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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
33.250.000.000.0033.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

AM - 4.25 miles with Finn before church - last couple of miles were below 8 min pace.   Two days in a row of less painful running.  

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4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - 4.5 miles with Dan and Finn on the Milton Trail.  Did a short 1/4 mile warm up waiting for him.   Third day in a row of much less painful running...I am enjoying the trend.  2100 meters of indoor rowing followed by a yoga session repeatedly interupted by Finn who either wanted to lick the salty sweat off of my arms or otherwise position himself in the middle of every other pose in order for me to pet him. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 miles with Dan and Finn in the neighborhood - early and shorter due to an early meeting I have in the office today.   Good/decent less painful running is now into day 4 - so that's a good thing.   

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5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles with the guys and two of the dogs on the horsefarm roads before dawn.   This marks 3 years of my running streak.  Captured a photo of daybreak on the trails to remember it.   Thankfully my hamstring and achilles continue to behave well and progress has been especially good over the last week.  Pace was solid and it was nice to run without having to think about anything not functioning well or being painful.  It was a good day.   2100 meters of indoor rowing followed by a yoga session.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with Dan and the dogs on the trail in the rain - it had rained a fair amount overnight and the trail was pretty sloppy particularly in the dark.   Had a couple of times where I tripped or twisted a foot or an ankle and ultimately did fall more in an effort to keep from rolling my ankle - no harm done.   Really should avoid running this in the dark in the rain even with headlamps.   2100 meters of indoor rowing and a short yoga session afterward.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles with Dan and the dogs in the horse farm roads starting from his house.  Slowish first mile but picked it up later only slowing for Rosie a bit near the end.  

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5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with the guys and the dogs from the Starbucks.   Greg's dog decided about 4 miles in, that he was finished running and the only solution was to take him through the woods off leash to get him to run.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.250.000.000.0033.25
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