Bret

December 22, 2024

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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: 0.00 Month: 91.50 Year: 1815.45
Tue, Oct 23, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - 8 miles easy in the town of Fishers Indiana - had a nice run on a warmer than expected fall morning - but really enjoyed the smell of the maple leaves on the damp ground.  Not something too common in Florida.  Got a little rain during the run and took a tumble (more like a head first slide) in the dark when my foot caught the edge of a curb as I was running across an intersection.  No real damage done - just missing some skin on my hand.  

Comments
From Bam on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 06:19:00 from 89.204.184.157

Accept your age with grace: your legs don't have the strength to lift you up and over the curb - I know this feeling too. Soon, you'll be pole vaulting up onto the pavement/sidewalk(?) with your walking stick:)

Hope the hand is ok. My favoutie thing about running is the smell of damp leaves in Autumn/Fall.

From Bret on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:00:16 from 216.234.133.229

Thank you for the age-reality check!!

Looks like I banged up my knee too - bit stiff and sore. Nothing serious though, I don't think.

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:42:13 from 155.100.226.191

You gotta start wearing your rollerblade wrist guards while running

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 05:36:50 from 24.10.249.165

Sorry about the fall. I do that two or three times each winter.

From Jason D on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 16:30:47 from 24.1.80.94

Many an Indiana curb has taken me out! I do worry about people running on ice. I remember reading Paul's blog last year and he was doing 1000s or mile intervals and he said he had to slow down to 5:30 or 5:40 because of the ice (of course that pace is moving on drive pavement). I usually do my old man shuffle when it gets snowy and icy.

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