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

Tue, Nov 20, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

So one of the "fun" things about running in Seattle in the winter is that our latitude is such that our daylight ours are not many. Sunrise this morning was 7:22am and sunset was 4:27. On a cloudy evening, which is the norm, things get dark really quickly. Anyway, I somehow forgot this simple fact this evening. I had in my brain that dark meant late and was quickly reminded by the rush of traffic that it was anything but late. I almost always run in the morning except this week has been weird schedule wise. I survived but I need to find a different running route for the times when I run in the evening or I will be road kill.

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Comments

From S on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 21:33:59

Glad that you haven't been road kill. You are tight you DO need to find a safer route.So how is the ham?

From S on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 21:36:58

Correction! You are RIGHT....you Do need to find a safer route.Watch out for the bears and mountain lions as well.

From Lybi on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 22:06:45

Hey Sean I love your goals! Good job out there. Reflective vest might help you. Or some people wear a head lamp.

From Clay on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 22:53:05

I hear ya man, be safe out there and I agree with Lybi get a reflective vest or headlamp...

From Sean on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 02:16:48

I was wearing both a reflective vest and a headlamp.

From Dale on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 17:08:01

We're paying for the nice long summer days when getting up at 5:30 is NBD because it's already light outside...I got one of those blinking red lights from RoadId (prize drawing from first marathon) that helps folks spot me.

I've taken to running at lunchtime this time of year to avoid exactly what you're experiencing. I also make sure I wave to each and every car passing me on the road every time I run. I noticed that several habitual speedsters that used to fly by me on my road have finally given in and now slow down when they pass me. It's a lot harder for them to not care when they "know" who you are...Of course, my run route is on a "no outlet" road I live on, so my circumstances are likely different than yours.

Good luck and stay safe.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 17:26:56

Dale, Sean - we have a few houses for sale in our area. Reasonable prices. Move to south-west Provo, and NEVER run on a road again except maybe a few blocks to get to the trail. As a side effect, you can have Ted and myself for training partners as well.

From Sasha on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 17:57:12

Appreciate the invite, but there's three problems with that plan:

1 - Unless there's a big Hunter/Jumper Equestrian circuit there, I'll never be able to gain spousal approval for such a move.

2 - It's in the 30s/40s here and it feels very very cold. Similarly, when it's in the 80s in the summer it feels like it's boiling.

3 - My fast days are in the low 7s and upper 6s. Your and Ted's slow days are in the high 6s.

I do have some trails that I can jump on within about 1 mile from my house, but it's hunting season and I'm afraid I'll resemble Bambi's cousin. Plus, those hills are really really steep.

But maybe I'll schedule a visit someday to participate in an Uneventful Half Marathon....now if I can just figure out a good "business" reason I need to be there...

From Dale on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 17:57:54

Oops. That last post wasn't really from Sasha! It was from Dale!

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