Philippians 4:13

Fit 4 Life Half Marathon

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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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Sat, Jul 14, 2012

Race: Fit 4 Life Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:16:11, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	13.10	0.00	15.10

I ran the Fit 4 Life Half Marathon in Boise today (over there for Kami's Goldilock's Century Ride...more on that later).

1st Overall in 1:16:11 on a legit course, lots of little rollers and twists and turns on a HUMID day so I am happy with this result. I would have liked to be in the 1:15, but a good time on a solid course (third fastest HM time!).

A warm and VERY humid morning. Saw Chad Robinson before the start and did a 2 mile warmup with him, nice to meet you Chad. Lining up saw a few fast looking runners including the champ from the last 2 years and a couple others all saying they wanted to run around 1:17 so this was going to turn into a competition! Good, easier to run faster when you have others pushing you.

At the gun for the first 2 miles we had a group of 6 guys running together. At the 2 mile mark a runner started to pull away, I looked at the pace and saw we were running fairly easy so I caught up to him and passed him by mile 3. By mile 4 I had dropped him and had about a 1.5 minute lead at the halfway turnaround. I had a bit of a mental moment around miles 2-4 where my mind was saying that I didn't enjoy racing and top 5 is ok...then I scolded myself and took the lead in the race to pop out of this malaise.

On the way back I kept up the pace in the humid conditions and was able to keep running strong through the finish in 1:16:11. Second place was about 3 minutes back so I had a solid win today...a good birthday present to me!!

Splits: 5:49, 5:47, 5:47, 5:54, 5:52, 5:54, 5:45, 5:47, 5:51, 5:50, 5:50, 5:50, 0:25 (0.1)

The second place guy was the winner of the 2012 Race to Robie Creek HM, third place was a 17 year old first time HM'er (guy who start to pull away at mile 2...a strong run for him and a good distance future!).

Sat around afterwards and chatted with other folks waiting for the awards ceremony, drank a few beers and made some new friends. Great chatting with Brian Baker and his wife, Jeff Ulmer (RD), Chad, and a few others. Then it was off to find Kami on her century ride.

Kami rocked it, finishing at the front of the lead group and looking strong! She led the first 7 miles of the ride and had her own personal police escort closing the intersections for her...very cool! She did awesome today and learned alot about riding in large groups of bad riders.

What a great birthday today, but glad to be home and with the kids.

Saucony Fastwitch 5 Miles: 15.10

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 07:24:16 from 12.155.14.2

Happy Birthday Jeff and congratulations on the win. I figured a course in Boise would be legit.

Any plans for Des News? I'm keeping the basement open.

From jtshad on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 08:19:45 from 69.20.183.178

Can't make Des News as we are leaving that night to go to Kami's home town up north. Thanks for the offer! Hope you are having fun in Santa Fe!

From Smooth on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 08:39:00 from 71.213.102.15

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Congratulations on the win and super happy for Kami! :)

From Adam RW on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 09:20:32 from 65.127.208.182

Happy birthday and great top three half marathon!

From Rob on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 09:23:29 from 64.184.237.35

Happy Birthday, and nice win, you are getting stronger with every year older.

From Andrea on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 09:30:22 from 67.177.11.154

Hope you had a wonderful birthday. Nice start to the day with a win!

From Jake K on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:38:32 from 67.177.11.154

Great run Jeff!

From Neil on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 19:01:33 from 97.121.42.80

Congrats on the win Jeff! It was pretty warm yesterday. They should probably start that race an hour earlier this late in the summer. Sorry we didn't make it down there to see you break the tape. Hopefully we can meet up on your next trip to the valley. Regards.

From Superfly on Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 20:56:56 from 74.211.21.81

Great win Jeff!

From JamesH on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 14:03:08 from 209.33.214.26

Nice work Jeff!

From Steve on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 15:42:33 from 66.87.66.154

Great run! I was hoping to be up in Idaho Falls this Saturday and catch a run with you guys, but there's a circuit race and it's about time I ran one of those.

From RileyCook on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 18:39:19 from 96.41.211.97

A solid time and a win. Sounds like the perfect birthday. Congrats and happy belated birthday.

From Chad Robinson on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 19:18:48 from 75.162.125.57

Fantastic race Jeff! It was very nice to meet you and get in a nice warmup. Sounds like you had a great B-Day.

From Hamdog Alum on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 08:47:27 from 71.90.5.18

Congrats on a solid win!

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