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Location:

St. Petersburg,FL,

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5k - 3/8/14 - Armadillo Run - 15:58
  • 10k - 2/7/15 - BDR, Safety Harbor - 33:17
  • 15k - 2/21/15 - Gasparilla - 51:05
  • 1/2 - 12/14/14 - Holiday Halfathon - 1:13:31
  • Marathon - 10/04/15 - Twin Cities - 2:38:46

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Races

Clearwater Halfathon - Jan 11
Donna Hicken Marathon - Feb 14
Gasparilla 15k - Feb 20
Florida Beach Halfathon - Mar 6
??? Chicago Marathon ???

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find balance. Run with my girls. Break 15 in the 5k.

Personal:

Born in 1973 in Southern California.

Ran in high school for Arcadia. They have a famous cross-country team now. In my day, we were famous for dodging our coach during runs.

Over the next 15 years I ran very little, but life was awesome. I lived mostly in Northern California, where I met my wife. We moved back to her native state of Florida in 2005, where I gradually started running more seriously.

 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Sat, Jan 02, 2016
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

1 mile. Mostly because I was too busy, but a little because I was too lazy.

We spent the day at car dealerships. Allison and I agreed to hold off car shopping until the New Year. I assumed that meant February or March, but I was wrong.

We got a minivan. Previously, we each had a Civic- I fear a minivan is another rung down the ladder of cool. We've somehow made it work up to now with our carpool, but that would have ben impossible next year.

One dealership had a 2005 Civic on display with over 425,000 miles. I'm at 127k on mine and fully intend to see 250.

 

Comments
From Bret on Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 07:32:59 from 216.234.133.229

The resignation in your entry - (the timing and the minivan) gave me a smile. Been there. Sorry I did not get a run in with you while in St. Pete - too many issues conspired against it - including my aching foot.

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 07:50:39 from 163.248.33.220

The minivan is more than one rung down the ladder of cool. You need to compensate by growing an ironic beard or wearing an alternative rock band t-shirt. Cultivating a microbrew obsession works too.

From Drew on Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 11:31:20 from 24.73.66.122

Bret - ah yes. Middle Age! No worries on syncing up - the holidays were hectic on my end too. There is a standing invite to run whenever you're around. I hope your daughter's recovery is going well.

Rob - ok yeah, it is really falling off the ladder and landing on your butt. Thanks for the reminder. :) I can't grow facial hair, but I've got the microbrew part pretty well locked down.

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