Philippians 4:13

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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,USA

Member Since:

Apr 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2007 St. George Marathon 2:32:06 (marathon PR)

2014 St. George Marathon 2:32:45 (close to old PR...7 years later!)

2014 Boston Marathon, 2:39:00, 298th OA, 8th AG, 1st Idahoan

2013 Lake Lowell Marathon, 2:48:34 (Course Record), 1st Overall (#6)

2012 Boston Marathon, 2:43:26 (HOT!!), 114th OA, 9th Master OA, 1st Idahoan

2010 B&A Trail Marathon (MD), 2:40:18, 1st Overall (#3), Master's Course Record (still!)

2010 Mesa Falls Marathon, 2:48:55, 1st Overall (#4)

2009 Pocatello Marathon, 2:37:22, 1st Overall (#2)

2011 The M.A.D. Marathon, 2:55:14, 1st OA (training run) (#5)

2006 Teton Dam Marathon, 2:50:48 1st Overall (#1)

2015 Hood to Coast Relay (195 miles), 1st Masters Team (6th OA), 19:59:57, 6:03 avg pace for the team

2008 Ragner Relay Del Sol (182 mile relay) 1st place team 17:04:37, 5:38 pace avg for the team

50,000 lifetime miles from spring 2000 to October 2019. Computer logged 50,000 miles from Jan 2005 to September 12, 2020.

Logged (on computer) 49,802 miles (2 x circumference of the earth) in ~5,700 days (8/23/20)

Logged (on computer) 24,901 miles (circumference of the earth) in 2,889 days (11/29/12) http://jeff.fastrunningblog.com/blog-My-alarm-went-off-I-got-up-eventually-/11-29-2012.html

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running, enjoy it for the sake of running, relax and enjoy life...de-stress. Stay fit as I enter retirement in < 4years.

No racing, retired.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running until this old body says no, running for fun.

Personal:

I started running competitively in 2005 and ran my first marathon in 2005. Now retired from competitive racing.

Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;

answer me, for I need your help.
Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.
Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.
O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;
hear my urgent cry.
I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me. - Psalm 86:1-7

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Miles:	This week:	7.00	Month:	68.00	Year:	581.55
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles:						12506.60
Vibram Five Finger Bikila Lifetime Miles:						137.80
Saucony Xodus 2011 Lifetime Miles:						982.61
Saucony Fastwitch White 2019 Lifetime Miles:						1960.23
Saucony Guide Yellow 2019 Lifetime Miles:						1187.00
Brooks Launch 6 Red 2020 Lifetime Miles:						2227.00
Zoot Solana Tigers Lifetime Miles:						883.00
Nike React Infinity Black Flyknit 2021 Lifetime Miles:						960.90
Nike React Infinity Blue Flynit 2021 Lifetime Miles:						602.00
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 Lifetime Miles:						676.00

Tue, Sep 02, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	5.25	0.00	0.00	12.25

6M easy early this morning down the standard Sunnyside route on a cool morning once again (40 degrees)...fall is here in Idaho. Nice run, nothing special to report.

Total time: 45:30ish (Stratos 2 - 87 miles)

6.25M at lunchtime on beautiful day...60 degrees and no wind. 1M easy (6:30) then the rest at MP (5:59-6:17) which felt really good. Officially withdrew from Salmon marathon as I didn't want to risk any injury/muscle issues from running on 21M of rocky/gravel/washboard roads. I am planning on a hard 20+M with Pat B (sub 7:00 pace). on that Friday before the Salmon race instead.

Total time: 38:45 (Stratos 1 - 89 miles)

Comments

From Jon on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 10:43:28

Summer came late but at least autumn arrived on time...

From wheakory on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 12:40:43

Nice run Jeff. Do you like the Saucony Stratos shoes? I noticed they were on sale.

From jtshad on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 12:47:07

Thanks, I am feeling pretty good. I officially withdrew from the Salmon marathon today, just didn't want to risk it on the gravel and rocky roads. Thanks for offering to run it with me, even though it looks like you are now leaning towards St. George again! Maybe we could hook up the weekend of 9/12-9/14 for a longer faster training run?

As far as the Saucony Stratos, I have several pair of version 1 which I used to wear as my racing shoes as they were relatively light. However, I now race in different shoes and am using my remaining pairs as trainers. The are comfortable but not duarable (350 miles lifespan). Now, the Stratos 2 and 3 are a bit more durable but heavier and I have not used them, but instead paid a bit more for the Saucony Tornado 2 or T3's ($49 at Big 5) and had good luck with these for training shoes that I can buy locally for a good price.

From wheakory on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 13:21:13

I that about doing Salmon as a slow training run. But TOU is the following week and I might run that as a slow training run to figure out what race I want to do in October (STG or Boise).

Tough choices...

From jtshad on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 13:23:08

I hear you, I thought about TOU as well, but it is too close to TCM where I want to peak like you did for Poky!

Let me know if you want to hook up for a run the weekend of 9/13 for a long training run.

From wheakory on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 14:35:50

Jeff - I'll let you know. Now that Poky M is over I need to make some decisions on what I want to achieve the rest of this year. TOU would be fun to run since I've done it the last two years, but I don't want to hamper a race in October either.

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