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

Sat, May 24, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.30	5.00	1.00	0.00	15.30

Five mile warmup down to the Mt Si High School track and then a marathon pacing workout. 5 miles at 5:25 then one mile at 5:10.

Hit 5:24 on the dot for Mile 1, lost concentration on Mile 2 and dropped to 5:26. Mile 3 was 5:22 and then 4 and 5 were both at 5:23. The last mile I did in 5:08.

I wish I had started earlier in the morning. By 11am it was already well into the 70s on a gorgeous day. I practiced my water drinking skills as well taking water every two miles. That is always my biggest challenge in a marathon and will be a key to my race on Saturday.

It was cloudy and 52 today in Newport. Oh how I hope for such perfect running weather next Saturday.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From jeffmc on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:37:34

I see that here on your blog it says that you have run the sound to narrows before. Are you running it this year? I only ask because my parents live in WA and I will be in town this year and I am running it again.

From Sean on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 12:59:29

I have run it for three or four years now. Very challenging race as you know, particularly at the end. I doubt I will run it again this year being just two weeks after the marathon. Plus, if I run anything that weekend, it will be the Fall City 10k which is a very, very fast 10k near my house in Eastern King County.

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