| 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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| Round 2, Day #3: 3.10 miles in 30:55. Steady as she goes. Finished "Relentless Forward Progress" and sent in my application to 3 Days at the Fair's 48 hour race 5.17-5.19. It's official. Here's goes nothing. Still taking it easy trying to rehab the ankle. I want to strengthen, not reinjure.
Ultrarunning strong
Guide me on this quest of strength.
No try, only DO!
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Round 2, Day #4: 7 miles as I read 120 pages from the Rrrrick's book. Sweaty miles. Nothing special. Felt good though. Last mile was a sub 8. Total time was 63:00 for 9:00/ mile.
Most miles ever, Next year will more greatness. Time to achieve, bro! 2012 RACES: - 2/25/12 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 - Goshen, Indiana -5:18:24, 20th place overall, 19th in AG
- 2/26/12 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #2 - Goshen, Indiana -5:39:07, 22nd place overall, 19 in AG
- 4/29/12 BPAC 6 Hour - Buffalo, New York 5:30:00, 29.5 miles completed (average pace of 11:11/ mile!)
- 5/12/12 Mind the Ducks 12 Hour - Rochester, New York 32 miles, 7:00:00
- 5/27/12 Lenox Memorial Day Marathon - Lenox, Massachusetts5:28:09, 107th overall of 139 finishers, 15 in AG.
- 6/19/12 BART Field Day Mile
- 7/4/12 28th Annual Independence Day Run 5k
- 7/27/12 24 Hour Around the Lake (12 hour race) - Wakefield, MA 5:19:00
- 7/28/12 The Color Run (5k) - Boston, MA
- 9/3/12 Greylock Road Race (8 mi), 1:32:50, 47th place overall
- 9/22/12 Hancock Shaker Village 50 miler - DNF Started, got lost, 32 miles in the woods in 7:43 and got out for beer. Only 7 finishers total.
- 10/14/12 Shillelagh Shuffle 3 mile - 20:59, 147th place, 8/66 in age group of 1641 finishers. Emm - 21:58 and 6th of 131 in AG.
- 10/21/12 Baystate Marathon - Lowell, MA NEW PR! 4:26:50,
- 11/11/12 Stockadeathon 15k - Schenectady, NY 1:12:07 (1st Clydesdale!)
- 11/xx/12 Saratoga Turkey Trot 5k
- 12/1 Fortitude for First Descents Marathon, DE (5:35:40, 75th of 95 finishers)
2012 Books I've Read: - Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
- Running on Empty, Marshall Ulrich
- C.C. Pyle's Amazing Footrace, Geoff Williams
- Journey into Mohawk Country, George O'Connor and Van den Bogaert
- The Girl in the Green Raincoat, Laura Lippman
- I, Alex Cross, James Patterson
- A Few Degrees from Hell: the 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon, Scott Ludwig
- The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach
- The Couple's Guide to Finishing Rich, David Bach
- See Dane Run: One Man, 52 Weekends, 52 Marathons, Dane Rauschenberg
- Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder
- Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
- Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne
- Running For My Life, Lopez Lomong
- Eat & Run, Scott Jurek
- Ice Hunt, James Rollins
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| Round 2, Day #5: 7 miles in 60:23 as I read the first 120 pages from Frozen Ed Furtaw's "Tales from Out There" about the Barkeley Marathons. For a moment I nearly got lost on the treadmill! Spent the afternoon recovering and planning with Emm for our summer trip to Oregon. Excited at the thought of it! Can't wait to buy the plane tickets, then we will know it's official. Mind the Ducks Registration opened today. Got to get that in the mail soon after the next pay period. Legs feel good. New goal is 180# by June 1st. I know I can do this. How close can I get? Who's in for motivating this fatty to get moving and stop eating?!
Sweat bullets and knives,
Make the weak-"soled" cry; Breathe in
these accomplishments.
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| Round 2, Day #6: 7 miles in 58:13. Get your sweat on! Felt pretty good. Ran fast to get Emm from work, but found out I don't have to pick her up. Wondering how long I can keep this streak up this time. Will be tough with the work crunch, but I have to do this. Goal is 180# for June 1st. Not sure I can do it, but going to give it a fighting chance! If you see this fatty slacking, shoot me a message and make me run!
Mo' Tip toe Tip toe
Skip to my lou you ninny!
Hard workout.... Easy race!
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| Round 2, Day #7: 7 sweaty Dunder Mifflin miles in my Michael Scott memorial tshirt. Very sweaty. Drank 4 pints of water afterwards almost immediately. Going to recover with an episode or two of "The Office" and then some school work. That's what she said!! (60:38)
Frozen Ed Furtaw,
Knows the Barkeley all too well,
I wanna run it! (not!)
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| Round 2, Day #8: 1.15 miles to keep it alive. Long run tomorrow. Yeah buddy!
Pam Beesly: There is a master key and a spare key for the office. Dwight has them both. When I asked, "what if you die, Dwight? How will we get into the office?" He said, "if I'm dead, you guys have been dead for weeks."
Permanence is false,
Religion keeps us in check,
Until broken rules.
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| Round 2, Day #9: 7 miles in 59:10 In the end the greatest snowball isn't a snowball at all.... it's fear. - Dwight K. Schrute Jump once to surprise Jump twice to be annoying. I love the Office! |
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