Bret

April 27, 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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PM - due to a number of unexpected scheduling events today I had to delay my long run until this evening.  Using a method I have seen Rob use a few times, I planned my run where I was dropped off about 20 miles away from my house and had my daughter stash a gatorade at about the halfway mark.  Following evening worship service, I changed clothes at the church building and began my run home from Erlich Road about 1.5 miles west of Dale Mabry in Tampa.  I headed west to Gunn Hwy.  When I got to the Citrus Park area I made a turn onto the Upper Tampa Bay Trail - which I had never been on before.  Since I started the run at about 6:30 pm and the "feels like" temperature was still 95 degrees - the well shaded trail was a happy discovery about 2.5 miles into my run.  I stayed on it for about 3.5 miles until it intersected with Limbaugh and then headed west through West Chase and then through Oldsmar on Forest Lakes to Tampa Rd and back to my house.  Had to add a short loop to the end.  Felt reasonable good for most of the run - but after I got the gatorade (all of which I drank at once) I felt a little off for the rest of the run and was pretty tired at the end. 

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:14:56 from 24.10.248.6

Yep, nothing like getting dropped off 20 miles from home to make sure you don't bail early.

Nice run. Whish I could have done it with you.

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