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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 7 of the World Marathon Majors 2025

Completed each of 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice. Completing Tokyo in 2024 and Sydney in its inaugural year 2025  

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

15 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)

 

 

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: 5.25 Month: 34.25 Year: 1797.06
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.750.000.000.0032.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.000.000.004.75

AM - 4.75 miles with Finn on the roads where weekday traffic is too high, but Sunday morning allows for it.  Was not really feeling it today - and considered a shorter effort, but ended up close to my daily average. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - 4.5 miles with Finn in some heavy rain - ran through the golf course and exited via the gated section of WC.  Not exactly an enjoyable effort in such a slog. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 mile walk/jog with Dan with his new injured hamstring protocol...good to connect and chat.   The trail was a muddy mess in areas but not too much trouble since we were not really running all that much in those spots. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles with Finn through East Bluff up Thompson and down Dinsmore.  Very slow clunky-feeling start.   We were between passing thunderstorms and I was trying to get the run done outside before the next wave arrived.   Nearly made it, but the last half mile had lots of lightning close by and heavy rains.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

PM - 6.5 miles in Amsterdam from my hotel and around Vondel Park.  Decent pace - beautiful weather - lots of people and bikes.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles around the park behind the hotel and then a little exploring the east part of the city.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.750.000.000.003.75

AM - 3.75  easy miles on a travel day from Amsterdam to Paris.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.750.000.000.0032.75
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