| 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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| 11:00 AM - Went walking on another nature trail with Emmy. This one was covered in snow on parts though, but it was fun :). We did a little bit of jogging (me @ about 13:00 min/ mile pace) for about .5 miles. Was a blast because it was mid 40s and sunny! Now it's in the low 30's though and snowing. Ick! Spring's almost here though... I can feel it!! Run Safe, Run Fast, Run With a Smile! :) Total Time: 36:20 Total Mileage: 2 miles Average Pace: 18:10
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| 11:00 AM - Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of our FRB members! I was still in Massachusetts before class this afternoon, and Emmy and I decided to celebrate St. Patrick's Day the right way - none of that silly drunken nonsense for us - so we went to DUBLIN! (Dublin Street that is! ;p). We started with walking, and then we progressed to a nice jog as we got onto the side road. It felt really nice to be able to go for a stroll. Big progress again today. No pain either! Was able to do 1 mile @ 9:30-9:40 pace! Then cooled down with a 1.7 mile walk. Overall, really happy today and really excited about what's in store for this coming spring! Total Time: ~54:00 Total Distance: 4 miles Average Pace: 13:30
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| 2:00 PM - Did a 1 mile walking "warm up", .75 mile run in 10:00, then 1.25 mile walk "warm down". Feeling pretty good, and really looking forward to being able to get out there for some easy runs. Total Time: ~ 45:00 Total Distance: 3 miles Average Pace: 15:00 / mile
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| Took yesterday off after 13 days in a row!! Today = 1.0 miles nice and easy at 16:00 and then 2 hours of ping pong (not the wussy kind either, but intense table tennis action; this I counted for a mile of x- training) :) Stay safe, Think SPRING, and waddle on friends! The best is yet to come!!
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| 9:00 AM - So today was a greatday already! Did a 1 mile warm up walk in 15:38, then was able to do 1.5 miles of jogging @ 12:00 min / mile pace!! (Huge improvement and pain free and longest run since about the second week in February!), then cooled down with .5 mile walk @ about the same speed as the warm up. Felt really great today! :) Total Time: 41:38 Total Distance: 3 miles Average Pace: 13:52 / mile Rest up fellow FRBloggers.... SPRING IS HERE !!!
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| 11:00 AM - Gorgeous weather today, though somewhat windy. Sunny with temps right around 40; Emmy and I went to her high school track to reminisce and get in a nice walk / jog! It went simply splendid, and it was so cool to be able to get out for another walk in this soon-to-be-spring weather. Ended up doing a 1 mile warm up walk in about 14:26, then did a 1 mile "jog" at about 9:42 pace (pain free! yes!) then walked a mile, and did another .5 miles of jogging @ 9:56 pace. Man that felt really great! :) So happy that things are on the upswing. Will make sure to take it nice and slow though so that improvements will continue! Total Time: 52:30 Total Distance: 4 miles Average Pace: 13:07 / mile pace Happy Easter Fellow FRBloggers! ( A safe travel to any of our members and their families travelling to see loved ones this weekend. Congratulations to everyone for a consistent winter training season. Hope everyone is as excited as I am about SPRING! Best of luck to everyone and those of you who are also in the middle of a 'healing' phase like me, you're in my prayers! Great things are still to come in 2008!) Have fun. Run strong. Run safe. And keep on truckin'!
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