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WA,

Member Since:

Feb 10, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

I was an 800/1500 runner in high school and college, with PRs of 1:55 and 4:08. I've run as fast as 16:15 for 5k and 1:20 for a half, but my bests in recent years are 17:07 5k (Dec. '11), 37:40 10k (Jan. '12), 1:23:49 half (Sept. '08), 2:53:12 marathon (September '10), and 4:45:06 50k (March '10).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Late 2015/2016 races: 

— Seattle Soltice 10k (Dec. 19)

— Nookachamps half marathon (Jan. 16)

— Toyko Marathon (Feb. 28) 

Personal:

I'm an editor at a newspaper in Bremerton, Washington and head coach of the Bremerton Jaguars youth track and field team.

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Total Distance
40.00
Total Distance
5.00

Easy run on the 11th-Shore Drive loop, then 6x100 striders up on Cascade Trail. 40:20 

supernova glide -- 47

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Total Distance
7.00

Late run today because of a really late night at work Tuesday. And after a somewhat frustrating Wednesday at the office as well, I needed to blow it out. So I went to the Illahee Forest Preserve and just wandered the trails around and around, getting lost and finding myself again a few times. Pretty brisk pace the whole run, which felt really nice and smooth through the woods, then I tacked another quick mile on to finish up on the dirt access road. Cleared my head and stretched my legs, so it was a good one. 49:00

brooks cascadia 

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Total Distance
8.00

Morning run to Lions Park, checked out the construction, then back through the Stevenson Canyon trails, which have turned out to be a great addition for that route. Nice quiet forest preserve, and some hills. Then back on Lebo at Callahan and down to Shore Drive, then home the usual way using the hill climb. Medium pace, felt good. Cloudy and grey outside, cool. 60:00

supernova glide -- 55

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Total Distance
20.00

Early wake-up today with 20 planned on Beach Drive w/Henry and Mike. Kind of chilly and windy at Annapolis, but not rain. (At least not until we were 8 minutes in and it started. Didn't last long, luckily.) 

We started alright, hitting decent splits and trying to keep the pace even and moderate, but crept faster as we warmed up and the sun rose. 7:30, 7:15, 7:06, 7:01, 6:55. Whoops, sub-7. We chastised each other, whined, and kept going resolved to do better. 7:13, 7:04, 7:05, 7:55 (the hill in Manchester, 25 seconds slower than a week ago), 7:11, 7:01 (those two are short, we're convinced).

That's the turnaround spot, at Yukon Harbor. I needed a bathroom and wasn't feeling good anyway at that point. Just couldn't get a rhythm. One mini-Clif down, and an S-cap. No muscle pain or cramping or lack of energy, but some joint aches were bothering me. Mostly in the hip flexors. Still pretty chilly, and the wind would hit us every now and again. Started back being pulled up the hill by Mike, 7:35, then a 7:01 into Manchester (needed that pit stop, it's the best running bathroom I've ever found, doors automatically unlock at dawn instead of waiting for some lazy parks and rec guy to get there).

Hurting at this point, with 7 or so to go. Another S-cap. Grit the teeth time, and the guys felt the same. A few more around 7-7:05 back to Beach Drive, where the head wind was waiting. Hit 7:25s for the last few miles, battling the wind and our aching legs. Really good to push into the finish, that'll toughen me up. Not the prettiest Saturday long run, but it's done, and without any serious pain. 2:26:03

supernova glide -- 75

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Total Distance
40.00
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