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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
Fri, Apr 05, 2013
Total Distance
6.00

6 more difficult miles this morning. I normally go up the hill so that my out is slow and steady and my return is downhill and fast. I need to switch it up more as going downhill first then working my way back home is definitely more challenging. 43F outside, so much nicer. Still dressed too warmly so bring on 50s and I'll know what to do.

AP: 8:36

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:02:59 from 97.117.87.221

most every run i do is uphill first, downhill last. no one wants to climb up a hill at the end of a run! ;)

good work this morning.

From Russ on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:08:24 from 74.114.3.253

thanks allie. i knew i had it right the first time! i want overdeveloped knee muscles and apparently that is the trick. sweet.

From Bam on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:44:04 from 89.126.28.24

Run dowhill at the start and finish - get the old lady to pick you at the bottom of the hill:)

From Russ on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 09:55:10 from 74.114.3.253

Brilliant Bam! I knew you were good for more than just your excellent prose.

From I Just Run on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 10:56:19 from 67.79.11.242

I have the pleasure of running a bunch of annoying little hills...up-down-up-down-up-down. It feels great when I get to run on some flat terrain :-)

Glad to hear you are finally getting some warmer weather!

From Russ on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 11:15:03 from 74.114.3.253

IJR, I have almost no flat ground where I live. If I run in town at the Y I get lots of flat, but normally I run at home. All the hills really help me on races with a lot of up and down, but that's just a perk of living in the hills.

Here's my normal 6 mile course: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/266368675. It's also my 4 mile course most days, I just turn around at mile 2. Today's run was the first 3 miles of this course: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244548114. I turned around at 3 and came back home.

From I Just Run on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 14:07:22 from 67.79.11.242

That's a good run. I need to find out how to connect to the Garmin Connect... I'm going to look into it. If I can I'll show you my routes.

From I Just Run on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 15:10:15 from 67.79.11.242

Ha ha... It took a while but I figured it out. Now I'm a Garmin Connect Guy. Here is my run today. It was my 6.8 mile loop X3+ to make the 21 miles. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all of this information but it looks intriguing :-) It looks like my biggest climb is 112' on one mile stretch.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/293632251

From Russ on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 15:57:26 from 74.114.3.253

Nice IJR! I've never been to San Antonio so I admit I thought it was all flat. That's some great elevation change.

Later this month I'll be in SA for the first time, at a conference near the River Walk. Looking forward to a few nice runs there.

From I Just Run on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 16:14:54 from 67.79.11.242

When exactly are you coming to SA?

From Russ on Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 16:23:57 from 74.114.3.253

I fly in the 29th and fly out early on the 2nd. I'll message you the details.

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