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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
Wed, Aug 26, 2015
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM: 9 miles. Met with a good-sized group downtown. Christina had a 5 mile cutdown scheduled, we averaged about 6:30.

I read about a new synthetic drug called flakka which causes rapid spikes in body temperature, heart palpitations and intense paranoia. I have to shake my head and wonder why anyone would pay money for dangerous chemicals when you can get the same effects by running during the summer in Florida for free.

PM: 0. Everything went off the rails at work this afternoon, no running. As an added bonus, I get to travel to Glen Burnie, MD next week. Apologies to anyone harboring idyllic childhood memories, but based on my last visit, one was enough.

Comments
From jtshad on Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 07:04:49 from 173.198.176.201

Exercising is too hard...everybody wants something for nothing nowadays.

Nice run!

From Tom K on Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 07:33:50 from 66.87.123.128

60 miles by Wednesday? Fantastic!

We should start a "free flakka" running club.

From Drew on Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 17:55:33 from 173.171.218.92

Jeff/Tom - you may have hit on the newest running trend. It would catch on here in FL at least.

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