| 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: | 14.75 |
Month: | 118.75 |
Year: | 511.80 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 207.85 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 0.00 | 224.85 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
| AM - 5.5 miles around Vondelpark in Amsterdam. I always run too fast in this park. Short on time this morning as I am headed into meeting and activities.
PM - bonus run/workout. On the drive to my meetings this morning I was surprised to pass the Olympic Stadium for the 1928 Amsterdam games. Our local colleague told me the stadium is generally open to the public and there is a nice track in place. We finished our meetings earlier than expected - and while the others went back to their hotels to rest before dinner - I had enough time to run over to the stadium which is about 1.5 miles from my hotel (perfect warm-up) and walked right onto the track (very cool) - and though there were a few folks / trainers with some athletes on the edge of one side of the track near the stands - no one stopped me or instructed that I was not permitted. So I figured I would run a lap ... and hearing no objections, I began an impromtu 4 x 800 workout 3:07, 3:05, 3:04 and 3:05 with 400 meter rest/jog. In the midst of my second to last rep, they closed a couple of the gates where I had entered. As I started to exit, I noticed a "garage" door to the entry way had been closed as well. So I had to ask someone how to get out - the smart remark - was "same way you got in"- (like you are not really allowed in here). They then smiled and directed me down a corridor to a doorway exit.
I rather enjoyed having a chance to run on the track of a former Olympiad (89 years old) - and get in a sneaky / cheeky workout as well!
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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 very light easy miles this morning in the park in Amsterdam. Flight late morning to India.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| AM - Got into the Mumbai hotel at 2 am local time - was up with just enough time for 5k on the hotel treadmill before a breakfast meeting and on to the office. Monsoon season. Heading to Bangalore this afternoon - if my schedule permits, I will try to get a few more miles in this evening.
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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 - flight delays late yesterday from Mumbai to Bangalore got me in too late for a second run. Got an early start this morning on the hotel treadmill - a little over 8 miles before a long day of meetings and another flight late tonight - this time to Singapore.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| PM - approximately 15 miles on the treadmill at a super nice hotel in Singapore. I was really tired and had not gotten enough hours of sleep the prior night before my flight. I arrived at 7 am local time on an overnight flight having only 1 hour of sleep in 27 hours. So, I grabbed breakfast and went to bed and got about 5 hours of sleep, had lunch then relaxed by the pool. Decided to hop on the treadmill to assist in getting me sleepy - which I feel was successful.
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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 - only slept until about 3:30 am - then watched the world championships track and field - headed out for a run around 6:15 am - meandered around Singapores central business district and found a park with some steep stairs and historic monuments - and made my way back to the hotel for about 5 miles.
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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 - 5 miles along a waterfront promenade before sunrise. Felt a little sketchy as the lighting was not great - and it was very quiet. Not feeling all that lively - so this was again a rather slow effort.
PM - 5 more on the treadmill before I head to the airport. Around 24 hours of flight time ahead.
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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 |
| Decided to take a day off because of the long travel. I could have run but decided it would be more helpful to rest.
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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 with Finn before work this morning in Atlanta. He was very happy to get out for a run, having not had a chance to run in the last 10 days.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| AM - 4 miles with Finn before work in a light rain.
PM - treadmill tempo after work. 5 miles. Felt good at 6:27 pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| PM - around 8.5 easy miles. Legs were noticeably impacted by yesterday's workout. Kinda surprised by that as it was not a huge effort. Oh well - old age I guess.
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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 |
| Surprisingly busy day - and no time for running.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 17.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.50 |
| PM - 17.5 miles on the treadmill. Watched the movie "The Walk" on Friday, and then today the documentary "Man on Wire" about Philippe Petit's wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. I was 8 years old at the time - and remember it vividly with fascination. Still captivates me.
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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 very easy with Finn - legs tired this morning.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| PM - lunchtime treadmill workout 6 x mile at HM effort (6:27 pace) with a 200 meter rest/jog - with a 1 mile warm up and short cool down. I was really tired and felt bad yesterday following my long run on Sunday afternoon, and had expected to have to wait until later this week to recover enough for a workout, but felt well enough this morning to do the workout today. Felt great both physically and mentally.
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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 very slow miles with Finn before work.
PM - 3.5 miles in the midday heat at lunchtime.
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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 including striders on the indoor track afterwards.
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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 - 4 miles on the golf course with Finn after work.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| AM - 4 and change in the morning.
PM - just short of 10 but felt terrible - so rounding up for the level of diffulty. Probably should have pulled the plug early on this one.
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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 |
| Planned day of rest. Felt as if I was in need of a rest day after yesterday's 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 |
| AM - 3 miles with Finn before work this morning.
PM - 4 miles at lunchtime just before the solar eclipse - pretty hot outside - so I kept it short. Legs felt like they had more pop in them from Saturday when they felt leaden.
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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 - had to travel this afternoon to NYC for business. Met Richie around 6:30 for a run around Central Park and back to the hotel. Harder effort than I had expected.
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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 with Richie in NYC up the trail along the westside - Hudson River and back. Humid. Felt crappy.
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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 - squeezed in 5 miles in San Francisco early this morning.
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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 in the morning after a late night return from SFO.
PM - 4 miles after work with Finn.
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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 very easy miles with Finn and with my friend Dan who is relatively new to running. We went out to the Trail in Forsyth and had a nice chat while we ran.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| PM - 18 mile long run on the treadmill.
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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 very easy with Finn before work today. Lots on the schedule - likely my only run today.
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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 |
| PM - 8 miles outdoors at lunchtime. Joined Strava yesterday. Ran too fast today.
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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 before work.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.75 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 |
| PM - lunchtime 8 x 800 with a 2 min rest on the treadmill. Good effort, felt solid /strong. Ran the first 4 at just under 6 min pace AP 2:58 and then the next two at 2:54 AP and the last 2 at 2:50 and 2:45 respectively. I question the calibration of the treadmill, but it cannot be that far off as I have done a couple of 800's workouts recently and averaged around 3:05 per rep outdoors.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 207.85 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 0.00 | 224.85 |
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