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

Tue, Feb 21, 2012

Total Distance

6.00

6 miles this morning, 29 degrees, a fresh skiff of snow, and 10 mph SW winds. Not a bad morning as I got a nice tailwind coming home. Legs felt strong, glad I didn't do Boot Camp this week. Maybe every other week I'll go kill myself at BC and then have tired legs for a week. It has to help somehow.

AP: 8:04

Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 6.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kam on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 14:58:32 from 68.66.163.179

Looking good on those runs, Russ. I was looking at your recent weekly totals; what is the plan? Just getting stronger for the 50k?

From Russ on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 15:06:06 from 74.114.3.253

Plan, Schman. I don't really have one, so my main plan for now is to hit 35 mpw so I can be at 1800 for the year, and if I run 6 miles per day plus at least 10 on Saturday that will hit my goal. I would love to do a spring marathon before the 50K as June is a long ways out, but it's slim pickins here in Billings and no travel budget. Last year's travel $ to races hit hard. So, not sure. But, if I keep my mileage around 40 it should help me out in the long run (no pun intended, but I like it). And if a race pops up, I can go give it a shot without too much trouble. Any advice for me? I'm all ears (but thankfully grew into them during junior high).

From Kam on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 15:12:31 from 68.66.163.179

It's a good holding pattern, I think. The steady, consistent training will hold your fitness at a good level until you decide you've got a race to chase. Boot camp sounds like great cross training. The only thing I would consider is making 1 run per week a tempo/hill/interval type workout.

From Russ on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 15:53:12 from 74.114.3.253

Good advice - I have been doing the same run for weeks now, and I need to mix it up. You've given me some ideas of what & where to run. Thanks coach!

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