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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.140.000.000.000.000.000.006.14

50:29 (8:13/mi)

Brad Lk x4

This is my first blog entry since recovering from my hamstring injury. I've been 100% recovered for at least a week now and have been running, though not as consistent as I'd like. Work and family obligations, along with good 'ol summertime fun have been getting in the way.

Today's run felt great! It's my first 6 miler that I hope will be part of a string of back-to-back 6 milers. Portland Marathon is in October, so I'm going to have to ramp up the long runs if I want to avoid unnecessary pain. Any sign of the hamstring injury recurring and I'll dial it down immediately!

Now I'll retroactively fill in my missing runs... 

Flame Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.14
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From DLTheo on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 22:27:06 from 76.28.161.119

No softball!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 22:43:21 from 174.253.198.81

How are those 6 milers going?

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 08:12:41 from 67.79.11.242

Wooo...Hooo you're back!!!

6 Milers are great no matter what speed!

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 08:40:39 from 67.79.11.242

Uhhh...maybe not?

From DLTheo on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:01:06 from 76.28.161.119

Carl's a busy guy. He's probably been out camping and isn't near a computer.

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:26:48 from 67.79.11.242

Oh good, so we can just say anything we want about the slacker now and he'll never know :-)

From DLTheo on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 15:20:31 from 155.130.107.20

Yer gittin' kinda feisty t'day, IJR (that was my Texas-speak).

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 15:47:47 from 67.79.11.242

No running must make you that way :-)

From Carl on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 16:23:42 from 24.19.78.45

You can say whatever you want about this slacker, but he'll know... although it might be a little late.

I'm trying to catch up on my FRB, but I also need to read up on you guys!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 17:49:30 from 174.233.139.118

Not much to catch up on with me. Pretty soon I may resort to busting out some bicycle haiku to fill the empty space on my blog...

From I Just Run on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 07:49:53 from 67.79.11.242

I have the right to call you a slacker because I'm one myself :-)

From DLTheo on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:23:59 from 155.130.107.42

Yeah, Carl, we're making it easy for you to catch up right now. None of us are running much.

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