Bret

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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.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	91.50	Year:	1815.45

Sat, Feb 25, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
17.00	0.00	3.10	0.00	20.10

AM - So I needed to get a long run in this weekend; and there was a race in downtown St. Pete (5 and 10k) that I did not want to race - but Richie coaxed me to go down. So I got downtown early and did 16 miles from the Pier up along Coffee Pot Bayou and up to 62 Ave - over through Shore Acres and Snell Isle and arrived just in time for the 5k start - which I planned to do at as a fast finish to my long run. I ran with Richie for the first half mile and let him go, but ended up running much faster than expected, but in a controlled/just short of threshold effort running 6:24, 6:17 and then 6:24 and then did a short cool down. Finished just behind Richie on a cool very windy morning. Felt very good about this run as I never felt spent or beat up and the fast finish was pleasant surprise.

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 13:54:35 from 76.27.122.13

Excellent workout. So were you officially racing?

From Bret on Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 14:28:14 from 96.243.187.166

Thanks Rob - no I was not racing - in fact I expected to run some marathon pace to 7:15 miles, so I did not register. Just wanted to use the race to get some faster miles in. The effort likewise was not racing - it was steady smooth, pushing but not racing. I felt great. Quality of the field was light though - Richie won the age group.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 18:32:58 from 76.27.122.13

First page of the mileage board this week!

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