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10th Annual FireKracker 5k

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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: 16.00 Month: 157.50 Year: 484.55
Runs With Moxie Lifetime Miles: 12491.60
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: 877.00
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
54.3018.311.500.0074.11
Runs With Moxie Miles: 22.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 33.50Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 10.20Saucony Ride 3 2013 Miles: 3.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 13.30Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 11.11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

4 miles on a warm morning before church with Moxie.  Still tired from last week's trip!  (Ride 3 2015)

3 mile walk in the evening with Kami and Moxie.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.006.200.000.0013.20

7 easy miles on a warm morning with Moxie.  (Ride 3 2015)

Tempo workout at lunch...90 degrees outside and full sun!  Started good, nice in the middle, no mojo for tempo at the end.  10K in 40:27 (6:31 AP).  6:17, 6:21, 6:03, 6:33, 6:31, 7:05.  Still sweating after an ice cold shower and 20 minutes later.  (Mirage Red)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 7.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 7.00Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.006.000.000.0015.00

4:30am...6 easy miles with Moxie on a warm morning.  Tired.  (Ride 3 2015)

6 miles at lunch in 40:15 (6:42 AP, VERY easy MP).  Felt much easier than yesterday.  Though 85 degrees, it felt much better than the temps on Monday.  Please with how this went with little real effort.  (Mirage Red)

3 miles with Kami and Katelyn after dinner on a cooler evening.

Runs With Moxie Miles: 6.00Saucony Ride 3 2013 Miles: 3.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.003.001.500.0015.50

5am...met Gray and Lynette for the morning run.  6.5 miles in 47 minutes through SRL.  Easy warmup, some faster MP miles a few sections where Gray and I picked it up to under 6:00 pace.  Good run, good company.  (Ride 3 2015)

4 miles with DanS on the desert at lunch...hot!   (Mirage Red)

5 miles with Justin and Isaac from home to Community Park, a few loops and back.  They ran some tempo, I ran easy.  (Fastwitch 6)

Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 6.50Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 4.00Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

I slept in and went out with the whole family!  3 miles with Kami, Katelyn and Justin.  1 mile more with Justin and Moxie.  3.3 miles solo.  7.3 miles total in 1;01.  Easy day, now for a day off...visit with out of town friends and get some things done around the house.  (Launch 2)

Runs With Moxie Miles: 1.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 7.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5am...met Alana, Curt, Gama and Trenton for a 6 mile run on a nice morning. Good to run with Curt again and catch up a bit, been too long.  Stopped by the house to say goodbye to Kami before her 70 mile ride this morning then took Moxie out for 4 miles.  10 easy miles total...now to see if my legs are ready for the 5K tomorrow.  (Ride 3 2015)

Get to have breakfast with Jon Allen today! 

Runs With Moxie Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 10.00
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Race: 10th Annual FireKracker 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:17:50, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.003.110.000.008.11

We ran the FireKracker 5k race as a family team and got second team overall.  For me, pretty crappy race.  Overall 7th (2nd 30 and over) ...mostly young faster guys in front of me.  Had a plan to run slower first mile (5:30ish) then stay steady..did not happen.  Pretty slow 5:50ish for the rest, caught in no man's land with no desire to push.  So is the state of my speed training right now.  Justin's calf popped again, Katelyn ran strong but her legs were hurting and Kami ran 29 minutes the day after a 76 mike bike ride!  Fun to run as a family, see good friends and enjoy the weather. (Fastwitch)

Happy Independence Day!

2 miles later in the day.  Ate horribly but had fun with friends and family.

Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 6.11
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
54.3018.311.500.0074.11
Runs With Moxie Miles: 22.00Saucony Ride 3 2015 Miles: 33.50Saucony Mirage Red 2015 Miles: 10.20Saucony Ride 3 2013 Miles: 3.00Brooks Launch 2 Black 2015 Miles: 13.30Saucony Fastwitch 6 2015 Miles: 11.11
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