| Location: Portland,OR, Member Since: Nov 02, 2005 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 5K: 15:41-Portland Track Festival 2010
10K: 31:34-Linfield College (Track) 2012
10 Mile: 51:57-Pear Blossom 2009
1/2 Marathon: 1:10:42-Foot Traffic Flat 2010
Marathon: 2:29:35-Newport 2013
50K: 3:48:06-Weiser River 50K 2021 Short-Term Running Goals: Next Race:
12-hour race, sometime in 2021
100 mile race, sometime... Long-Term Running Goals: Sub 1:10 Half Marathon
Sub 2:30 Marathon
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| | Temple Canal and frontage road to Eagle Island Park
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| | Meridian, around Settlers Park
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| | Trail run with Joe and Danny
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| | AM: 7.3 solo miles, then .5 with the puppy.
PM: 5.8 miles in Pocatello
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| | AM: 5 treadmill miles in Pocatello
PM: 5.6 miles in Idaho Falls
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| | 11.3 on Temple Canal, then .3 with the puppy.
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| | AM: 6.5 miles in Meridian
PM: 4.7 in Sandy, UT
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| | AM: 5 in South Jordan, UT
PM: 5.8 in Logan, UT, around USU
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| | Spurwing and then around Sawtooth.
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| | Super windy. so just ran loops around the neighborhood.
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| | 17 miles in the Boise Foothills with Joe. First long run in a while and almost bonked around mile 13. Weird...
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| | AM: 7 in Meridian
PM: 4.5 in Idaho Falls
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| | Idaho Falls. It was -4 this AM, so I waited until the afternoon....when with was 21 mph winds and not much warmer.
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| | Greenbelt with Joe and Danny. Tons of snow. Peaceful and memorable for sure.
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| | AM: 8 miles in Meridian
PM: 4.3 miles in SLC
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| | AM: 5.3 miles in SLC
PM: 6.6 miles in SLC
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| | SLC. Woke up at 4:30 and could sleep, so started my run at 5:04. Super quite. Ran up around the University of Utah and didn't see a soul until the final couple miles.
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| | AM: 8 solo, then .75 with the dog.
PM: 4.9 in Pocatello
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| | Pocatello. Around town, then south and the Red Hill by ISU.
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| | To Eagle and the Greenbelt and back. 6:57/mile average.
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| | AM: 7.5
PM: 6.6 @ Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve. First t-shirt run of the year.
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| | Home to Settlers Park and back.
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| | Boise Camel Back Reserve with Joe. 1708 ft elevation gain.
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| | AM: 10 miles in St. George, around Dixie State College
PM: 4.4 in SLC
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| | AM: 6.4 miles in SLC, west to the Jordan River Trail
PM: 5.6 miles north of the capital
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| | SLC, downtown to the trails north of the capital.
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| | From home to Eagle Greenbelt and back. Averaged 6:54/mile
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| | AM: 8.7 in Meridian with Joe
PM: 5 in Idaho Falls
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| | AM: 7.3 in Idaho Falls
PM: 4 miles in Idaho Falls
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| | 20.1 miles in Idaho Falls starting at 5:30 AM. Quite and dark the first 10 or so, then busier as people were driving to work. Ran east and south, making it to Ammon for a bit, then back to the hotel on Sunnyside.
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| | Temple Canal back and forth.
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| | Meridian before leaving for spring break.
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| | Vancouver, WA. Felt so good to run old routes and run through the neighborhoods I ran in for 5 years. Miss this place. Averaged 7:07/mile. All were steady/easy until 17 (6:10) and 18 (6:16).
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| | 4.2 miles in Centralia, WA. Legs feel good.
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| | 6 miles along the beach, some with the dog.
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| | Back and forth, North and South along the beach in Arch Cape. Low tide helps out a lot...
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| | 4.4 early before a flight.
PM: 6.4 in South Jordan, UT
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| | South Jordan, Jordan River Trail.
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| | Lunchtime run, west & south to the new High School.
