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Member Since:

Nov 25, 2007

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I've been running since junior high. Ran middle distance in college with a PB of 1:52 for the 800 meters, then continued running with varying degrees of seriousness throughout my 20's and 30's. Moved up in distance and even ran three marathons (2:43 PB). Now just trying to stay in shape and find balance in life in my 40's.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work out 30 minutes a day, six days a week

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and consistent.

 

Personal:

Married with 3 children. Work as a school counselor.

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A.M. - Weights - 20 minutes

P.M. - Ellyptical - 20 minutes

Tomorrow I'll try to run somewhere nice.

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Ann Morrison Loop + Cassia Park - 49:04

Ran AM Loop with Conrad, Aja and Jordan really easy in 29 minutes, then did some drills (buttkicks, crossovers, skips, etc) and 4 x 100 strides. Then headed out for a bit more in the neighborhoods, when I ran into Christian D. He hammered me for a few minutes over to Cassia and then I ran back to South steady.

Core & stretching - 15 minutes after run. Hopefully a regular routine of this will help with the chronic injuries.

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Run from South + treadmill - 42:05

Started out with 12 minutes easy with Jordan and Aja. Then accelerations, drills, plyos and strides. After that, I drove to Gold's and did 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Weights - 20 minutes (BP 185)

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Greenbelt - 40:13

Ran from South with Jordan. Did some pickups in the last mile (4 x 20 sec). Finished with 7 minutes on the grass around South when we were done.

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A.M. - Canal banks - 15+

Early morning run with Leo in the snow. First run with him in a long time.

P.M. - Treadmill - 28:40

Ran at home on the treadmill. Ran easy almost the whole way with just a little increase in speed at the end. Felt good.

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Treadmill - 21:38

Steady pace on the treadmill, just to get a quick workout in as I didn't have a lot of time.

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A.M. - 15 minutes ellyptical & 20 minutes weights

P.M. - Greenbelt - 50:21

Ran out 26 minutes at a moderate pace, then on the way back did 2.5 miles in 15:53 at approx. marathon pace (6:21) and then tried to run the last half mile hard, (2:54) but obviously that didn't go so well. There was a bit of a headwind, but the greater limiting factor is my lack of fitness and excess weight.

Weight - 185.8 (average for the week)

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A.M. - Canals + run to gym - 35:05

Started out real easy and picked it up a little bit toward the end. Averaged just under 7:50/mile pace.

P.M. - Borah track - 16:20

Little jog with Leo of just over 2 miles. Snowed most of the afternoon but the track was clear by the evening. Groins sore and I think I've pinpointed it to the leg presses or lunges from yesterday. I'll try to eliminate those and see if the soreness subsides.

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Greenbelt - 24:10

Ran easy with Aja, Jordan and Conrad. Had to cut the run short and walk for a few minutes and I didn't get out later for another workout. Oh well.

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Federal Way Canals - 40:00

Ran with Conrad. It was super cold today, but once we got running it wasn't bad at all. Felt pretty decent.

Weights - 25 minutes

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South track - NT

Ran with Jordan and Aja around South and then we did 800, 600, 400, 200 on the new South "track" (200m grass oval with spray-painted lanes) with a 2 min jog between. Pace was real slow - 5:40 or so I would guess.

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Greenbelt - 40:00

Nice evening run (actually most of it in the dark) on the greenbelt. Picked up miles 3 & 4 to 6:27 and 6:17, which feels so much harder than it should right now. But a super evening to be out in the fresh air.

Walked 2 miles with Leo and Emily on the greenbelt before running.

Weights - 25 minutes

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Neighborhoods - 47:24

Ran at 10 p.m. Busy all day with home projects, then hit a barbeque in the evening so didn't get out until late. Kept it super easy (7:54/mile pace) because my back and legs were sore from the weights last night.

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Average weight for the week: 185.1 (-0.7)

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Garden City-Eagle path - 1:04

"Long" run on one of my favorite paths. Windy and drizzly, but missed the major rainstorms of the day. Kept the pace pretty even and ended up at just over 7:30/mile pace, which was fine for today. Longest run in quite some time.

Weights - 20 minutes

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Track practice - warmup, stretching, drills, plyos and then a hard mile run in the rain.

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Track practice - warmup, stretching, drills, plyos, core and then 16 minutes easy after practice.

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Cassia Park - NT

Track practice: warmup jog, stretching, drills, accelerations, then a jog to Cassia where I did 3 x 800 in 2:43, 3:00 and 2:40 with the team.

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Neighborhoods - 31:16

At 10 p.m. at an easy pace. My body is really sore. The plyos and field event demos (high jump today) have been tough on my body.

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Treadmill at Gold's - 26:40

Steady pace. Felt a lot better than I did last night.

Circuits/weights - 20 minutes

Pool - 15 minutes

Good times at Gold's Gym on a Saturday afternoon.

Average weight for the week - 185.6 (-0.2)

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Canal banks + neighborhoods - 24:49

Still beat up with a cold I've had all week. Busy day today, too, which put me until after 8 p.m. for a run. Got out and ran at a brisk pace. So it was better than nothing.

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Treadmill at Golds - 26:24

Basic easy run on the treadmill following a short weight session.

Weights - 20 min

Also walked a couple of miles in the p.m. at Wilson Creek BLM area with Emily.

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1.5 mile wo; 20 minute fartlek; 1.5 mile wd

Ran from Gold's and did a steady warmup on the roads. Then did the workout - 2x(2:00, 1:30, 1:00, :30) with equal rest - on the roads and the Capital High track. Pace was around 5:30/mile on the 2 min segments and a bit faster on the others. This is a great workout to get back into shape, especially if the recoveries are kept honest.

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A.M. - Canal banks - 15:10

Quick run to warmup in the morning before doing some weights & core (15 minutes worth)

P.M. - Greenbelt - 33:50

Steady pace with Mat from his house in the pouring rain. Nice run, except my blood sugar was off and I was kind of light-headed. Too much coffee today probably part of it...

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A.M. - Neighborhoods - 18:56

Ran right after I woke up to warm up a little bit for some weights (20 minutes). Wore my new Brooks adreneline, which felt pretty good.

P.M. - Borah track - 18:20

Another short run. Walked about a mile with Emily when I was done and did 2 sets of drills (skips, buttkicks, high knees, a-skips, crossover, etc)

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Wilson Creek/Reynolds Creek - 1:21

Really great place to run. Mat and I did a loop (got lost a few times) that was excellent. If it was closer, I would run it every day. As it is, I will try to get out there a few more times this spring for some longer loops. Running along the Chinese Canals into the Reynolds Creek canyon was spectacular scenery.

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A.M. - Canal banks - 15+

Ran easy right after I woke up. Did 15 minutes of upper body weights after the run

P.M. - Canals + BK track - 31:29

Steady warmup, then a mile at MP (6:12) followed by 3 x 400 at 1:24, 1:23 and 1:20, and then some quicker pickups (3 x 25 seconds). Did jogs of about a minute between the efforts. Nothing exciting, but not too bad for a 30 minute workout.

Average weight for the week: 184.4

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Hulls Gulch - 51:45

Ran with Mat this morning. It was windy and blowing snow. Two days ago I ran shirtless. That's springtime, though. Kept the pace easy and turned around when we hit mud partway up the gulch.

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30 minutes weights

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