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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
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
Total Distance
34.48
Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 4.00Salomon XT Wings 3 Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 24.48
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Total Distance
4.00

4 sub-freezing miles this morning, but I was smokin! 13 F degrees when I started, 12 F when I ended, but no wind so it wasn't bad. Legs a bit cold the first 1/2 mile but soon warmed up. Thank you neck gaitor, for keeping me warm. After the first mile I turned on the jets as I got a bit of a late start; I can't hit Boot Camp today so I wanted a harder effort; will be travelling this week so not as many miles, so wanted a harder effort; and I wanted to see what I could do after a couple months of better training. I was pleased with the results as I felt very controlled. I wonder if I can break 3:20 in a fall marathon? I'll aim for that, providing I can get in the miles needed.

Paces: 9:11, 8:03, 7:26, 7:06. AP: 7:56

Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles this fine cloudy morning. 30F with a slight breeze, so just chilly enough for the neck warmer the first couple miles, then took it off as I was overheating. Legs were a bit slow today after yesterday's harder effort. Kam's got me thinking about trying for a BQ at the Des News marathon in July. Hmm... I turn 40 this year so it's "only" a 7:28 average mile, and the DNews is a lot of downhill, and Kam will be pushing me after 15 miles, the hardest miles of the course. The howevers include that I've never even run a 1/2 marathon at that speed, the race is at the end of July and the course will heat up considerably during the hardest miles, and I'm not sure my base is there. If I can lose 10 pounds and be around 158 that should shave off 20 seconds per mile, and I've got time between now and then to ramp up my mileage more than I was planning on, and my 50K 5 weeks before is a killer downhill, so my quads will be properly destroyed and rebuilt by then to handle the beating the DNews will give them. I think I might give it a shot! It's kind of exciting to consider.

AP: 8:35

Salomon XT Wings 3 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
6.00

6 miles in sunny St. George. I was hot and my mouth was parched most of the run and I was in heaven. So nice to run in shorts & a tee-shirt and could've been tank or shirtless with no problems. Love it. 

Felt good, pushed it a bit but not too crazy. Don't want to be too worn out for the trip. We went to bed at 1 am last night, up at 7 and drove the rest of the way from SLC to St. George. Kids went swimming with Grandpa, I hit the river trail.

AP: 8:12 

Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.30

Did the Mayor's Loop this morning from my parent's house. Dad rode with me on the bike while I run. It was nice to have company. Kept the pace pretty healthy. Wonderful temps: 54 F. Ran in shorts, short sleeve shirt, and thin cotton gloves. Arms a bit cold at times, but so nice to run in short sleeves in the dark. 

Paces: 9:24, 8:40, 8:25, 7:54, 8:07, 7:57, 9:02. AP: 8:26 

Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 6.30
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
12.18

Did a nice run this morning before going to the Ivins Easter Egg Hunt & pancake breakfast. Ran on the river trail then towards Green Valley. I am spoiled. The river trail is nice and all but I get to run in paradise every day. Varied terrain, beautiful sights, nobody around but the deer and turkeys and other random animals. 

I should've turned around at 5 miles but I wanted to keep going. As I've said before, I'm horrible at math in my head when on a run. I didn't realize I needed to be done before 8, so when I realized that, I had already gone 6 so I picked up my pace on the way back. Ended up being a great progression long run, going much faster at the end of my long run than normal, especially on flat to slight uphill elevations. Run felt great. Love being 1000 feet lower in elevation. 

Paces: 9:25, 9:31, 10:40 (stopped to read the trail map), 9:05, 9:50 (?), 8:41, 8:50, 8:24, 8:27, 8:20, 8:05, 8:25, 8:08. AP: 8:58

Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 12.18
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
34.48
Brooks ASR 8 Miles: 4.00Salomon XT Wings 3 Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline 13 Miles: 24.48
Weight: 0.00
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