Training in Montana

May 01, 2024

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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, Dec 20, 2013

Total Distance

5.00

1 warmup mile, 4 MP miles (7:22) on the TM @ 2%. The schedule called for 5 at MP, and that was my goal, but I was dying after 1 mile and hung on for 3 more. I could've done another mile, but with 18 weeks to go, what's the point? If it were 8 weeks to go, that's a different story, but this was more a wakeup call that I'm not in 7:22 shape right now, but I'll get there. I'm excited about this Advanced plan as it forces me to run marathon pace, and I know that was my fall down this past summer. I had put in the miles, but not the right kinds of miles. Had I run more MP miles I know I could've lopped off another 5 minutes, maybe 10.

Did some back exercises before getting on the TM and that really helped a lot. Afterwards did 25 pushups, 25 situps, 25 ceiling reaches, and 20 back exercises.

Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From I Just Run on Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:02:02 from 67.79.11.242

Stepping it up there I see! :-) 18 weeks...is that Boston or some other marathon, I can't remember.

From Russ on Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:11:26 from 74.114.3.253

I wish it were Boston! Not there yet. It's the same weekend, but on the Saturday instead of Monday. Salt Lake City marathon.

From Christie on Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 17:33:08 from 66.111.126.9

First tempo run in awhile.. cut yourself some slack :) Plus, I swear MP on the TM feels so much harder than it really is. In 18 weeks you will feel good at 7:22.. or lower

From Russ on Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 09:36:54 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks Christie! That's great perspective and I do believe you're right on both counts. I love your positivity - "or lower". Hopefully true!

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