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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: 9.20 Month: 105.50 Year: 432.55
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 12488.60
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: 2221.00
Zoot Solana Tigers Lifetime Miles: 873.00
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: 667.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
264.5520.004.330.00288.88
Runs With Moxie Miles: 109.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 95.75Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 80.33Altra Impulse Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 95.80Vibram Five Finger Bikila Miles: 3.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

4:15am...6 easy miles with Moxie on a nice morning. (Supernova)

In training all week, likely no lunch runs at all.

3 miles in the late evening after dinner with a friend who is going through a bad divorce. Sad for the family and counseling forgiveness.  (Supernova)

Rest in Peace, Michael Hays. You brought joy and love to those around you. May God bless you and your family.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:30am...7 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside and through the neighborhood.

3 miles after work with Katelyn just before the rain and hail started. (Guide Blue)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

4:30am...6 easy miles with Moxie. (Supernova)

3 miles after work with Katelyn on a beautiful evening. (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Altra Impulse Miles: 3.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.006.000.000.0012.00

4:30am...6 easy miles with Moxie.  Left leg tight and sore. (Guide Blue)

6 miles at the Michael Hays Memorial run on a beautiful evening. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

4:30am...5 sore miles with Moxie on a nice morning. (Guide 7)

3 miles after going to one of the strangest movies I have seen in quite a while, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2".  Good but strange.  (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.250.000.000.0015.25

6am...3 miles with Moxie, then dropped her off and met Craig for 6.5 miles.  Finished off to 15.25 miles total solo.  Beautiful morning. (Guide 7)

Some yardwork, then coffee fellowship with the men's group.  Kids are both going to prom tonight...gulp.

Amazing to watch the breaking2 project video.  So close, 1 second per mile to get it...4:36 pace for 26.2 miles is crazy!

Runs With Moxie Miles: 3.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 15.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

5 miles on a cool and cloudy morning with Moxie before church. (Supernova)

2 miles after dinner just to try to stay awake, tired. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 2.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

4:30am...6 miles with Moxie, easy. (Guide Blue)

5 easy miles on a nice day at lunch. (Guide 7)

3 miles with Katelyn after dinner on a nice evening. (Bikila)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Vibram Five Finger Bikila Miles: 3.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

5am...6 miles with Curt and Alana. Sore and tired. (Supernova)

3 miles after dinner. (Guide Blue)

Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 3.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:45am...6 miles with Moxie. (Guide Blue)

4 miles with Justin after dinner.  Grea time just talking about stuff he is interested in. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 4.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

4:30am...6 miles with Moxie on a nice morning. Hammy a bit sore. (Guide 7) 

Busy day today, no lunch run again.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

4:45am...10 miles with Curt and Alana on a wonderful morning. (Supernova)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

7:30am...drove to SRL to map out courses for this summer's Cady Tucker run.  Mapped out a 5k and 5M course, then the rain started and I had to get home to start a busy day.  10k total. (Guide 7)

Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5pm...early flight.  10 miles down King St. and on the Mount Vernon Trail from the hotel.  Awesome run!  Hope to get in a few more of these with the busy week of work ahead. (Supernova)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.000.0011.25

5am...6 miles from the hotel out and back westward on the constant hill that is King St.  Nice run, great temps, beautiful homes. (Supernova)

Busy day of meetings in our nation's capital.  First travel with my new position...should be fun.  Great day at work, very busy...first Uber rides ever.  Met lots of folks...fun.

5.25 miles from the hotel to the Mt. Vernon trail via King St.  Nice evening...good way to work off the beers. (Supernova)
 

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 11.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

5am...Stewart F. and I ran west on King St. up the hill and back down then up the stairs at the George Washington Masonic Memorial (a Rocky moment!).  6.5 miles total.  Awesome morning running with Stewart before another full day of meetings on Independence Ave.  (Supernova)

4 miles on walking around from building to building in downtown DC...in the heat..in suit.  Counting the miles.  Maybe a run after happy hour. Busy but great day.

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

4:45am...7 miles up the hill and back..saw a fox. Conference meetings today at National Harbor. (Supernova)

5 miles after a long day of sitting at a conference.  92 degrees at 7pm...not used to this heat. (Supernova)

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

5am...6 miles down to the water and along the Mount Vernon Trail with Stew. (Supernova)

Long day of meetings and trying to fight fires back home at work.  Tired and ready to get home.  Made some good networking connections, but my brain is fried after all the info this week.

8 miles running with the group run from Pacers Alexandria.  Group of about 30 people, ran in the front group of 6 and met some good people.  Ran the opposite way on the Mount Vernon trail on a 90 degree evening.  (Supernova)

Heading home tomorrow.

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

5am...6 miles down to and along the waterfront.  Warm, humid. (Supernova)

Heading home.

Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.005.000.000.0010.00

8am...5 miles with Moxie to SRL and back. Dropped her off then grabbed Justin and Katelyn for 4 miles, then 1 mile solo.  (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

7am...6 miles with Moxie on a nice morning before church.  (Guide Blue)

3 miles in the neighborhood with Katelyn on nice evening. Fast finish for the final 1/4 mile. (Altra Impulse)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Altra Impulse Miles: 3.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.004.000.000.009.00

5am...5 slow miles with Moxie, hammy acting up. (Guide Blue)

4 miles in 26 minutes at lunch...stress reliever run. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 4.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.350.000.000.009.35

Woke up to run but I was tired and bit sore.  Went back to sleep. Run at lunch and maybe after work.

6.35 miles with DanS on a beautiful day at lunch.  Need it again to clear my head. (Guide 7)

3 miles with Katelyn befor going to Justin's Student Body Officer swearing in ceremony. (Supernova)

Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 6.35Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

4:30am...6 miles with Moxie on a very nice morning.  Tired, stiff, sore. (Guide Blue)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

4:45am...6 easy miles with Moxie on a cool morning. (Guide Blue)

5 miles in around 35 minutes on a beautiful day at lunch.  Man, two jobs is kicking my trash right now. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.004.330.009.33

Pouring rain outside so went to the gym with Kami and I ran on the TM.  15K in 58 minutes.  (Guide Blue)

Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 9.33
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

6am...8 miles with Moxie on a cool but calm and sunny morning.  Big landscaping project in store today. (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 8.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

6am...5 miles on a nice morning with Moxie. GI issues, sore from yesterday's projects.  Church then more landscaping. (Guide Blue)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

No run today but not a day off. Last day finishing off the landscaping project.  Lots of digging, lifting, dumping and spreading mulch.  I am tired and sore.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

4:45am...6 miles with Moxie on a great morning. Stiff from the weekend's project. (Guide Blue)

5 miles in 35+ minutes on a warmish day at lunch. (Guide 7)

Today is 25 years to the day since I started this job.  A good run.  Now if the federal government decides to reduce the workforce, I have realistic options!  Time for a few beers after this milestone.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

4:15am...6 early morning miles with Moxie. (Guide Blue)

6 miles easy at lunch...it is a scorcher out there today! (Guide 7)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
264.5520.004.330.00288.88
Runs With Moxie Miles: 109.00Adiddas Supernova Glide Boost Miles: 95.75Saucony Guide 8 Blue 2017 Miles: 80.33Altra Impulse Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide 7 2016 Miles: 95.80Vibram Five Finger Bikila Miles: 3.00
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