Training in Montana

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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

Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Total Distance

4.00

4 easy miles today. Legs are very aware of the killer weekend workout. My body was too - I was exhausted Saturday and Sunday. My wife asked if I had any workouts of 18 miles leading up to my race. I don't want to tell her I have 4 more that are MORE than 18. A 20 this weekend, then a dial back to 10, then a 22, 22, and 24 before tapering. Hmm. Not sure I'll find any pity for being exhausted in future weekends. Hopefully my body will toughen up quick and get me some fast recovery.

AP: 8:47

New Red Brooks Adr GT 11 Miles: 4.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kam on Fri, May 04, 2012 at 15:54:13 from 68.66.163.179

A sympathetic wife is very helpful, but they are hard to find. Not many girls understand the running type of masochism.

From Russ on Fri, May 04, 2012 at 16:04:27 from 74.114.3.253

So true. I think not many non-(insert hobby here) understand the masochism of the hobby to which they aren't associated. I wish my wife could run more, but her body won't allow. She'd like to but not possible. There's a bit of admitted jealousy going on sometimes too from her side. Plus, I get grumpy when I'm exhausted... working on that one. :)

From Kam on Fri, May 04, 2012 at 16:23:49 from 68.66.163.179

I'm getting better at being useless, but happy. The runs wipe you out, but if you can just gradually condition your family members to your uselessness for the rest of the day (while smiling, of course) you may be set. Usually I look forward to watching the baseball game on Fox all afternoon.

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