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Location:

Pittsfield,MA,

Member Since:

Jul 02, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon (NY)
2007 Vermont City Marathon (VT)
2011 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
2011 Mind the Ducks 12 Hour (NY)
2012 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 (IN)
2012 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #2 (IN)
2012 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
2012 Mind the Ducks 12 Hour (NY)
2012 Memorial Day Marathon (MA)
2012 Around the Lake 12 Hour (MA)
2012 Hancock Shaker Village 50 (MA)
2012 Bay State Marathon (MA)
2012 First Descents Marathon (DE)
2013 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 (IN)
2013 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #2 (IN)
2013 Circular Logic Marathon (IN)
2013 Lake Waramaug 50M (CT)
2013 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
2013 Ragnar Cape Cod Ultra Team (MA)
2013 Memorial Day Marathon (MA)
2013 Relay For Life No. Berkshire (MA)
2013 Ragnar Adirondack Ultra Team (MA)
2013 BayState Marathon (MA)
2013 One Day At the Fair Marathon (NJ)
2013 West Palm Beaches Marathon (FL)
2014 Arena Attack XL Center Marathon (CT)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #1 (IN)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #2 (IN)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #3 (IN)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #4 (IN)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #5 (IN)
2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #6 (IN)
2014 Circular Logic Marathon (IN)

Personal Bests:

400 - 1:01 (2004)
800 - 2:16 (2004)
Mile - 5:12 (2004)
2Mile - 11:27 (2004)
5k - 19:44 (2005)
10k 40:46 (11/22/07)
15k - 1:07:40 (11/11/07)
13.11 Half - 1:38:31 (12/9/07)
Marathon 3:59:18 (1/25/14)
50 miles 11:44 (5/14/11)

Eagle Scout with Bronze and Gold Palms (2002)

Biked from Ticonderoga, New York to Old Orchard Beach, Maine in August of 2005 (Total of about 290 miles

Short-Term Running Goals:

200 miles @ 72 Hour Race in May

Under 200 #

Sub 4:00 Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

QUALIFY AND RUN IN THE BOSTON MARATHON.

Personal:

I am 27. Have done 33 marathons and ultras. Really trying to get in shape to get back to running the miles I want to. I love to read and worked for four years in a bookstore. I like to keep track of the books I read. Currently I work as a 6th & 7th grade history teacher at the only charter school in Berkshire County, as well as serve as the coach for the cross country team! Been experimenting as a pescatarian (eating only fish) since August 10, 2011.

Just earned my Master's Degree in Adolescent Education for Social Studies. I have the most wonderful WIFE in the entire world.. EMMA! October 16, 2010

Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must. Just never give up! - Dean Karnazes -

We are all teachers and we are all students in this sport. - Dean Karnazes -

The simple act of putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward at an accelerated rate can be one of life's greatest - and simplest - pleasures. ~Dean Karnazes

"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny." - MK Gandhi

"The marathon mercilessly rips off the outer layers of our defenses and leaves the raw human, vulnerable and naked. It is here you get an honest glimpse into the soul of an individual. Every insecurity and character flaw is open and on display for all the world to see. No communication is ever more real, no expression ever more honest. There is nothing left to hide behind. The marathon is the great equalizer. Ever movement, every word spoken and unspoken, is radiant truth. The veil has been obliterated. These are the profound moments of human interaction that I live for." - Dean Karnazes

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Vibram Five Fingers KSO Lifetime Miles:						367.52
Vibram Komodo Sports (yellow) Lifetime Miles:						570.38
Vibram Bikilas (red) Lifetime Miles:						655.87
Vibram Bikilas (blue) Lifetime Miles:						414.89
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles:						155.19
Lizzy Miles 2012 Lifetime Miles:						58.60
Vibram Komodo Sport (black) Lifetime Miles:						195.60
NB Trail Minimus (orange) Lifetime Miles:						101.74
Altra Instinct (grey) Lifetime Miles:						389.78
Vibram Bikilas (red #2) Lifetime Miles:						10.60
Vibram Bikilas (green) Lifetime Miles:						230.05
Altra Adams Lifetime Miles:						2.00
Merrell Road Glove Lifetime Miles:						46.11

Sat, Nov 08, 2008

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Doh! My long entry got erased! No running today, but even better news. As many of you know, we lost our St. Bernard this summer and everyone has been down in the dumps ever since. Not just us, but our dog, Libbi (a Great Pyrenees Mt. Dog) too! But we won't be sad any more! We all have a new addition to the family!:

Aggie right after she got home today. Her daddy was a show dog and a beast at 206 lbs. She is 14 wks old and already 25 pounds so I have a feeling she will be a big one too!

My Dad, Aggie, and Harry (my youngest brother who is 14) in our turn around spot in our driveway.

When she first got home, she was scared of Libbi, and Libbi was scared of her so Aggie went scurrying under the car and my mom had to put it in neutral and move the car to eventually get her out of there. She's since calmed down and wolfed down 2 full bowls of dogfood already! :)

Harry, "Aggie", Me, "Libbi" - who would not pose for the camera!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From jona on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 21:23:41

Beautiful St. Bernard! Love the pictures. Big dogs! Do you have a lot of land for them? Beautiful!

From The Howling Commando on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 21:34:56

We have 6.5 acres in the country :-D We love the big puppies :) That picture at the bottom is in our garage basement in my parents' "Arizona Room". They just renovated and put in a sauna and stuff. It's hott, literally!

From jona` on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 22:06:02

That is awesome. I'll bet the house and property is just beautiful.

I ran my first marathon in Toronto, are you far from there? That is just a beautiful part of the country! You and the dogs are truly fortunate to live there.

From Brent on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 22:49:55

Holy Howling commando, Aggie, cute dog. You may need a second job for the chow. We love dogs and have a white standard poodle, Sammy. Is Harry, also AKA Obama and Hillary, the masked dancing and rapping artist? By the way, noticed the fire wood, wood burning stove, sounds like a great place to live.

Stay Kool, Fire It Up, B of BS Rools out

From The Howling Commando on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 22:58:59

Yeah that's Harry (the masked rapper) :). Yup we have a wood stove :D It really is a nice place to live!

Jona - I live about 3-4 hours easy of Toronto. Toronto is out by Buffalo, NY. I do however live about 2.5 hrs south of Montreal where I went this summer. Amazing place as well.

From Ezra Schroeder on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 00:19:09

re: the whole fat-people-sucking thing. Well, honestly I'd take that comment off or at least amend it at this point if I could figure out how to edit that part of my profile! People in America are actually socializing each other to get fatter, and they especially don't tolerate skinny people. Even "normal weight" people don't tolerate healthfully slim people, but try to socialize them into gaining weight. I'm not saying that fat people are inherently worse people than other people, just that being fat and tolerating it, and not doing anything about it, and not encouraging one's overweight friends (to do what they should for their own health and society as well, since fatness is a social disease) is a psychiatric disease of it's own, that's all. Finally, you shouldn't listen to your doctor. Get a book by Dean Ornish or Joel Fuhrman, or John Robbins and read it!

From Emma on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 22:55:09

I can't wait to see that pupper!! :D

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