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

Thu, Jun 24, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.70	0.00	3.00	0.00	13.70

4:30am...a very (almost embarassing slow) easy 10K through SRL after a late night (only 5 hours sleep) decorating the house for my daughter's 8th birthday. I would have gone a bit longer but had to make a pit stop and ran into Marlin (on the blog...get blogging again!) and talked about his race at RnR marathon. Nice morning, looking forward to a good quality run (800's?) at lunch today. (Tornado)

Sunny and warm day (75 degrees) at lunch for my 6x0.5M repeats. 1.5M warmup running and chatting with Pat then I started my repeats (with 0.25M recovery) on the road on the east side of the river. A mixed bag today, 1 really good, 3 mostly on target, 2 what the #$%@ repeats. I think the short night of sleep and the newness of "heat" (this is hot for us so far this year) played a role in the times. Then an easy recovery back to the office for a total of 7.5M. Repeats: 2:37, 2:50, 2:46, 2:53, 2:46, 2:45. (Defyance)

Interesting article on Runningtimes.com about form changes to improve marathon performance for an elite athlete (Paige Higgins) that I think I can try to apply to my running since we appear to have similar styles. www.runningtimes.com/article.aspx?articleID=19948.

Saucony 2010 Tornado 1 Miles: 6.20	Defyance 4 (wear Test) Miles: 7.50

Comments

From Burt on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:42:25 from 206.19.214.144

Happy birthday to the little one.

From Kory on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 15:45:05 from 134.50.89.33

Great 800's and the heat will help wipe you out a bit. Overall how do you like the Brooks Defyance 4 shoes? Do they feel lightweight with stability and a good forefoot bounce?

From jtshad on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 15:49:20 from 204.134.132.225

Thanks Kory. The Defyance are pretty nice. I like the fit and the weight but the forefoot is a bit flat. The feel/weight feel to be between the Tangents and the Rides (both Saucony and my favorite racer/trainer). I don't know how they differ from the Defyance 3's that are currently on the market though. I still want to try the Launch sometime soon and the new Saucony Kinvara.

From Kory on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 18:50:33 from 134.50.89.33

Jeff - the launch are excellent shoes. I have almost 400 miles on mine. I've done long runs in them (my 24 miler last week). They just feel good and have a good bounce off the forefoot, but yet the heel cushioning is good even though their lightweight.

From Robert on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 20:02:41 from 65.101.164.200

Interesting article. My problem has always been "sitting in the bucket" and not fully extending on push off (previous hammie and calf tears keep me from embracing that totally). I've improved a lot thanks to some Lydiard tips, but certainly could use some more work.

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