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| | 21 miles with Joe and Danny on the Greenbelt. First 10 all around 7:10 pace. Flipped and returned with each mile being faster than before. 6:41, :36, :31, :32, :26, 5:51, 5:44, 5:37, 5:42, 5:32, then a 7:15 for mile 21. Averaged 6:40 thoughout.
Reset my watch and ran back to find Joe to pick up one more mile.
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| | AM: 7.1 miles in Meridian
PM: 6.7 miles in Twin Falls
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| | 9.6 miles in Twin Falls. Ran along the rim and then into/out of the canyon.
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| | 4.1 solo, then 1 with the dog.
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| | 6.2 solo, then 1 with the dog.
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| | North Eagle Road with Joe. Climbed 2216 ft in total, most of it on the way out. Miles 19 and 20 in 5:48 and 5:49. Felt strong. Averaged 7:39/mile throughout.
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| | 5.7 by myself and 1.4 with the dog.
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| | 6.3 by myself and 1.3 with the dog.
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| | 6.7 by myself, then 1 with the dog. She had some pep in her step and ran a PR (7:07).
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| | 6.7 miles through Spurwing, then 1.2 with the dog.
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| | 7 miles on the Temple canal, then 1 with the dog
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| | 13.1 miles around Eagle Island. Got a little lost but all good.
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| | AM: 9.1 miles
AM #2: 1 mile with the dog.
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| | 4 miles around the neighborhood.
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| | AM: 4 miles in Butte, MT
PM: 2 miles in Billings, MT
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| Race: |
Weiser River 50K (31 Miles) 03:48:06, Place overall: 3 | | Awake at 3:50 and driving by 4:15. Talk about an early morning. Got pulled over in Weiser, going 48 in a 35 (thought it was 45) so that was a nice start to the morning. No ticket (first time pulled over in 20 years!) and we made it to the bus with no problem. On the bus at 6, to the starting line by 6:40 and we sit/waited outside until 8. Lame, but so it goes.
Ran nice and easy with Joe for the first 16 miles. First mile in 7:13 and miles 2-16 were all betwen 6:58 and 6:50. Just nice and steady throughout the first half. Chatting along and forgot to take any fuel until mile 9...which I think came back to bite me a bit--felt like I was chasing fuel from that point on and could never get ahead.
Dropped Joe and the next 5 miles were all between 6:28 and 6:34. I moved into 3rd and could see Danny in 2nd around mile 22. But then the pace dropped and I started to lose steam. Miles 27 (9:00), 28 (9:23) and 29 (8:51) were mixed with walking off and on as I was ready to be done. Thankfully some coca cola at the final aid station helped set me straight and I finished the last few miles in mid & low 8:00 pace.
Danny finished 2nd a couple minuted ahead of me and Joe 4th a couple minutes behind, so it was a good showing. All in all, I think it was a success; I didn't trash my legs and race to aggressively so I should be good to run next week and race again in May.
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| | Walked the dog before work.
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| | Walked the dog before work.
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| | 5 miles after work in Idaho Falls. Then a 2 mile walk to dinner (roundtrip). Legs feel totally fine but my body is tired. Averaged 7:47mile.
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| | 6.3 miles in Idaho Falls. Easy and slow.
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| | AM: 2.4 miles with the dog
AM #2: 7 miles around Sawtooth.
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| | AM: 2.1 miles with the dog
AM #2: 10 miles with Joe and Danny on the trails at Eagle Park. Legs feel 100%
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| | 9 miles solo, then 1.3 with the dog.
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| | 9.3 in Laramie, around the University of Wyoming.
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| | AM: 5 miles in Laramie...in the snow
PM: 5.5 miles in Casper, WY
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| | AM: 5 miles in Casper, WY
PM: 9 miles in Boulder, CO. Started near UC and ran into the foothills for 3-4 miles, then back to the campus. Lots of graduates & familes walking around campus taking graduation photos. Beautiful campus and day in Colorado.
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| | Up early and flying home from Denver. No run.
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| | Up early with a big loop west and south. Ate a waffle @ 6, then back to the house at mile 15. Used the bathroom, drank some water, and ate some chips and pretzels, then headed out the door for 6 more, finishing at the park for the final football game of the season.
