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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, Jul 06, 2015
Total Distance
5.30

Been travelling since Friday with no chance for runs and I can't remember why I didn't run Thursday morning... It made sense at the time though.

We've driven 1350 miles from Billings to Salt Lake then to Reno where we are currently, staying at my wife's brother's house. It's on the mountain towards Lake Tahoe and it's beautiful. I ran this morning near his house, at Galena Park trailhead. I don't recall the trail name but it was a tough one. I'd run it all the time if I lived here, to get in shape for trail runs. It was also at about 6000 feet elevation so it was good training. It was up to the top of a ridge and back with lots of switchbacks. I ran when I could and walked the rest. Really fun run, and quick coming down although the sun was in my eyes halfway on the switchbacks returning to the car and I'm glad I didn't trip.

Not sure what's up with my left knee. It's bugged me since my 26.2 training run on May 2nd. I didn't do anything in particular to hurt it, no tripping or anything I can remember. It bugged me a bit on long runs and on the Bighorn run. It bugged me today on the downhills then we went to Lake Tahoe for the day and it really bugged me walking on the sand. I was almost limping. I sure hope it's nothing serious but I'm concerned.

Tomorrow we're heading to Six Flags north of San Francisco, then Sonoma State Park beach on Wednesday, San Francisco Thursday, not sure Friday then long drive to Salt Lake on Saturday. Hang there for a couple days and home Tuesday. Loooong trip. Hope we don't kill each other before it's over.

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 5.30
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 07, 2015 at 08:07:19 from 108.178.73.170

Wow...what a long entry for a 5 mile run. :-) Sorry about the knee, hopefully it will feel better soon.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Jul 08, 2015 at 17:52:35 from 70.120.215.129

That is one heckuva trip! Puts my whopping 2.5 hour drive to the coast to shame.

Hope the knee calms down for you.

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