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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.500.0010.500.0075.00
Ravenna #3 Miles: 33.25ST4 Miles: 26.00Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 15.75
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

I lovely rain-free run up Avondale, over the hill to Woodinville and back to Redmond via the Sammamish River trail.

Ravenna #3 Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.007.000.0013.00

Pretty brutal workout today. It was essentially a threshold run with hills thrown in for good measure. The idea was run 1/2 flat at around 5:15 pace then roll into a decent uphill grade for 3:30 at the same effort followed by 2:00 of flat running at the threshold pace followed by 3:30 more uphill at the same effort ending with 2:00 at threshold on flat. Then repeat it one more time after a 5-6 minute jog.

I haven't dared check what my pace was up the hills but by the second rep I felt like I was standing still. It's amazing how much extra effort hills take.

ST4 Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.250.000.000.008.25

Today was supposed to be a day off, but I am considering putting on a trail running series here on Snoqualmie Ridge so I wanted to run at least part of them to check mileage and overall conditions. I was able to eke out 8.25 trail miles but there are probably another 3-4 that I wasn't able to get to yet.

Ravenna #3 Miles: 8.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 miles

Ravenna #3 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.750.000.000.0010.75

When my kids turn 12 I take them on a 1:1 trip wherever they want to go. My son picked Minneapolis. So I am in MN soaking up the warm sun and humid weather. Ummm...wait...it's 58 degrees and pouring down rain. Did I leave Seattle or not? Weird. So running in the rain isn't fun but it isn't foreign either. But about five steps into my run the lightening began and so I opted for the only thing worse than getting struck by lightening: running on a treadmill. Fortunately, I had Sportscenter to watch. It made it almost bearable. I think I lost 20 pounds in sweat.

Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 10.75
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.003.500.0018.00

ST4 Miles: 13.00Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.500.0010.500.0075.00
Ravenna #3 Miles: 33.25ST4 Miles: 26.00Brooks Ravenna #2 Miles: 15.75
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