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| | 8 miles aruond Jenny Lake @ Grant Teton NP.
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| | AM: 6.1 miles around Jackson, WY.
PM: 6.1 miles in Idaho Falls.
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| | Neighborhood with the puppy.
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| | AM: 3.1 with puppy, then 3.1 solo.
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| | Waited to run until 3:00 and it was HOT. Ran into Eagle and got water at 8 miles, then back home. Drenched my shirt in a spinkler at mile 9 and it was dry 10 minutes later.
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| | AM: 3.5 with puppy and 1.1 solo
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| Race: |
Pulse Endurance 100 (75 Miles) 16:07:16 | | DNF...
My first attempt at 100 miles and it was an experience to say the least. The race began at 10am and I thought I was starting out slow (8:45ish/mile) and in hindsight, it was too fast, although I was good about walking for 3 minutes after every 25 minutes of running. First problem was GI issues at mile 23 and then I got a little woozy around mile 33--I think from listening to music with just one earbud. Haha. More GI issues around mile 40 but then my stomach felt better the rest of the day/night. I stopped at mile 43 for a stretch and had Panda Express...then burped soy sauce for the next 5 miles. Live and learn...
After mile 50, I could have a pacer. My wife walked/shuffled with me for a couple miles, then each of my boys took a turn as my pace had slowed to 13:00/mile. From 10-midnight I was able to still run a bit by implimenting my old boy scout method of alternating 100 steps of walking/running. The temps were in the high 40's but after 12+ hours of running, I couldn't seem to control my body temps. I was shivering so I loaded up on layers and at one point, had 3 layers of clothing. I walked the next 6 miles and reached 69 miles by 2 AM. When I reached the aid station and sat down, I could tell I could fall asleep in 5 seconds...so I walked to my car and fell asleep for 90 minutes. Maybe a mistake but it sure felt good at the time. I walked again from 3:30-5:45am and got another 6 miles under my belt to put me at 75 miles. My wife showed up at 6 and the clouds that had been threatening all night decided to open up. Buckets of rain and it destroyed me mentally.
Going into the race, I thought 20 hours (finishing at 6am) was a realistic goal. Instead, I found myself sitting there with 75 miles, zero energy, blisters on my feet, tight hip-flexors and rain awaiting me outside the tent. I slowly & painfully walked to my car and fell asleep for another hour. After waking up at 7:00, I walked around my car and EVERYTHING was tight and hurting. Could I have walked 3 miles/hour for the next 8-9 hours and finished under the 36 hour cut-off? Probably. Would it have been miserable every step of the way? Without question. I guess I'm not mentally strong enough...because I called it quits. I drove home, showered, and slept for 3 hours. It was glorious. Haha. In the moment I didn't regret it in the least. However, in the afternoon as the sun came out, there was a slight twinge of regret for not pushing through and attempting to finish. Oh well.
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| | Ultimate Fisbee with 20 people for 1 hour. Then helping someone move for 2 hours and yard work (shoveling rocks) for 3 hours. Long, tiring day.
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| | Looped around the neighborhood and ran about 1 mile barefoot. Legs feel 100% from the run a week ago...but trashed from the yard work I did on Saturday.
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| | Bozeman, MT. Awesome trail system in town. I could totally live here. Not totally recovered from my race...the pace is still slooooow.
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| | Bozeman, MT. Left knee started to hurt last night after my run and felt worse today. Lingering from my race or from the rental car?
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| | Billings, MT. Left knee hurt the entire time. Not awesome. I think it was from the rental car driving across Montana...
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| | 2.5 solo, then .5 with the dog. Left knee hurt.
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| | 2 miles by myself, then 1 with the dog and the left knee started to hurt. Then played 90 minutes of ultimate frisbee...probably a mistake.
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| | Neighborhood. Knee felt fine.
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| | Casper, WY along the Platte River. First 3.5 felt good, then left knee pain.
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| | Made it 3.75 miles and then my left knee was screaming in pain and I slowly/sadly walked home. Lame.
Taking the rest of the week (and possibly month) off to rest. Hope it helps.
