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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
6.120.000.000.000.000.000.006.12

51:08 (8:21/mi)

Brad Lk x 4

Fishing derby was going on at the lake. The parking lots were almost full and anglers were everywhere... and it wasn't even 7 AM! I've never seen this many people at the lake this early before.

My right hamstring was getting pretty sore. On Wednesday, I slightly pulled it while playing baseball at Ben's cub scout den meeting. It didn't trouble me too much yesterday, but today, I had to stop and stretch it a little. 

ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.12
Weight: 186.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 08:37:37 from 67.79.11.242

Do you think your breathing bothered the fish? Nice miles the last couple of weeks!

From Carl on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 14:23:42 from 24.19.78.45

Thanks.

Sometimes the fishermen will shoot a strange face at me. But I don't think they are worried about me scaring the fish away. They are probably just thinking I'm a crazy runner!

From DLTheo on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 15:40:58 from 155.130.107.20

You are a crazy runner! Look at that picture of you crossing the Boston finish line! :)

From I Just Run on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 08:10:56 from 67.79.11.242

Where are you Carl...I know you've run since Saturday. Why are you holding the juicy details from us?

From Carl on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 09:31:12 from 24.19.78.45

I've been saving the last 3 days as drafts because I didn't have the distance/time data with me when I wrote the comments. Stay tuned for Wednesday's entry; no running around Bradley Lake!

From I Just Run on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 09:39:01 from 67.79.11.242

Okay...Just holding you accountable...!

From Carl on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 14:37:55 from 24.19.78.45

Thanks IJR! Every morning when I think about not running, I think about how dissapointed all the FRB'ers would be of me!

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