Winning Back What I Lost

October 2008

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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles: 392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles: 181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles: 164.15
Total Distance
89.61
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4.01

GB from FF memorial to Broadway Bridge and back; gameday run by Bronco Stadium; lots of RV's and tailgaters even at noon and gametime not until 6pm; it continues to amaze me just how big this program has gotten in just over a decade in Div IA; 8:26 pace

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5.20

Lunchtime run on GB; cooler weather has arrived; supposed to be a substantial cool down and rain this weekend; made a conscious decision to go slooooow; I would do this more often but I'm under time constraints since I'm running during lunch

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9.16

Finally got to stretch my legs for a longer weekend run; tried to pick a spot in between storm systems and it appeared as though I was going to pull it off until around mile 6 when the heavens opened up; by the time I got a 1/4 mile from my house it was hailing and my shirt, shoes and shorts were soaked to the point that it felt like I had added another 10 lbs; running in the rain was somewhat enjoyable because the temp wasn't too low; however, I was worried that my ipod touch would take on water through its protective sleeve so I made B line to the case; 8:33 pace

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5.23

Bright sunshine and temp near 70, excellent weather for a midday run; I've been noticing more heads poking up on the Boise River as we enter into fall and a lot more flyfishermen; legs felt pretty good but my knee soreness is making a return :(; 8:25 pace

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5.37

Municipal Park to Broadway Bridge up south side of river to Warm Springs Foot Bridge and back; last warm day of the year I think; temp in low 70's with a cold front moving in for tomorrow; knees starting to go south on me again; not sure what I'm doing different; may need to get a massage to loosen things up; 8:35 pace

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5.20

On the road the past couple of days; squeezed in a T/M run; 8:30 pace

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5.40

Bad weather had me inside running again on the T/M; 8:35 pace

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2.65

Played basketball and decided to run on the TM afterwards as punishment for not being able to hit a shot to save my life; hadn't run since last Friday due to time commitments; I'll be Yellowstone until Sunday so no running until next week

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7.20

Hiked to and fished the first meadow of Slough Creek; Relatively easy 2 mile + hike into the meadow with about half of it uphill; covered quite a bit of water once we got there; beautiful weather in the high 50's to low 60's;  return home tomorrow evening and will get back into my running program.

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4.20

GB run from Ann Morrison Park to Americana Footbridge path to Emerald and downhill back to Ann Morrison; 8:30 pace

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Played basketball

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5.00

Lunchtime GB run from FF Memorial to Willow Creek Complex and back; chilly fall weather was very comfortable to run in; 8:30 pace

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5.01

GB lunchtime run from Municipal Park past Warm Springs GC and back; legs finally recovering from basketball on Tuesday; probably not going to run Prison Break on Saturday as the wife has too much going on.

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5.28

Lunchtime GB run; great fall weather all week; temp in high 50's to low 60's; Ann Morrison to Albertson's HQ and back; 8:37 pace

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5.00

Easy going lunchtime GB run from FF Memorial to Willow Lane Complex and back; no idea how fast I ran, forgot my watch; weather is still rather nice for late October, low 70's

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0.00

Played basketball.  Ran pretty hard. 

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6.00

GB run from Municipal Park past WS Golf Course and back; beautiful fall colors along the Boise River; warm temp in the mid 60's w/ little or no breeze; started off sluggish attributable to playing bball last night; finally got in a rhythm around mile 3 and put in a couple of strong miles at the end; need to improve my diet and get back to where I was; the extra ten lbs are weighing me down; 8:37 overall pace

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4.60

GB run from the Ram to Americana Bridge back to Parkcenter Bridge; still rather nice outside for this time of year; felt really strong early but struggled toward the end w/ some IT band soreness; 8:33 pace

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5.10

TM run early this morning; I knew I wouldn't be able to go on my lunch hour due to a chiro apptmnt and Halloween tonight; 8:27 pace

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Total Distance
89.61
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