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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, Aug 11, 2015
Total Distance
3.00

Everybody sing with me, "I've lost that running feeling, whoa oh that running feeling. I've lost that running feeling, now it's gone, gone, gone, oh oh whoa oh oh." I tried to run on the TM today at the Y but it was a huge struggle so I mainly walked while watching an episode of Longmire. 15% at 3 mph is a decent walk in the park. Not sure what my long term plans are to get back my running feeling, but it ain't gonna be through running. Thinking about figuring out the swim thing. I can swim just fine to recreate, but I can't swim laps to save my life. Like, I honestly couldn't do 10 laps in a lap pool. I would drown (even in a 4 foot pool). Boot Camp is good and maybe a good option but it frequently incorporates running. Not enough to be fatigued and enough other muscle groups to probably help the legs. Spin class is all legs and although different muscles, same muscle groups and they are tired. Who wants to teach me how to swim laps?

Cascadia 10 Pt2 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 16:38:10 from 24.99.46.55

zumba, go with zumba

From Russ on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 17:26:08 from 70.208.21.196

Worst. Comment. Ever.

From allie on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 17:27:12 from 24.99.46.55

haa!

From Russ on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 17:29:59 from 70.208.21.196

:) That was pretty darn funny allie, I gotta admit. I hate Zumba with a passion reserved normally only for all things BYU. You struck a nerve. Bravo!

From Kam on Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 13:59:29 from 68.66.163.179

I'm glad there's a place on the internet I can spew my bile about BYU. I'm partially ashamed to be the father of a monson scholar. I just can't stomach the sea of homogeny that is BYU.

From Kam on Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 14:00:18 from 68.66.163.179

time will cure your malaise, Russ. Swimming laps will make you insane. It's even worse drudgery than spin or treadmill.

From Kam on Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 14:04:43 from 68.66.163.179

Maybe you could do a review of all the eating fads, and blog about it!!!

Paleo, atkins, cabbage soup, grapefruit cleanse, 5 bite diet, cookie diet, Morgan Sperlock diet, vegan...the opportunities are endless

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 20:01:46 from 45.18.50.53

I'll teach you, I was a swimmer in high school. Lesson 1: have a 6' 6" wingspan, and shave your legs.

When you're done with lesson 1 let me know.

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