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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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7 miles in Savannah with Allison. After dropping off the kids in Jacksonville with the inlaws, we escaped here for the weekend.

Awesome running weather, but no place to run. We wound around the historic neighborhoods, which are beautiful, but tight for running. If you're feeling grumpy, this town can seem like the American Venice, or Bruge, but we had a great time.

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No running today. Drove back to Jacksonville, picked up the kids (Elise cried when we showed up - I guess having unlimited cookies and pancakes made her forget all parental bonds), and back to St. Pete.

Stepped on the scale at Publix while getting groceries and set a PR, at least for 2015.

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0. Work meltdown. Still, when I'm firing on all cylinders, I find time.

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Another zero. Last one for awhile, though.
 

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AM: 8 miles, not fun, but at least it was running.

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AM: 12 miles.

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AM: 4 miles. I played freeze dance with the girls while my wife was out running. When it was my turn, I went to Weedon Island since there was a race there my friend Jim was running.

Weedon Island is a nice preserve nearby, with long boardwalks and a few trails. I ran a bit with Jim, then found a shady alcove in the boardwalk and cheered on runners. It was probably the first time in a couple weeks I enjoyed anything connected to running. When running is not fun, encouraging others may be the best antidote.

Hopefully things will continue turning around. Running tomorrow with the group, and Quint is heading back from Europe.
 

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