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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.)

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Ghost 6 Lifetime Miles: 4.68
Sun, Sep 16, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
18.002.500.000.000.000.000.0020.50

2:49:57 (8:17/mi)

To Bradley Lake and around it once, down the hill to Good Sam Hospital, to the fish hatchery, into Clarks Creek Park, over to DeCoursey Park, down 7th Ave, North to Fred Meyer, East along the Puyallup Riverwalk trail, South to the Foothills trail, Up Shaw Road, through Brookmont, up the hill to 23rd AVE, back to Shaw Road, right on 39th AVE, up the hill to Pierce College, back down to Bradley lake, around the lake and back home.

Had to make a pit stop at Bradley Lake. On a few occasions I had to squeeze the cheeks!

This is my first 20 miler of the year. It's also the last day a long run can stimulate positive adaptations that will improve my fitness at Portland. Time to start the taper!

I felt great the whole way! (except for the occasional cheek-squeeze) The last 1.5 miles was under 7 min/mi pace. 

Flame Nimbus 13 Miles: 20.50
Weight: 182.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 09:15:36 from 67.79.11.242

Sounds like you're going to be ready! Good run although I have no idea where any of those routes are :-)

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