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| | Ran to Hero's Park and thought maybe running barefoot would help. It didn't. Pain at 2 miles, then slowly walked home after 1 more mile.
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| | 2.2 mile walk with the dog, then lap swimming.
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| | 2.2 mile walk with the dog. Still resting the knee.
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| | 3 mile run. Like clockwork...pain at mile 2.
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| | 2.2 mile walk. Knee still hurts.
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| | 2.1 miles and knee was hurting just 1 mile in.
Lap swimming afterwards. I hate swimming...
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| | Tried running. Made it 1.5 miles and then strong knee pain. Made it another mile and then walked to the pool and swam laps. Frustrating!!
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| | 3 miles around the neighborhood. Slight knee pain...still......
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| | Billings, MT. Still have some knee pain.
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| | Just over 4 miles in Butte, MT (46 degrees in July!). I bought a small massage ball at REI yesterday and rolled my hip in the hotel last night. Seemed to help quite a bit.
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| | 5 miles in Billings, MT. Slight pain the final mile.
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| | Pain free (!) around Hero's Park
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| | 6.2 miles through Spurwing and the canal. Leg (knee) felt fine through 5 miles, then pretty tight the final mile. Not out of the woods yet...but it was a promising week.
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| | 4.1 miles in the afternoon (HOT!).
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| | A massive 1.5 miles (fart noises)....
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| | 6 miles. 5 felt good, final mile not so much.
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| | AM: 3.3 miles at home.
PM: 3.2 miles in Idaho Falls.
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| | Idaho Falls. Tight knee, and hot.
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| | Neighborhood. Knee and leg still TIGHT
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| | Loops around my neighborhood.
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| | Neighborhood. Knee still hurts.
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| | Longest run in two months. Progress!
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| | 4.7 miles in the neighborhood.
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| | AM: 5.5 miles around the hotel
PM: 4.6 miles north of Cheyenne on some horse trail. Rain and 60 degrees felt like heaven.
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| | 5.2 miles in Cheyenne, WY
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| | 3.5 miles around the neighborhood
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| | 4 miles with 30 pulls ups at the park by Costco.
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| | 6.2 miles with Joe, then Ultimate Frisbee with my boys. Tired.
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| | AM: 6.5 miles PAIN FREE!!!
PM: 4.5 miles while my car was serviced.
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| | 3 miles solo, then 2 miles w/ ultimate frisbee
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| | AM: 2 miles
PM: 5.1 in Rexburg, ID
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| | 5.6 miles, half w/ dog, then 2.4 miles ultimate frisbee
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| | AM: Meridian 4.5 miles
PM: 4.2 miles in Billings, MT. Rim trail by the airport
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| | Bozeman, MT. Amazing trail system right outside of town.
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| | 3 miles unltimate frisbee, 2 miles to pickleball and 2.6 miles home from pickleball
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| | AM: 4
PM: 4.4 in Idaho Falls
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| | Herriman for Jason's funeral. Sad day.
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| | Ivins and Kayenta. Beautiful...
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| | Measuring the Paramount 5k, twice.
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| | Half solo and half with puppy
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| | Edmond, OK with Brendon on a bike
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| | Oklahoma City @ Lake Hefner
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| | 6.4 solo, then 1 with puppy
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| | 10.3 and then 1 mile ultimate frisbee
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| | AM: 4.1 miles
PM: 3 miles on hotel treadmill
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| | 7 miles solo, then 1.4 with puppy
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| | 5.5 solo, then 2.2 with puppy
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| | AM: 8.4 Neighborhood
PM: 4 Helena, MT
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| | AM: 7 Helena, MT
PM: 4 Billings, MT
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| | AM 7.3
PM 5 in Idaho Falls
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| | 10.1 solo, then 1.7 puppy
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| | 6.6 solo and 1.3 with puppy
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| | 11.1 solo, 1.4 with puppy
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| | 8.8 solo, then 2.5 ultimate frisbee with the boys.
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| | After the morning activities....full stomach and cold temps made it...less than fun.
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| | Santa Clara. Ran into Conner Mantz and ran together for 1 mile. Fun!
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