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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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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
Total Distance
36.00
Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 15.00Brooks ASR 9 Miles: 21.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
7.00

Very windy all night long, gusts up to 55 mph, so stayed home and ran on the TM. 2% incline, warmed up at 6 mph, then bumped to 7 for a while, then 8.1 (MP) for the last 2 miles as I was rushed for time. My 10 yr old son had hidden the TM key from my 7 yr old daughter a couple days ago, so I had to wake up my son at 6 am to ask where the key was. He mumbled where to find it. Funny kid. Lost 10 minutes so I ran a bit faster to make up for it.

Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
3.00

3 on the TM at home this morning. I know 3 isn't many miles, but that's what Hal has for today on his advanced 1 schedule, and I'm not gonna lie: I like the short days. It's a nice rest.

Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
5.00

Not completely sure of mileage, but 5 is about right. Did a Hal 35 minute tempo run on the TM. His idea of a tempo is different from others that I've read, and not sure I did it right, but it worked for me. Started off at 2% incline warming up at 6 mph for 1/2 mile, then bumped up 0.5 mph for each 1/2 mile. When I got to 13 minutes I decided that I should do my big speed tempo for the next 15 minutes. Bumped it up to 8.5 mph (7:04 pace but feels like 6:50 pace at 2% incline) and held it there for 15 minutes. That was a good hard pace, one that I didn't think I could keep, but I did. Watching movies while TM running works well for me as it takes my mind off the task at hand and I just run. Watched the last few minutes of the horrible movie Anaconda, and the first few minutes of Batman & Robin. Nice brainless running. My kind of morning.

Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
7.00

7 miles outside in the gorgeous moonlight. Clear skies and a full moon on the Western horizon meant that I didn't use my headlamp. What a beautiful way to start the day. Temps 30F with 10-15 mph WSW wind, which wasn't too bad. Legs felt good after a day of rest. My watch needs a new battery (which I have but I need some time to do it as it's not a simple fix) so I used an app on my phone to track speed and distance. This was great because I couldn't see the pace as I ran, but every mile the computer voice would interrupt what I was listening to and tell me overall time and pace of last mile. It's an out & back, up then down course, so on the up I was approx 9:28, 8:38, 8:15, then on the down 7:22, 7:18, 7:03. Those paces didn't feel difficult and best of all I didn't know what pace I was running and I hit my targets. AP: 8:06.

Brooks ASR 9 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
14.00

14 miles up Hillcrest with Angela, the woman I'm going to pace in the Bighorn 100 mile run. First time meeting her and running with her so it was nice to be better understand her and what she'll need in the race.

The run was good. A steady breeze in our faces on the way out but it was 30 degrees so not cold. Slower paces than I normally run, which was good for me. Sometimes it's nice to just run. This has some nasty hills and I'm used to them but Angela isn't, so a good wake up call for her to get lots more hills in very soon. She's running a 50 mile race near San Antonio on March 1st so now can better prep for it.

Brooks ASR 9 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
36.00
Brooks Ravenna 5 Miles: 15.00Brooks ASR 9 Miles: 21.00
Weight: 0.00
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