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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

52:33 (8:33/mi)

Brad Lk x 4 

ASICS Nimbus 13 Miles: 6.14
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 08:20:14 from 67.79.11.242

Do you just cut and paste your work-out each day....? Oh wait, the times are a little different :-)

From Carl on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 09:55:44 from 216.161.242.12

Sorry to dissappoint! :)

Right now I'm just establishing a consistent base of 40+ mile weeks. I'll introduce speed training next month.

From Preston on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:46:36 from 98.237.131.155

running after filling next wednesday?

From Carl on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:35:18 from 216.161.242.12

It's on my calendar. I hope you are all right with running slow? 8 min pace OK? I might be able to do a few miles faster than that.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:17:40 from 98.247.27.122

Getting Preston to run 8 min miles should be fun. When I say I'm tired and want to take it easy he usually slows down to 6:50s

From Carl on Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:08:08 from 216.161.242.12

I think it'll be good for him to remember how to run slower, Mike. The majority of our miles should be at an easy pace. If 6:50 is his easy pace, then he should be capable of a 2:30 marathon and a 4:30 mile.

So the question is: Preston, are you sandbagging your races or are you running too fast? :)

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