| Location: Milton,GA,USA Member Since: Jul 27, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: PR's -
Mile - 4:38 (High School)
2 Mile - 10:12 (High School)
3 mile - 15:51 (High School)
10k - 35:19 (High School)
Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)
Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)
Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024
Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.
8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)
13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Short-Term Running Goals: Sub 3 hour marathon
Long-Term Running Goals: Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me. Personal: Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years. Favorite Blogs: |
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| Miles: | This week: | 21.00 |
Month: | 87.50 |
Year: | 480.55 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 178.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 182.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Back in ATL from St. Pete. Headed home on New Years Day to avoid traffic - so no running the last two days because of scheduling and not having access to the Alter G. I did cross training today on the indoor rowing machine and indoor cycling trainer - which I equate to approximately 7 miles of running. Plan to stay off of running for a while until the foot issues are completely resolved. No practical access to Alter G treadmills in ATL (too far to drive; inconvenient hours and much more expensive) I will cross train instead.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| No running or cross training today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| AM - early start this morning with cross training equivalent miles in rowing and indoor cycling. This is a full week of not running on full body weight. Last week I did 3 days of Alter G running at 50% or less of body weight running - ending on Wednesday. So following that, it has been 5 days of no running at all. Foot actually feels quite a bit better. Not 100% yet though. My plan is to get to 100% and then give it a few more days. It will be a challenge - for sure.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| AM - same cross training as yesterday - perhaps with a bit more effort.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| AM - same as yesterday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| AM - same again as the day before. Was thinking I could consider a run to test the foot by the weekend - but was hoping there'd be 100%, not even the hint of anything happening by now; but alas that's not yet the case. Patience.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| AM - 6000 meters of indoor rowing, then 2 miles of running/jogging on the golf course, then 6 miles of indoor cycling - for an appoximate equivalent of 8 miles of running more or less. I failed to keep myself from testing the foot for a run until the weekend or thereafter; what is it about me or about runners in general that makes it so difficult to resist going out to run either when injured or recovering from injury? Anyway, it was rainy and the grass on the course was soft - I jogged and walked for a bit until I felt as though the foot would be ok - which for the most part it was. Still something going on there but it was not "painful" or causing any diminishment in strength or change in gait.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| PM - so I tried running again this afternoon - this time with the vibrams on the golf course. First 50 meters I thought I was going to bag it, but as the muscles in the foot warmed - it felt better and I ended up going for about 4 miles. I did some drills at various point - side step, backwards, high knees, butt kicks, skip/bounding and karaoke - the latter of which seemed to somehow loosen things up. Foot was tight/painful as I walked back to the house and switched shoes for indoor rowing. But as I stretching and manipulated the foot the pain kinda switched from an injury pain to just a sore/fatigue kind of sensation. Taking that as a good sign. Did around 6000 meters of rowing too.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| PM - a little over 6 miles on the treadmill yesterday. Still having issues with PF but seem to be managing it with good stretching in warming up - and then lots of post run active release type of self massage.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AM - early start to the day - with work meetings all week. Very cold outside in the low 20's so I stayed on the treadmill and did some indoor rowing as well.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| AM - another early start 3.5 miles on the treadmill before another full day of management meetings and team building.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AM - early start again - treadmill and some indoor rowing before work.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| PM - 6 miles on the treadmill after work.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of travel - day of rest.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| PM - 7.5 miles late afternoon in Asheville. Took Tracy to stay for the long weekend at the Inn at the Biltmore. Ran along the French Broad River and trails up to the mansion. Chilly out but a decent easy run.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| PM - Got a dusting of snow in the early morning hours in Asheville and cooler temps and winds so I did not head outdoors; instead I did a little over 6 miles on the treadmill at the Inn fitness center while Tracy was getting a spa - treatment massage. I watched Carolina eek out the victory over Seattle in the second half.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| PM - 7 miles on the treadmill back at home.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| AM - 2 miles plus some indoor rowing for an easy start this morning before work.
PM - 4 miles on the treadmill at lunchtime - turned it into an impromptu short tempo after the first mile or so to elevate the HR.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| PM - 7 miles on the treadmill at the gym next to my office. The gym must be doing a promotional video or something more significant because there was an entire crew of about 30-40 people with equipment and camera etc; which was fine except they were shooting in the area of the treadmills and had "actors" using the machines I like to use - and so I was relegated to inferior equipment - and it was a bit distracting with production crew milling about and directors shouting "action!" ever few minutes.
Saw this post elsewhere - even though it seems to be an ad for running wear - I like the film - https://www.tracksmith.com/nodaysoff-film
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| AM - 2 miles easy on the treadmill and some indoor rowing before work.
PM - 5 more miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| PM - 10 miles on the treadmill very easy - slow but enjoyable run.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| PM - 7 miles on the treadmill at an uptempo pace. Dusting to maybe an inch of snow over night - but super windy outside today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| PM - 10 miles very slow and easy on the treadmill.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| AM - 3 miles easy with some indoor rowing before work.
PM - 6 more miles at lunch - slightly faster effort.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AM - 4 miles on the treadmill and some indoor rowing before work. Have to travel late today - not sure if I will get a second run in or not.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| AM - in DC on business - decided not to attempt a run outside with snow melt still underway and many sidewalks a slushy/icy mess - 8 or more miles on the treadmill in the hotel. My youngest daughter's birthday is today - she turns 20. I now no longer have any teen-aged children...
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| PM - 10 miles on the treadmill after work.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| PM - 4 miles tempo effort on the treadmill, with a mile warm up and mile cool down.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| PM - 9 miles outdoors to day - really pleasant weather in the 60's. Ran about 4 or so miles then connected with Delaney and Riley who were home for the weekend, and we ran about 3.5 miles together with Finn on the Milton Trail and then I ran the rest of the way home. Foot hurts on downhills on the roads - but grass or trails are good.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Somewhat planned day of rest.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 178.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 182.00 |
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