| 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: | 0.00 |
Month: | 91.50 |
Year: | 1815.45 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 145.35 | 26.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 171.57 |
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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 - he was having some calf issues - so we did lots of walk /run starts and stops.
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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 with Finn before work this morning.
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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 - A little over 4 miles with Dan and our dogs on the golf course. His calf issue is not yet resolved so we did quite a few walking sessions to allow the tightness to subside.
PM - a couple of miles on the treadmill with this nifty gadget I got to attach to it. Essentially it is an optical scanner that is attached to the side near the belt, and a few stickers are placed on the belt to measure the actual speed of the machine. I love this because it takes the guess-work out of the treadmill calibration for speed and distance; and the scanner sends the data over ANT+ and Bluetooth - so it connects to my Garmin and I even can connect the scanner and my watch to Zwift for a gamelike avitar running on an animated screen. On my particular treadmill, the belt is actually moving faster than the speed at which it is set. So, 8 mph is actually 8.2 mph.
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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 with Greg and our dogs on the Brittle/Summit/Wood road trails very early this morning.
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Virtual Boston Marathon (26.219 Miles) 03:15:39 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 26.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.22 |
| AM - so I did the virtual Boston Marathon on my treadmill this morning. The rules of the event allow for running anywhere including a treadmill. With as warm as it has been here and the challenge with finding an outdoor route with water etc. I opted for the indoor run. I was a little concerned about the new gadget I attached to my treadmill to assure accuracy would fail or disconnect but it worked out well.
I watched the movie Chariots of Fire and the beginning of Hoosiers and because I forgot to buy any Gatorade and didn't remember to bring my gels to the exercise room - I basically survived on 4 bottles of water. Turned the AC down to 66 and had a floor fan and ceiling fan going.
My heart rate was good until around the last 10k and the last few miles were mentally and physically more challenging than I had expected - but I got it done. I locked in on 7:23 pace around the third or fourth mile and left it there until I finished.
I have done a number of 20 mile runs on treadmills over the years but I think this is the longest distance I have ever done on one. Overall I was pleased. The last few miles were surprisingly harder than I expected but I am glad I chose to do it this way.
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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 - 5k shake-out with Finn early morning before church. All systems checked out - just a little fatigue and soreness in my legs.
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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 and our dogs...walk/run with Dan as he's recovering from injury, which was fine with me to have some easy days following the long effort on Saturday.
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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 - just under 5 miles with Dan and our dogs, partly on the golf course and also still some walk/run for Dan, but his calf is nearly back to normal.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| AM - 4.25 miles with Finn before work.
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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 Finn before work - the humidity and high dew point has made an unwelcome return.
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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 - early miles with Greg and Dan and our dogs on Brittle/Summit/Wood roads.
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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 - just a little under 4.75 miles with Dan and our dogs in the rain this morning.
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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 Finn before sunrise
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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 dogs on the golf course in the dark before sunrise.
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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 - just slightly less than 5 miles on a damp rainy morning.
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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 and our dogs on the golf course
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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 on the treadmill. Heavy unending rains since yesterday from the former hurricane Sally kept me inside.
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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 with Greg and Dan and our dogs on Brittle/Summit/Wood trails very early.
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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 - just under 7.5 miles with Finn on a morning that's starting to feel like Fall.
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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 - quick 3.25 miles with Finn on a busy day with the family.
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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 - a little over 5.5 miles with Finn before daybreak - cool temps and blustery.
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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 and our dogs on the golf course. Cool Fall temps for the first day of Fall.
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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 - 4.75 miles with Dan and our dogs on the golf course. Dan's calf issue made an unwelcomed reappearance and so we did a fair amount of walk/run's to compensate.
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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 with Finn in a light mist/rain on a hilly route. Too much traffic out today, schools in the county are resuming in-person attendance on an incremental schedule. 1 day per week for 2 weeks etc. Students can still choose to do virtual and even can alternate, I think. Either way, there were more cars and school buses out this week than I have seen since February.
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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 - rained all day yesterday and all through the night - but let up enough for a short 4 mile run with Finn in the drizzle this morning. Was not really "feeling it" this morning.
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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 with Finn early.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| AM - 4.25 miles 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 Finn in the rain.
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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 some more rainstorms roll in. Added a nifty tablet to my water rower with some features including virtual racing (doubtful that I will use). Did about 3500 meters more or less calibrating the rower for the device.
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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 and our dogs for most of the run. Dan's injury is recovering - and we did not have to break too often to allow for walking to give his calf muscle some relief. I did another 3000 meters on the indoor rower and utilized the "game" feature of rowing a virtual race with other subscribers to the app. I think the software simply finds other people who have rowed the same course at some point in time and uses their data and then creates lanes on the screen that look like swim lanes - with each of the other rowers "competing" with one another at the same time. Surprisingly, it honestly made me try to row harder to catch or to stay ahead of my competition. At the end you see your ranking globally on the screen - much like a high score list on an old school video arcade game.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 145.35 | 26.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 171.57 |
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