| Location: Porland,OR,US Member Since: Sep 09, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: Xterra Portland Triathlon (2:57:23)
Wildwood 10 K (43:04) Short-Term Running Goals: Portland Marathon 3:15 finish; Kevins Cup 8k trail race top 10 finish. Long-Term Running Goals: Boston Marathon 2011 or 2012; 2011 Xterra Triathlon National Championship Race Qualification; 1/2 Ironman Boise (5:30); Ironman (12:00). To run a 5:00 mile on my 40th birthday next year. Personal: Limited training time due to schedule with family and work. Recently became addicted to triathlons and cannot wait until the next season. Focussing on running for now though. Favorite Blogs: |
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| Okay, here we go again. I'm coming off a respiratory sickness that has lasted 6 months. I went from a respectable 3:17 marathon in October, to a :30 4 miler today, and it hurt. A long way to go. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Felt a lot betther than yesterday |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Ran with my wife today who is training for her first marathon. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| Ran to RR trussel for first time since October. Hilly run, but felt okay. Average 8:00 miles, which is acceptable for right now. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
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7:14 pace. Respiratory cough and fever is back. I'm going to attempt to shock my body and run this crud out of me. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy 5 mile run. Finally over my respiratory thing. Time to start training! |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.50 | 13.50 |
| Hagg Lake training run for the 25k race in 2 weeks. The trail around Hagg lake is beautiful. It was very muddy in spots, but worth getting dirty. This was my first run over 8 miles since October, and I hurt this morning. Looking forward to the race. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
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7:20/mile pace. Tough run. Just wasn't feeling it today. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
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Wildwood Trail. 10 miles out and back. 4200 ft elevation gains.
Great condition today. A little muddy, but not too shabby for a Winter run in the Northwest. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Quick run to stretch out before tomorrow's race |
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Hagg Lake 25K (15.5 Miles) 02:18:03, Place overall: 39, Place in age division: 33 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 14.50 | 15.50 |
| Probably the toughest 15 miles of my life. After 2 weeks of rain and snow, the course was a complete mud bog. The best analogy I heard: "it was like running a 25K trail run on roller skates with 10lb ankle weights on." The up hills were gnarley. You take 2 steps and then slide down 3. Even the flats were slick and I met the ground on more than one occassion. Great race though. The organization and volunteers were great. Highly recommend it. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
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Cold run today. Ran to vineyard and back with Lisa. 1200 ft elevation gains/loss. Felt great afterwards considering the wind. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| 7:11 pace. Just a quick jaunt. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
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Portland Shamrock Run (9.4 Miles) 01:14:16, Place overall: 934, Place in age division: 154 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
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This race was crazy. There were 3 races 95k, 8k, and 15k). A total of 35,000 runners. I ran the 15k (though my gps said 9.4 miles) with my wife, which was her first real race. She killed it at a 7:53 pace. Not too bad for her first go. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| I was finally able to get a good run in this week. I ran a portion of Wildwood Trail in Forest Park here in Portland. Wo was it muddy. I was sliding all over the place. Rain was coming down pretty hard too. My overall time was at a 9:30 mile which is pretty good for the conditions, but I was able to post 2 miles at a 5:50 pace, which is encouraging. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
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Running is proving to be a challenge this time of the year. Number one, the rain in Portland has gone from the point of incessant to obsurdity. And though I don't always mind a run in the rain, the clouds and darkness have become a debilitating psychological road block that only the sun can cure. Today's trail run was a mud fest and hurt like hell, but this section of Wild Wood Trail in Forest Park has become my favorite. 4000 ft of total elevation gain and descent. However, the 2 hour round trip from my house - trail- my house is an annoyance to my family, who only gets to spend time with me for a total of 3 hours in the evening before bed times. Maybe I need to invest in a very bright head lamp and run in the middle of the night.
Triathlon training starts Friday at the pool....god I hate the swim.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| 7:22 pace |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 19.00 | 209.00 | 228.00 |
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