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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: 23.75 Month: 113.20 Year: 382.05
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
203.353.000.000.00206.35
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the treadmill 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.250.000.000.0014.25

AM - 4 miles with Finn before church 

PM -  10.25 miles on thé Forsyth trail- Riley and Finn met up with me for the last couple of miles.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.003.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill with the last 3 at marathon pace 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 miles with Finn before work. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 miles on the treadmill after work 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 miles with Riley and Finn before work this morning.   Last run with Riley as she heads back to school tomorrow.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 ish miles with Finn after work.  Too hot. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

PM - 11 miles on the treadmill this afternoon- too hot for a longish run outside.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.000.000.0017.00

PM - 17 miles on the treadmill- to avoid the heat.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 easy miles with Finn who got me up well before sunrise.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - some easy miles with Dan and our dogs on the golf course before sunrise.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM - 5.5 miles with Dan and our dogs.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 faster miles with Finn before work this morning. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with Dan and our dogs before sunrise on the golf course.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

PM - 9 miles in the heat of the afternoon.  I thought it might rain and that the temperature would be tolerable- but the earlier showers disappeared in place of a steamy sunny scene. For some reason - sometimes a place on a run will remind me of a race from a long time ago.  Today as I was running along the grass on the roadside in the humid air I was reminded of a high school cross country race at Leto HS in Tampa with Rob Murphy.  Similarly uncomfortable conditions as I recall.  Equally unpleasant experience to today too.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the Alpharetta Greenway with Finn.  Quite warm again (92) but the trail has a lot of tree coverage.  Finn suddenly stopped at 4.5 miles on the way back and turned around to go back under a bridge on a search for water.  He's never done that before.    I brought him down bank to the creek to drink but he snubbed it and I slipped on the muddy clay.  He found some standing rain water puddles back on the trail from last night's rains and drank that instead.  Somewhat covered in red Georgia clay/mud, we walked for a little bit and then he resumed the run.  Stopped at the YMCA in the last mile or so for more water but he wouldn't drink.   We got home and each hosed off and got rehydrated - he seems fine now.  

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles before sunrise with Dan and his dog on the golf course.   Finn was given a day off to recover from yesterday's events.   He was also limping a little, favoring one of his front paws.  He wanted to go, but did not protest too much when I went out the door without him.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - just over 5 miles with Dan and our dogs.  Finn was better today.   Slightly cooler temps this morning with a tad less humidity - was a nice surprise.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM - 3.5 miles with Dan and our dogs on the golf course.  One of the bridges was under repair which made for a sketchy swamp crossing.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 miles on the treadmill late afternoon.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM - 4 miles with Finn on a rainy morning. 
 

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill after work 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

PM - 11 miles on the treadmill 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM - busy day- barely had any chance to get a run in - 4 miles on the treadmill after dinner.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 miles with Finn in a light rain.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the treadmill with the last 5 at an uptempo-ish pace.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles with Greg and our dogs on the Birttle/Summit/Wood trails.  Dan's knee was bothering him so he did not join which would have likely kept Greg's pace more moderate.  As it was just the two of us, and I tend to match the pace rather than set the pace, we ran much more quickly than I normally run.   High humidity and dew points and a steep climb pressed my limits a bit this morning at mid 7 minute pace.  Good for me to do so every now and then, and good conversation too.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles with Finn on a hilly route.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with Dan, Greg and each of our dogs very early.   We met at the Brittle/Summit trails, at 5:30 - and none of us remembered to bring our headlamps...lots of cloud cover and no lights - on dirt and gravel roads around horse farms.  No one fell or stepped in any holes - so it worked out.   Much easier effort with Dan in the mix too.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 miles on the Alpharetta Greenway 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 3 miles easy with Finn.

PM - 3 miles trying to calibrate my treadmill and sync it with my Garmin (to no avail).

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

AM - 5k with Finn in a light misting humid rain.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
203.353.000.000.00206.35
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