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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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Race: Ogden Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:39:02, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Got up at 3:40am to get ready and head to the start with Pam and meet Andrea for the bus ride.  I knew it was going to be a warm day when the temperature in the valley was already 50 degrees.  Got downtown, got on the buses and made our way to the start.  I said some prayers on the bus thanking God for the strength to run and asking Him to bless all the runners out there today.  I spent time just chilling and talking with a few folks and just getting inside my head to be ready for the race.  Fueled with some PowerBar GelBlasts (these are awesome!) Had to make a pit stop right before the start so I didn't get in any warmup after having to stand in line for a while.  Met Fritz, Steve, Ben, Andy and Paul at the start and got ready to go.

At the gun, Fritz was off fast and I ran for the first 1-2 miles with Ben and Steve then reeled myself back in as they were going out faster than I wanted but I kept them in touch for a while.  I was running in 5th place (a kid named Mont went out with them) and managing to hold a solid sub-5:50 through 10 miles then I hit the patient phase of the race on the rollers above the reservoir.   Around mile 10, Bryant Jensen came cruising by me (he went on to finish second and catch all but first place) at a good clip.  Fuleing was mostly good with the aid stations and my PowerBar Gels, so I was feeling ok.  I hit the half around 1:17:30 and was feeling pretty good but it was getting warm and my hips were starting to get tight. 

Up the hill at 15 in an ok pace (6:30) then the rollers to the dam were ok.  I could still see a couple of the runners in front of me so I had some hope for the canyon.  As I hit the canyon, I tried to open it up and realized that my tight hips were not going to let me and my pace down the canyon sucked...where I should have been running 5:40ish, I was only able to manage around 6:00 pace.  I was still on 6:00 average pace through 22 but I couldn't get it into another gear on the downhill sections.  

The only good thing was that 5th place guy (Mont) was coming back to me quickly.  As we hit the pathway at 23 miles (where a spectator told me to "Kick"...kick with 3 miles left?), I was right behind him.  I took some deep breaths, trailed him for about 0.25m then surged to a faster pace and dropped him as hard as I could (I was hurting, but I knew he was hurting worse) and with authority to let him know he wouldn't catch me.  The last 3 miles were the normal Ogden finish (hot, dodging and weaving through walkers 2-3 abreast with headphones).  I turned onto Grant St. and just tried to push it to the finish.

5th Overall, 2nd Master (Steve A beat me by a little over 3 minutes, congrats Steve you did awesome today!  Looking forward to running with you again soon) in 2:39:02.  I am disappointed with my time a bit as I really wanted to get closer to 2:35, but I hit my C goal and still finished in the money so that was cool.   Felt like I was better trained than the time, but it was just one of those days.  I felt good through the half but whatever I did to my hips caused me to leave about 2-3 minutes out in the canyon.  I had a great time with friends then made it back to IF in time to watch my daughter's ballet performance.  

Congrats to all the bloggers who ran (especially Fritz and Amber Green on some smokin' top performances!).  

My splits: 1-5:36, 2-5:47, 3-5:45, 4-5:45, 5-5:49, 6-5:52, 7-5:50, 8-5:54, 9-6:02, 10-6:01, 11-6:16, 12-6:07, 13-6:17, 14-6:06, 15-6:30, 16-6:10, 17-6:10, 18-5:49, 19-6:01, 20-6:07, 21-6:10, 22-6:04, 23-5:54, 24-6:12, 25-6:32, 26-6:28, 0.2(0.31)-1:58.

Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 26.20
Comments
From Andy on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 09:34:38 from 198.60.114.178

Other than each of your miles being one minute faster than mine, we had a very similar experience. You did incredibly well. Congrats on the 2nd place Masters.

From JulieC on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:37:17 from 71.219.44.64

how zooming!!! Amazing for any runner and to be a master? Yikes!!! GReat race!!!

From Rachel on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:37:54 from 71.35.37.241

SO much fun to read all these details Jeff, thanks for sharing... You are amazing, great job as always... can't wait to give you a congrats hug next week :)

From Burt on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:27:52 from 98.177.220.145

Great job Jeff.

From Kelli on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:29:21 from 71.219.75.178

Awesome race!! Thanks for sharing. You are an amazing athlete.

From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 14:59:47 from 98.202.182.29

Very impressive Jeff. I hated not being out there with you. Enjoy a few easy days.

From Paul on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 15:21:30 from 174.27.230.30

Nice job Jeff. As always.

From rockness18 on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 15:35:34 from 75.16.161.162

Great job Mr. Consistent!

From JimF on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:22:12 from 67.162.67.145

Another great race! Great job!

From Kory on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:27:11 from 24.116.159.75

Great Job! You were very patient in the middle miles and ran an excellent strategy. Those dang hips, you would have definitely got around a 2;35 if it wasn't for the tightness.

Do you felt like you overtrained?

Take couple days off to relax and not jump back into things. That's always the mistake I've made.

From Tom on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 20:28:40 from 67.199.180.90

Nice job on the race Jeff. Seems like most runners have trouble hitting the pace that seems like it should be doable down the canyon after the dam. Hope the hips and rest of you heal up quick.

From Dave S on Sun, May 16, 2010 at 20:34:03 from 4.254.227.241

Great Job Jeff! Amazing how you keep getting those sub 2:40s.

From Neil on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 01:27:08 from 97.121.62.198

Great race Jeff! You just keep cranking 'em out. Enjoy the money and a couple days off.

From MarkP on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:48:19 from 24.2.76.180

Great job Jeff! Try kicking at the 10K point next time...lol.

From Superfly on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 15:53:09 from 208.117.127.110

That is still a very solid time for Ogden so good job man. Now chill for awhile and totally recover. Are you still doing the 40 miler? Sounds kind of fun and kind of awful.

From jtshad on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 15:55:50 from 204.134.132.225

Still undecided on running the 40 miler at the end of June. Mostly dependent on our plans for my daughter's birthday party. But if that is clear, I will do it or run a 2 person team with my friend Andrea.

Have some recovery time yourself from your worldly travels my good friend!

BTW, what animal ate your chickens?

From Barry on Mon, May 17, 2010 at 23:52:26 from 67.61.235.198

Great race, sorry to hear about the hip issue.

From Superfly on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:23:38 from 208.117.127.110

Jeff I'm not sure. Tom cat, raccoon, dog but we never found out for sure.

From Mark on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 22:45:05 from 173.168.88.68

Great job Jeff, another inspiring race report, congrats on the age group and high overall placing!

From josse on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 01:24:32 from 75.231.8.231

Great job on the race. You looked super strong coming in at the finish, it was fun to cheer you on:)

From Jon on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 18:25:44 from 75.169.141.158

Sounds like a solid, but not great, performance. Top 5 and money, but no Master's win and some hip problems. Still a great showing- congrats, Jeff.

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