| Location: Puyallup,WA,USA Member Since: Apr 15, 2012 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: I've been running since I was a 7th grader in 1988. At Washington High School (Parkland, WA), I ran on the cross country team and did the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in track and field.
In college, a hamstring injury and IT band pain ended my college competitive racing almost before it began. With the help of my cousin, Preston, who was in Physical Therapy School, my injuries healed and I began running again.
In the 2000's my goals shifted to attaining a BQ. After making nearly every mistake possible in the marathon, I finally BQ'd and then ran Boston in 2010.
Personal Records:
1600m: 4:31 (1992)
Marathon: 3:09:41 (2012) Short-Term Running Goals: Get my body weight below 180 lbs
Race a sub-40 10k
Consistently run 40+ miles/week Long-Term Running Goals: Sub 3 hour marathon PR
Race a sub 5 minute mile... one more time! (Last time I did it was when I was a teenager.) Personal: Check out my facebook Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 120.20 | 15.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 135.34 |
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 135.34 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.58 |
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4.58 in 47:45 Ran in Wildwood Park on the fitness trail and explored new trails in the deeper parts of the woods.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.58 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.73 |
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10.73 in 1:32:34 Home to Van Leriop Tulip Farm, to Puyallup River, along Riverfront Trail, to Fred Meyer, bought a battery for my HRM, then back up S. Meridian hill, through Wildwood Park, back home.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 10.73 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.59 |
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4.59 miles in 36:34 Bradley Lk run
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.59 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.38 |
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5.38 miles in 43:41 Ran from Pt. Defiance Park to Tacoma Waterfront. Then had a burger and beer at the RAM with Jodi and Ryan.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 5.38 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 15.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.14 |
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15.14 miles 1:57:07 Foothills trail from Orting to South Prairie and back. Ran with Scott. Pace was faster than my current easy/long pace, so I'll list it as M pace miles. This is the longest distance I've run in 2012, and I felt it! Last couple of miles were tough, but I can tell it was good for me. This is my first fastrunningblog entry! I used to keep a paper journal a few years ago, but then I got a Garmin and got lazy since everything is recorded. Time to change things up!
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 15.14 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
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Standard Bradley Lake run: Home to Bradley Lake Park, 2 x around lake, and back. Found out the rain was coming back on Monday, so I opted to run the night before instead. Had to wear the headlamp, but I often have to do that for AM runs on workdays anyway. Wore my heart rate monitor for the first time in probably 2 years. I got a new battery for it about one week ago. Average HR was 145 bpm. 1.5 days since my run with Scott, and I hardly experienced any soreness! I was a little stiff for a few hours after the run, but no DOMS.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.56 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
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40:06 (8:47/mi) 134 bpm Bradley Lake 2x run.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.56 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.15 |
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54:32 (8:52/mi) 131 bpm To Bradley Lake, 4x, and back. Felt great!
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.16 |
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52:06 (8:28/mi) Greenwater River Trail I'm taking my Mastertrack classes in Seatac for the next 4 days. Instead of driving back home in rush hour traffic, I'm just going for a run. A little rain, but not cold. Nice trail except the parts where the "temporary" levy was placed. I wonder when they are going to get a permanent solution? ...such a waste of prime urban trail!
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.16 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.67 |
| 1:21:36 (8:26/mi) 141 bpm Mastertrack weekend: Ran from Marriott hotel, around Seatac Airport, up to Military Rd, and back to the hotel. Felt slight fatigue in my right hip at the IT band. |
| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 9.67 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
| 39:13 (8:36/mi) Brad Lk run x2 Felt great. Beautiful sunrise! |
| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.56 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.81 |
| 42:02 (8:44/mi) Bradley Lk run x2. I was looking up at the clouds, thinking, "these clouds look like they have the potential to rain", but the weather report was for 75 deg. mostly sunny skies. Then, it rained, but only for a couple of minutes. I lost track of how many laps I did around the lake and started to head home... I ended up turning around to do my second lap. |
| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.81 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.59 |
| 39:30 (8:37/mi) Brad Lk run x2 |
| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.59 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
| 38:40 (8:29/mi) Brad Lk x2 Noticed some really nice sweet flower scents on my run to the lake. Then I got to smell the skunk cabbage at the lake. Had to hold back from the desire to surge several times. My legs are ready for a tempo run! |
| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.56 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.14 |
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51:38 (8:24/mi)
Brad Lk x4 Wow! I can actually get a 6 miler in before work, and I don't have to wear a headlamp, gloves, pants, or a jacket! Seems like it's been forever since we had reasonable weather.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.14 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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37:17 (8:07/mi)
Brad Lk x2 Another great run. It rained and I didn't care!
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 12.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.03 |
| 1:52:19 (9:20/mi) After living in Puyallup for 10 years, I actually found 2 new trails near my home! Combined with the community garden trails and the vast network of Clark's Creek Park trails, I had a great trail run! Elevation went from 400' (home) to 15' (Puyallup valley) to 350' (up the trails) to 15' (to Puyallup valley via Clarks Creek Park) to 350' (back up the trails for another loop) to 15' (Puyallup valley) to 400' (home). Some of the trails were overgrown, muddy, steep, or covered with debris from the winter... GREAT RUN!
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 12.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.89 |
| 39:24 (8:04/mi) Ran to the UPS Store to deliver a business document. Because of that run, I didn't have to drive a car all day long. Mowed the lawn afterwards. This is my first 40 mile week of the year! My plan is to stay at this mileage and continue to run at an easy intensity for the next few weeks. Once the base is established, I'll decide if I should bump up the mileage again, or introduce some speed.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 4.89 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.88 |
| 1:00:55 (8:51/mi) Ran around Bradley Lake, up to Pierce College, back around the lake, back home. I wanted to go longer, but I needed to get home in time for breakfast with the family. Also, my current goal is to maintain a base of 40 mile weeks. The best way to do that is to run easy so I don't get overtired or injured. Once I get a solid base, then my training will get more interesting.
Feel a little soreness in my ankles / lower legs, and in my arms. The arm soreness is from assembling a big toy in my backyard on Friday. I think the ankle soreness is from the hilly 12 miler. There were some steep downhill sections where I had to hop fallen tree limbs at a fast speed that felt hard on the ankles.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.88 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.16 |
| 54:13 (8:48/mi) 131 bpm Brad Lk x 4 Ran in the rain. Relatively warm, little wind. Good run.
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.16 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 120.20 | 15.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 135.34 |
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| ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 135.34 |
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