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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
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Altra Lifetime Miles: 50.50
Brooks 20 Lifetime Miles: 50.00
Cascadia Green/orange Lifetime Miles: 223.00
Wed, Aug 15, 2012
Total Distance
5.05

Again, too tired to wake up early. Looking forward to school starting so we'll all be on normal schedules. A cold front came in last night so we actually had rain today, amazing, and it was mid 50s for my run at 12:15 pm. Awesome. Half way through I ran shirtless as I was still too warm, owing to the 84% humidity, and that I didn't have a head band with me. I hate the feeling of sweat on my brow, so I needed my shirt to wipe my sweat. I ran faster again than planned, so it's time to start running on my roads at home once again as it's hard to go fast up hill. This morning my right exterior shin was sore, so shin splints, and my right foot underneath my toes was sore. I think they're related as I have a bad natural gait on my right foot due to spraining my ankle as a teenager and when I run faster I forget to straighten my foot when I strike. It wasn't bad but I'm looking forward to a day off. My AP is slower than reality as my GPS hadn't come on line yet when I started running, but my patience was low.

AP: 8:30 

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 5.05
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:02:48 from 174.23.155.117

nice running, russ. mid 50's sounds wonderful.

i don't use a gps specifically because i don't have the patience for it. :)

From Kam on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:09:00 from 68.66.163.179

allie took my thought. Mid 50's at noon? You live in a blessed land. Heck, even a cold front would be heavenly. Be smart about your speedy running. You are in the best shape of your life now, which feels pretty amazing, but don't start making withdrawls.

From Russ on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:20:40 from 74.114.3.253

We've been in the 90s every day for days on end, including 97 yesterday. Living so close to Canada does have it's benefits. We hit 61 for a high today. By Sunday we're back in the 90s, but today was a blessed one. Feels great.

I think I'm addicted to my GPS. Is there a withdrawal patch for that?

From Kam on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:28:38 from 68.66.163.179

Sticker shock. When your gps dies and you have to come up with 300 clams to replace it, you might decide on a $40 timex instead. By the time garmin quits, you'll know all your route distances by heart anyway. Absent that, mapmyrun.com is helpful.

From Russ on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:38:51 from 74.114.3.253

Yowzers! That's a good remedy. I got my 305 with HR monitor for $130 on Amazon last year, and it's now $285 for the same old model. I agree - no need once you've run the same routes for miles & miles. Or just carry your big old hiking GPS around your neck, ala Flavor Flav. It'd be a good look for you.

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