Training in Montana

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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, Jan 15, 2013

Total Distance

5.00

5 TM miles at lunchtime at the Y. Very windy today, and it's starting to warm up so the snow is getting to the gooey stage. Not warm enough for slush, but not running weather. Very crowded at the Y. Glad I snagged a TM. Lots of sad people today.

Did a progression run, which is what I always tend to do on a TM as I just want to finish. Is there anything wrong with continual TM progression runs? Outside I tend to keep a pace pretty steady, so I'm not worried. Just wondered if the experts out there who happen to peruse my blog had an opinion. Started at 5.0 for 1/2 mile, then 6.0 for 1 1/2, 6.5 for 1, 7.0 for 1, 7.5 for 3/4 then up to 10.0 for the last 1/4. Felt great. Kept my body low and slow and just let my feet glide across the ground. Wish it were that easy to run 6:00 pace outside.

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bam on Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 14:26:23 from 89.126.28.24

Progression runs are where it's at, my man. You've just got to let them happen, let your legs take you where they wanna go. The secret's learning not to go through the gears too quickly and not to blow up. You should feel like you're zipping along at the end but not shattered. You can go from easy to moderate, or easy to moderate to fast etc. Always start very slow and then go with the flow. Safe.

From Russ on Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 15:47:05 from 74.114.3.253

Excellent. Thanks Bam! I will progressively run on the TM this winter with no concerns.

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