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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
60.750.000.000.0060.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.000.007.75

PM - it was raining when I awoke this morning- and did not want to get on the treadmill- so I skipped the AM run.  Had to head down to Sea Island Ga for a conference after church - so as soon as I checked into the very nice hotel - I went out for a few miles.  Ended up getting rained on at the end of the run anyway.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - easy 4 miles on the same road on Sea Island.  Thankful that I remembered my headlamp - miffed that the batteries were nearly dead.  Roads were wet with lots of puddles   

PM - late afternoon - 8 miles with the last 4 at moderate to approaching tempo pace. Rainy (light) and humid. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 miles this morning - last day of the conference and I will be driving back this afternoon.  Doubtful I will get a second run in today.  Left foot has a foreboding feeling in it - similar to early stages of a stress injury - so I took it easy this morning.  Will try to keep on softer surfaces or treadmill for the next few runs.  Nothing too serious I think just yet.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM - 10 miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.  It was raining this morning and I was tired from my trip yesterday - thus lacking the necessary motivation to run early today.  Foot seems ok, but every now and again I have an "odd step" where something feels "off".  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM - 2 mile walk with Finn.  My "first-thing-in-the-morning-when-I-step-out-of-bed personal inventory of aches pains and functional deficits" informed me that something is indeed developing with the left foot (having had at least 3 prior stress fractures over the years - I know from those experiences, the early signs and symptoms) - and so - I begrudgingly, perhaps wisely - decided not to run.  But Finn looked very expectantly at my running shoes and then back at me, and then back at the running shoes and let out a little whine - and so, I put them on, but just for a walk.  

PM - lunchtime - indoor cycling and indoor rowing.  15 miles on the bike and 2000 meters or so rowing.  Hated most of it.   

Total effort today was around 90 mins.  ~ of 8-10 miles of running maybe.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Cross training again today - walked about 3 miles and rode a Peloton workout for a little over 13 miles.  Foot is feeling better - going to do some more cross training for a bit until the aggitated metatarsal cools down. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM - about 2.5 miles of walking 

PM - 2 mile run /walk on the golf with Finn and Riley - testing tolerance of the foot - seemed ok but felt a twinge at about 1.5 miles and walked a bit.  Then did a Peloton workout on the indoor cycle for around 13 miles.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
60.750.000.000.0060.75
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