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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
Mon, Oct 15, 2012
Total Distance
6.00

6 tough miles today, uphill and in a headwind. I guess I didn't get all the rest I needed this weekend as my legs were pretty beat, yet I barely ran last week. I've had a lot going on. I need to find a long race and put together a training plan to boost my motivation. It is sorely lacking.

AP: 8:46 

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 09:56:22 from 67.79.11.242

Hi Russ,

Thought I'd come visit as I see you commented on my blog. Actually I'd like to really come visit you in Montana :-) because I know it's beautiful up there! Looking at your race times it looks like we're on the same track. I started running in June '10 (never run before) but I'm afraid I'm somewhat over the hill for becoming really fast. I do have some goals to hopfully accomplish in the next couple of years though.

BTW...I like kids, animals and orange too :-)

Keep up the good running...see you on the blog!

I Just Run

From Kam on Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:25:31 from 68.66.163.179

Take it easy, Russ. You had a killer marathon. Your next one will be even better, but having some down time, and focusing on shorter distances in the meantime is going to help you more than getting back into the grind of marathon training. Enjoy the semi-break.

Your motivation will return when you see how well you do in the 5k, and get a spring marathon on the schedule. If you make it Ogden, I'd pace.

From Russ on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 14:04:27 from 74.114.3.253

IJR - thanks for stopping by! Montana is a great place. We don't have many races, but some pretty fantastic scenery.

Kam - thanks for the voice of reason once again. This past couple weeks has reinforced that I am a man who needs a plan (in all parts of my life). Without it I flounder. I hadn't put my 5K training plan onto my calendar so I'll do that today. It should help a lot. Not sure about Ogden - I'll probably do my 50K from hell again in June. It was a beast but some friends from work might do it this year.

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