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

Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Total Distance

5.50

5 miles this brisk morning. Had a nice stiff WSW wind but I didn't feel it too much. My legs are back! I've run really well the past few days, and today was no exception. I did my standard out and back course and I ran much faster than I normally do. This 5K mentality is picking up my speed plus being on the treadmill helps me so much with a faster turnover. I forget that and need to hit the treadmill on a regular basis (once a month at least) to remind my legs how fast they can move if a little belt moves them along. It really helps me when on the road. I think I wrote this yesterday but I'm shooting for a 6:30 pace in the Turkey 5K and that might be a stretch goal, but I'm going for it. I need to run lots of 6:30 pace in the next 5-6 weeks.

Splits something like 9:40 (mostly uphill), 8:04, 7:46, 7:24, 6:40 (mostly downhill). AP: 7:48

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Claudio on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 14:45:04 from 74.103.100.74

Hey Russ, you made an excellent observation in your entry yesterday about the ratio of long runs mileage to total mileage. And you're setting a very challenging goal for your 5k, I like the attitude!

From Russ on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 15:44:37 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks Claudio. I appreciate the comments!

From Bam on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 03:26:44 from 89.204.196.24

Yep, what Claudio said +1. Perhaps you might want to consider doing something a touch under 6:30 too - this will make 6:30 pace feel easier. But nothing too fast - you don't want to get injured.

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