Hobbies
Besides being with my wife, son, and two dogs, I enjoy reading, puzzles, hiking, camping, scuba diving, playing tennis, basketball, and most other sports as well even though I am by no means an expert in any of them. I also am a HUGE Gonzaga basketball fan and Seattle Seahawks fan.
I also run. I have found it extremely rewarding and it also offers the additional benefit of letting my mind focus on anything but economics for a few hours a week. I usually find economics, research, and life in general are much better after a nice run. See below for a selected list of races I've run, or see my running page at athlinks.com for a complete list.​
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2016
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10/16/2016 - IMT Des Moines Half Marathon - Offical pacer of the 1:30:00 (6:52 min/mi) pace group.
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09/18/2016 - Capital Pursuit 10 miler - Finished in 59:52 (5:59 min/mi)
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2015
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10/18/2015 - IMT Des Moines Half Marathon - Offical pacer of the 1:30:00 (6:52 min/mi) pace group.
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07/11/2015 - Lakeside 5k - Finished in 17:34 (5:39 min/mi)
2014
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10/19/2014 - IMT Des Moines Half Marathon^ - Finished in 1:17:38 (5:55 min/mi)
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04/22/2014 - Grand Blue Mile - Finished in 4:56 (4:56 min/mi)
2013
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10/06/2013 - Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon* - Finished in 2:47:11 (6:22 min/mi)
* Qualified for the Boston Marathon
^ Guarenteed entry for the New York City Marathon