| 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 7 of the World Marathon Majors 2025
Completed each of 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice. Completing Tokyo in 2024 and Sydney in its inaugural year 2025
8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)
15 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
50 lifetime marathons (for which I am now retired)
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: | 25.75 |
Month: | 115.70 |
Year: | 1100.65 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 162.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 162.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM - just under 4.5 miles very slowly - as I awoke really unmotivated and fatigued. Poor diet/nutrition over the weekend etc likely contributed to my condition. So I ran very slowly on the trail - which is all gravel/rocks very similar to rail road track gravel. Not the easiest/smoothest terrain to enjoy a light run - so I exited on Dinsmore and made a short out and back to the East Bluff neighborhood and called it a day.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM - easy run with Dan from his house today. The injection in his knee has worn off and he needs another - so he's only got about 2 runs per week in him until he finds a solution.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM - 4.5 miles on the Milton Trail with Dan which included a .25 or more warm up as I awaited his arrival. Pace was back to normal today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| AM - 5.5 miles including a .25 warm up - on the Nix Rd route with a diversion into the Grove. Felt clunky but the pace was decent. Pleasant weather in the mid-50's today.
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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 - 6 miles intentionally easier effort today - feeling a little off with some muscle soreness here and there.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| AM - 7.25 miles on the easier side, with Darryl from Summit Hill - got there a few minutes ahead of him and did a .25 mile warm up. Dan walked from his house with Rosie; he wasn't running today as he had a biopsy of his kidney on Thursday and was not permitted to run just yet. Decent running pace with Darryl - lots of conversation. I think my legs are a bit fatigued and I may need to take a day off or two.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
| AM - 3.25 miles very easy this morning before church. Probably need a rest day - but opted to do a slow run in the NB fuel cells for the benefit of the carbon plate for leg fatigue.
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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 - 3.75 miles with Dan on the trail. He's having knee issues and also had a kidney biopsy on Thursday last week, so this was his first day back running and he wanted to take it short and easy.
PM - 2.25 miles on the treadmill to tryout a new pair of running shoes. Nike Zoom Fly 6's. Kinda liked them.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| AM - 5.25 miles including a .25 mile warm up on a very heavy humid morning - rained a bit toward the end of the run. Could not get any turn-over today - so I took what I was given and did not try to fight it.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM - 4.5 miles with Dan from his place and on the Triple Crown route today. Still very high dew point and humidity - but maybe a little more acclimated to it than the last couple of days because it did not seem as significant. Heading up to WV to be with Tracy's parents for a week.
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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 - 6.5 miles in WV along the Ohio River. Slow going - weather was quite muggy and I had some tired legs - but managed to get a decent distance in today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| AM - 5.5 miles on a tour of Moundsville WV - felt slightly better than yesterday and pace was considerably closer to normal - though it was still quite muggy this morning. Hoping for some cooler temps tomorrow morning based on the forecast.
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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 |
| AM - 10 miles this morning in WV. Made my way out Little Grave Creek. Weather cooperated with slightly cooler temps and a touch less humidity with low cloud cover.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| AM - 5 miles before church around the east end of town and the ball field trail.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| AM - 5.5 miles including .25 warm up from town down along the rail trail next to the Ohio river. Cooler this morning in the upper 50's following a storm late yesterday ahead of a cool front. A big tree was down on the trail resulting in a bit of a scramble to get through it - so I came back a different way along the other side of the tracks.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| AM - 5.25 miles at a fairly decent pace today. Weather was ideal with temperatures right at 50 degrees - did a grid run up and down the numbered streets in Moundsville, WV.
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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 - 6 miles from Moundsville to Glendale along Rte 2 and then back along the Ohio River rail trail. Temps in the upper 50's - very pleasant morning for a run. Feels like my leg soreness is resolving - perhaps the change to the new carbon Nike trainers did the trick. They are comfortable and based on my experience with the NB carbon trainers the absorption of energy really does help with long term leg fatigue - at least for me. Had to switch from the NB for a while as I developed a callous on the side of my left foot from the shoe design, and switched to the old standby Saucony Rides for a few months - which resolved the pain from the callous but resulted in legs feeling a bit more beat-up. Hoping these Nike's will be a long term solution.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| AM - just under 5.25 miles - did a loop of the perimeter of the town before we head home later today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.75 |
| AM - 3.75 easy miles with Dan and Darryl on the Milton trail - we all had the day off and started a little later as a result. Kept it short for Dan as he wanted to be able to run tomorrow as well with the larger group.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| AM - 7.25 miles on the greenway with the guys. Two were coming off injuries and only wanted to do 5 - and so I tried to get there a little earlier and run a bit before they arrived - so I got 2 miles in before the group started. Decent pace that continued to speed up as we went along - probably could have gone a couple more miles but decided it was good enough.
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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 - 3.5 miles easy before church.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| AM - 5 miles with Dan on the trail - moderate pace for him.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM - 4.5 miles easy with Dan from his place. He has prp scheduled today for his knee - so it will be a few days before we can run together again.
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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 - 6 miles solo - cooler temps which was nice. Bilateral hip soreness - so I switched to the Kinvaras in case the Zoom Fly's were the cause - but it did not help, and actually made the rest of the legs feel more fatigued plus slower pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| AM - 5.5 miles starting from Wood Rd and doing the out and back on Summit and Brittle - solo. Wore the Zooms today. The hip discomfort may have been nutritional-related inflammation. Cut out what I had been eating for several days, and the achiness/soreness is all but gone.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.75 |
| AM - 5.75 miles on the Nix Rd route - adding the new subdivision Blakely Estates at the beginning. More elevation, smooth steady pace.
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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 - 9 miles with Darryl from Summit Hill - with a little variation at the start. Quite warm and humid - but the easier pace made it more tolerable.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.75 |
| AM - a little less than 4.75 miles of recovery effort this morning before church.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
| AM - easy 3.25 miles in the neighborhood. Attempting to go light and easy this week.
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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 - a little over 4 miles today - trying to take it easy with the warm muggy temps and high dew point this week.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 162.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 162.50 |
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