Sean's Running Blog

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Location:

Snoqualmie,WA,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2011 Boston Marathon -- 2:27 (Top 50)
2011 Steilacoom 20k -- 1:04:57 (1st)
2010 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon -- 2:26 (7th)
2010 Fall City 10k -- 31:06 (1st)
2009 Indy Mini Marathon -- 1:07:53 (7th)
2009 WWU Invitational -- 10000m (30:58)
2009 UW Indoor Meet -- 5000m (14:49)
2008 Orem Turkey Run -4 miler -- 19:55 (1st)
2008 Seafair Torchlight 8k--25:03 (3rd)
2008 Time to Fly 5k -- 15:35 (1st)
2008 Newport Marathon -- 2:22:47 (1st)
Steilacoom 15M--1:18:30 (1st)
2007 Olympic Trials -- 2:30:41 (91st)
2007 St. George --2:18:55 (3rd)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Feb 23 -- Ft Steilacoom 15M
March 23 – Ft. Steilacoom 20k
April 15 – Boston Marathon
June 8 – Sound to Narrows 12k
June 22 – Grandma’s Half Marathon (USATF Champs.)
July 7 – Run of the Mill 5k
July 27 – Torchlight 8k
September – SJJ Half (maybe)
October/November – Fall Marathon (maybe)
December – Club XC Nationals

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy

Personal:

Ran track my junior and senior years in high school and cross country my senior year. Went to BYU but did not run. Served LDS church mission to San Bernardino, CA. Started running again in April 2005. Marathon debut was St. George in 2005.

I coach the Mount Si High School Track Team (distance)

Been married for almost 17 years. My wife, Mara, and I have four kids ages 16, 14, 13 and 11.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks T5 Lifetime Miles:						34.00
Ravenna Lifetime Miles:						250.00

Mon, May 19, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.50

Back in NYC this week. Took the red eye from Seattle. I went for a run through Central Park waiting for my room to be ready. I was surprised how good I felt given how little sleep I got on the flight. I came back to the gym and did some weights and exercises. It's the beginning of my taper which I always dread. I'm still not sure I think a taper is the best approach. I'm compromising this time by making it a two-week taper rather than a three-weeker.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From josse on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:48:28

I hate 3 week tapers, I always feel like it is way to long and feel unmotivated by the time the marathon comes. I like the 2 week one better. You sure do travel alot.

From Dale on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:48:44

Trying to taper while traveling sucks....I spent the last 2 weeks before Sunday's marathon in VA working. Just accept all the doubts, mysterious pains, etc. that'll crop up and flush them a few days prior. You'll do great.

Do you have a website up for your 10K in August? What are the dates? I'm definitely in as long as I'm in town, if only to support a fellow blogger!

I was thinking about running the Tri-Cities Marathon in October....it looks pretty flat and I only worry about the "every 4th year" winds but 1 in 4 odds sound pretty decent right now. I'd like to get below 3 hours before I start going to the bigger races. Call it an easily bruised ego...

From Sean on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 14:33:46

the only reason I didn't reco the Tri Cities was because it can have hefty winds. I would suggest the Vancouver BC marathon but that's in only four weeks. It's flat and fast.

The website for the 10k is www.racecenter.com/snoqualmie.

From Dale on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 15:05:01

I though Vancouver was May 4th. Different Vancouver?

The 10K is only a week after the NW Passage Relay but it's on my calendar now. I'll try to figure out soon if I'm going to run or volunteer (assuming I can get my boss to tell me if I'll be in town or not). I hope you don't lose folks to the new Tacoma Narrows Half on that same date.

The Tri-Cities winds are the one big worry I've got. I've thought about the Victoria BC marathon in Oct, but it looks like it's got some smaller rollers and travel logistics would be tougher to manage.

Thanks for the ideas.

From Sean on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 21:32:58

Sorry...I meant the Scotia Bank Vancouver Half. It's only a half not a full. My bad

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