| 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 #51: 3.10 miles relaxed style in 25:45. And so it begins... taper week before the double indoor marathons. Must remember to keep the horsies watered and in check to give it a go and see how close to a PR I can come on the first day. Excited for tomorrow morning - we are going to go tubing at Bosquet and then enjoy hanging out with Momma Grifff, Harry, and Hayley. Will shoot to do a 5 or 6 mile shake out run tomorrow. Huzzah! (Blue Vibrams)
Have you ever thought
About jumping head first towards
greatness? Well I have...
However, the adoption of this minimalist philosophy by the masses has not been without debate and controversy. While I consider the scientific evidence on barefoot running regarding injury prevention and performance enhancement to be largely inconclusive and lacking any significant causality, as with most things running-related, I view footwear as an experiment-of-one type situation that should be based on personal goals and individual preferences, not necessarily on a generalized theory. - Anton Krupicka
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| Round 2, Day #52: 5 miles easy in 41:24, good for 8:17/mile. I hope you're ready, Goshen, because this obese ultrarunner is ready to take on the Maple Leaf Indoor Double this weekend! Going tubing with the broski and famdam at Bosquet. Crap man! It's 7 degrees out. Better locate that single pair of jeans I know I have somewhere. Else it will be a really chilly two hours in my shorts!
Tragedy.... blisters!! Awkward ultrarunner turn on, Wait, who am I kidding!
“The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other,… but to be with each other.” ― Christopher McDougall
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| Round 2, Day #53: 5 miles in 40:47, good for 8:09/mile. Getting psyched about this weekend. Hoping I can finish both races with a smile on my face! What an amazingly awesome thing it is to be able to run every day! Enjoying an evening at home and then up early to do a full day of school work and Sea Shepherd organization for the Jolly Rogers!
Subconscious waiting, to strike and pounce - opportunity. Bask in the glory of the sweaty runner.
"Strasser summons his subconscious in peculiar ways. Back inthe desert, he used peppermint oil to trick his brain into thinking he was cool. He rubbed the oil on his skin a lot during his pre-RAAM training rides, and each time he told himself, "Oh, this feels so cold," programming his subconscious to associate the peppermint scent with cooling. And when something hurt - his knees, his wrists, the balls of his feet - Strasser diverted attention away from the pain by focusing on, say tapping his fingers on his handlebars, or wiggling his little toe in his shoe." - p.95-6, "Hell on Two Wheels", by Amy Snyder.
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| Round 2, Day #54: 5 miles in 41:07; good for average of 8:13/mile. Easy peasy recovery run. Time to finalize my packing list tonight! I'm excited! It's never too early to carbo load is it? Ha! (Vibrams Green)
If Jesus were a runner
Would he be a minimalist?
Vibrams or Zero Drop? I wonder.
"My muscles are angry, that's all. I'm walking like a pregnant midget." - Erin Hattaway
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| Round 2, Day #55: 3.10 miles in 25:43, good for 8:18/mile. Second to last run before the big day. Time to pack I suppose! Up early at 5am to begin the trek. Stopping in Rochester for breakfast with Su and Rocco and then on to the next 8 hour segment to get to Goshen, IN! Maple Leaf Marathons here I come!
Vibram connection Grounding you to the present. Sieze and conquer!
"To move swiftly, strike vigorously, and secure all fruits of victory is the secret of a successful war." - Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, 1863
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| Round 2, Day #56: 1.10 miles only in Vibrams to keep the streak alive. Got up at 5 and drove 12 hours to Goshen, IN. Stopped on the way to see Su and Rocco and wish them good luck. Rocc got a new job in Boca Raton so they are moving back to Florida! Su said I should find a race near them so that I can stay with them and get my Florida one in! We'll see! Emm would probably like staying somewhere warm too. Hopped on the hotel treadmill at about 10pm and got an easy 10 minutes in. Tomorrow's the big day!
Butterflies bring fear,
Training miles translation
to personal gains.
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions." - Michael Wardian |
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Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 (26.316 Miles) 04:07:10, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 8 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 26.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8AM Race Start:
PRE-RACE: Got up early around 6am. Got dressed in my HSV50 shirt, matching shorts and red Bikilas. Grabbed a cup of coffee and two mini-muffins while I headed out the door around 7:20 or so. What I love about being only 2 miles from the Rec Center is that it is the only marathon (maybe besides the HSV50) that you can roll out of bed 40 mins before the race and still make it to the starting line with time to spare. Got there and saw Jen and got a hug, then checked in and changed. There were about 12 Marathon Maniacs there for today's race. I was hoping for a big day, but didn't know how I was going to do, with only two days of runs since Jan 1st that totaled more than 10 miles. Set up in the far corner of the track and went to the pre-race briefing.
RACE: (204 laps of a newly renovated 208m track) I started off in the back of the pack and just tried to run easy miles. I broke the race down into 26 mini-races of 7.5 laps each. One of the things that I like about this race is that you always have people to run with and you get to watch the front runners duke it out. Was fun to watch Jake and Laura Gilette leading their respective races and to see some of the folks from last year! Most of my first 17 miles were sub 9. I knew the last 9 would hurt, because I hadn't done any long runs since December. But I don't think I faded too badly, maybe a couple in the 9:30 range. When I hit 10 laps to go, I charged home. Everyone was great and cheering me on. Finishing time was 4:07:10. POST-RACE: Cheered in a couple of friends, then went back to the hotel to shower and relax. Headed out to get "refueled" with Garlic hummus, Triscuits, and more GUs for tomorrow. Got into bed but there were young wannabe marathoners everywhere, sprinting down the hall, and up above the rooms. Another racer was next to me in the room over and thankfully he had the guts to yell out into the hallway at about 9:30. Finally things started to work out and I fell asleep around 10pm, just in time for my 5am wake up call the next morning.
Old Marathon PERSONAL RECORD: 4:26:50, set in 10/12 at BayState Marathon. NEW** PERSONAL RECORD** : 4:07:10, set 2/2/13 @ Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon. Total Time: 4:07:10 Total Distance: 26.316 Average Pace: 9:22.5/mile |
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