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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
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

PM - 11 miles easy on a warm Sunday afternoon. 

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AM - 3 miles easy before work.  

PM - 8 more on the treadmill at lunch - moderate aerobic effort.

Finally got my lab results regarding ferritin back (test was 2 weeks ago).  After over a year of taking iron supplements - my ferritin is only 32 ng/mL (and was 23 ng/mL)in November 2012).  Was expecting a significant increase after such a consistent supplementation.  Hmm...32 is ok, and I am glad it is higher than before, but from what I have read about endurance athletes, that number is still on the low side.  I take an average of 72 mg of elemental iron spread out from morning to evening each day.  Guess that's just too low of a dosage or I am just not absorbing as much as I thought I would.

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PM - lunchtime workout.  5 x mile @ HM pace with .25 rest after a 1.5 mile warm up and same distance for cool down.  First real workout in a month (unless you count the tempo runs I have been doing on Fridays).  AP was 6:35.  Seeing some progress with my fitness and with my weight after the last month of aerobic-building.  Will be curious to see if my recovery is in keeping with that same progress.    

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM - 3 easy miles on a foggy morning.  I have to report to jury duty this morning.  

PM - 9 more on the treadmill at lunch.  Was not picked for the jury (shocker).

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Took the day off from running.  Stressful work day.  Only my second day off this year.  Felt like a time for a break.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.008.000.000.0018.00

AM - 5 miles easy before work.

PM - good workout - 3 mile warm-up then 8 miles at MP on the treadmill - with a 2 mile cool down. 

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PM - had a really nice 20 miler today.  Left my house and did a loop north to Tarpon and then headed down the Pinellas Trail to downtown Clearwater - then crossed the bridge to the beach and met my wife and daughter and my daughters boyfriend for dinner at sunset at the Palm Pavilion.  Awesome weather - really crowded with spring breakers in town.  

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