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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
New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 20.00Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 16.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles this morning, fairly chilly. 37 degrees with 14 mph wind so high 20s with wind chill. Wore my windbreaker pants & jacket plus my thin skull cap on my head plus gloves. The clothes took the chill off for the first mile then after that I got a bit sweaty. My legs were tired from Saturday. Hopefully from going up and down a ladder all day and not from only going 12 miles. I took it nice and slow the first two miles then a bit quicker on the return journey.

AP: 8:51 

New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8 miles this morning and I felt good. Shorts, long sleeve shirt & gloves helped and only a slight breeze. The pace was much improved from yesterday and I wanted to see what I could do on the way back. I pushed it and the last 3 miles were 7:30, 7:23, and 7:00. It was a controlled push. I know I'll feel it tomorrow when I do a slow 6, but I'm glad I could shift the legs into a higher gear as it's been a while.

AP: 8:07 

Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles this fair morning. Temps in the mid 50s but a 14 mph wind made the bare hands the perfect chilly. I could feel soreness in my calves from yesterdays efforts but not much. I also think/hope that I've found out why my right outer calf shin-splint-type soreness sometimes - it's due to my stride. My left leg never has soreness, and that foot doesn't bend much when I run. My right foot tends to bend and do a long push off. I've tried recently to get my right foot to mimic the left with a real short motion and it seems to be doing the trick. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow on my rest day.

AP: 8:27 

New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8 miles, same route as Tuesday. Apparently I'm fairly consistent as Tuesday's time was 1:04:54 and today's time was 1:04:59. I actually thought I was faster today on the out, but I guess not. Again I pushed it on the way back and my final 3 miles were 7:25, 7:25, and 7:07. Those times were faster on Tuesday but I didn't have it in my today. Overall felt good about today and my overall fitness level. 

AP: 8:07 

Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles in my step-back week. A nice 10 mile loop. It's fast downhill the first few miles, then a steady climb back up on a loose gravel road for the next 5 miles then the last bit fairly fast home. I worried about getting home on time as our "Woman's Run" was this morning & my wife & daughter were leaving at 8 am. Pushed myself and never stopped to walk, where I normally walk at least twice on this route.

Afterwards had a crazy day. Helped my brother prep his yard for sod, so lots of raking and rock throwing, etc. for a couple hours in the heat. Then headed home for a birthday party for my 11 yr old boy. He had 10 friends over for an airsoft war and hot dogs over the fire. In between helping I put up some more sheetrock & shelving in the garage. When that was done (8:30 pm) I headed back to my brother's to help lay sod. We got 3 pallets put down, ending at 11 pm. Boy howdy, was I tired. Still feeling it today from the back and the legs. Another good hard working weekend.

AP: 8:22 

New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
36.00
New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 20.00Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 16.00
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