| 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: | 17.50 |
Month: | 84.00 |
Year: | 477.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 212.05 | 0.00 | 6.22 | 0.00 | 218.27 |
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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 - 4 miles with Finn.
PM - 4 more miles on the treadmill
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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 easy miles with Finn
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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 Alpharetta Greenway- very warm today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.30 | 0.00 | 6.22 | 0.00 | 7.52 |
| PM - treadmill time trial 10k. No Peachtree 10k today which is an Atlanta tradition on Independence Day - it has been postponed until Thanksgiving. So I did a short warm up and ran my on personal virtual Peachtree instead. Not bad - controlled effort - averaged 6:39 per mile. Cool temps indoors prevailed over the 90+ degree conditions outside. Doing a family BBQ later and then Hamilton.
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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 Finn
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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 with Finn before work - legs felt dead today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| AM - late start - 3.25 miles with Finn. I had to help Delaney pack-up her car as she's heading back to Philly - called back from her Covid furlough. She was with us for 3 months - really enjoyed her company (and her incredible cooking and baking). Each of us wondering in these uncertain times if there will be a second wave or surge that will shut things down again.
Read a long form essay from Devin Kelly by way of a link from Mario Faioli's Morning Shakeout called "What I Want to Know of Kindness".
"The beauty of running with people for a long time is that there is no secret about the ways you hold each other accountable. Some people spend their whole lives trying to figure out if their friends are really their friends. When you run with someone long enough, you know what it’s like to share in their suffering, albeit physical, albeit for a moment. It transcends language. It is like sharing a singular, collective, beating heart. "
Made me think of the friendships and bonds I have made over the years of running with others - whether it is a team setting, or a friend from work, or a neighbor. Something about running, something that transcends. Indeed.
PM - 5 miles on the treadmill after work
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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 miles with Dan and our two dogs who really seemed to enjoy each other's company. Dan is about 6 weeks post-op from his knee surgery and gradually recovering. We ran easy and light and had a nice time catching up.
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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 - just under 5.5 miles with Finn on a steamy July morning in Atlanta. Looking forward to the fall. :)
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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 with Dan and our two dogs - Finn seemed particularly excited to have another of his species to run with - or at least to say hello to - on our run. He tends to pull ahead as the lead dog and Dan's dog, Rosie, is more content to run beside him - so aside from the initial greetings - Finn is all business about his run.
For some reason I was compelled to sign up for the virtual Boston Marathon "Experience" which was offered for runners who were signed up for the 2020 race which was initially postponed from April to September but ultimately canceled due to COVID-19 - wherein you have from Sept 7-14 to run the marathon distance (in one day - and within a time of less than 6 hours) and report the same to the Boston Athletic Association - and in return you get a commemorative bib / number and finisher's t-shirt and medal. I thought it may be a unique historic artifact that my grandchildren may find interesting (or not) 50 years from now. The detailed rules are not yet published for how the virtual event will be conducted, but the FAQ's provide that the virtual race can be run on a treadmill....hmm.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| AM - 3.75 miles with Dan and our dogs on the Milton trail.
PM - 7.75 miles with Riley. We were over at my daughter and son-in-law's house helping with some repairs and decided to run home from there when we finished.
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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
Got happy news late today that my daughter had a baby girl - both are momma and baby are doing well. Officially now a grandpa. :).
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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 |
| AM - 4.25 miles with Finn partly on the White Columns golf course.
PM - 3.25 miles with Finn after work on the former Milton Country Club course
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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 - 4 miles with Dan and our dogs. Easy effort - nice conversation.
PM - 6 miles on the treadmill at a brisk effort.
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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 - 3.75 miles with Dan and our dogs before work.
PM - 4.25 miles after work on the treadmill
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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 - 4 sluggish miles with Finn on a very humid and warm morning.
PM - 6 miles on the treadmill
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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 with Dan and our dogs.
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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 late on the treadmill.
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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 - early start- 10 miles with Finn on the Forsyth trail. Saw no one until 7 am - then it got a little too crowded for me.
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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 - easy 4 with Finn before work.
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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 - a little over 5 miles with Dan and our dogs.
PM - 5 more miles on the treadmill
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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 - ran with Dan and Greg and our 3 dogs at Bell Memorial Park just before sunrise. Multiple loops on the trail. Fun was had by all dogs.
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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 - 7 miles with Finn this morning.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
| AM - early run with Dan and our dogs on the golf course.
PM - just under 2.5 miles with Riley - who wanted to have a run with her Dad for his birthday but was not able to awaken for the early run I did and it was too hot for a longer effort in the midday heat. I nevertheless appreciated the sentiment and effort.
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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 - 6.5 miles with Dan and Greg and 2 of our dogs on Brittle and Summit roads.
PM - 3.5 miles on the treadmill
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.25 |
| AM - 3 miles with Finn before church.
PM - 12.25 miles on the Alpharetta Greenway. Late afternoon but quite hot in the 90's. Made for a less than enjoyable second half of the run.
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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 |
| PM - 5.5 miles on the treadmill after work. Walked a little over a mile with Finn this morning as my legs were tired from yesterday's runs.
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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 - a little over 5 miles with Dan and our two dogs on the golf course. Dew point was 72 this morning. Looking forward to the fall.
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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 - a little over 5 miles with Dan and our dogs on the golf course. As of today, I have run everyday for 150 days since March 1. Kind of have a streak going that I am tying to COVID - so I want to keep it going without any days off assuming I stay healthy, until the pandemic crisis subsides.
PM - 5 miles on the treadmill with the last 2 at sub 7 pace. Felt good to go a little fast.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| AM - 3 miles with Riley and Finn - Dew point was 74, humidity 95%. Heavy wet air to say the least.
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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 - 7 miles with Finn - with an early start.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 212.05 | 0.00 | 6.22 | 0.00 | 218.27 |
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