ever be going #2 in full stride... :)

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