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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: 17.75 Month: 107.20 Year: 376.05
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
38.500.000.000.0038.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - about 8 miles this morning with Richie around the bayfront.

 

PM - foot is in signficant disorder - pain and dysfunction.  Crazy.  My body is like old parts on a car getting worn out and breaking.   Plan to stay off running tomorrow and get an appointment with the doctor this week.  I suspect another stress fracture but not in one of the metatarsals this time.  Time for some cross training.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM - went to the gym near my St. Pete office with the intention of doing some cross training - but was delighted to see that they had installed an Alter G treadmill - so I signed up for the week while we are here - and today did 8.5 AlterG miles at 50% of my body weight - which was really quite tolerable for the foot.  I have an appointment with an orthopeadist on Wednesday.  

PM - went with Riley to the North Shore pool and swam some laps - on a really nice day - probably about 1000 yards.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM - 9 Alter G miles - I wish I had one of these close to my home or office in ATL - and as reasonably priced as this one near my St. Pete office. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 Alter G miles - the faster pace has resulted in sore /tight hamstrings.   Went to the doctor about the foot.  The good news is that the X-rays and clinical exam did not reveal a stress fracture.  The bad news is they did not have any real diagnosis.   They did give me a steroid injection in one of the painful areas.  I was a bit surprised that none of the doctors had heard of the Alter G treadmill - and this was a sports medicine place.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Back in ATL from St. Pete.  Headed home on New Years Day to avoid traffic - so no running the last two days because of scheduling and not having access to the Alter G.  I did cross training today on the indoor rowing machine and indoor cycling trainer - which I equate to approximately 7 miles of running.  Plan  to stay off of running for a while until the foot issues are completely resolved.  No practical access to Alter G treadmills in ATL (too far to drive; inconvenient hours and much more expensive) I will cross train instead.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
38.500.000.000.0038.50
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