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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)

50 lifetime marathons (for which I am now retired)

 

 

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: 38.00 Month: 111.25 Year: 933.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.750.000.000.0037.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM - just under 5.5 miles in Stow from Riley's house before church.   Nice sunny morning, but chilly in the upper 30's - but it made for a good run, and my pace was quick for some unknown reason.   Ran a new route and got slightly off-track on my directions, but figured it out and finished strong.  Heading back home today - and Tracy will return later in the week.  They are doing so well with the new baby.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - just under 4.5 miles very slowly - as I awoke really unmotivated and fatigued.  Poor diet/nutrition over the weekend etc likely contributed to my condition.  So I ran very slowly on the trail - which is all gravel/rocks very similar to rail road track gravel.  Not the easiest/smoothest terrain to enjoy a light run - so I exited on Dinsmore and made a short out and back to the East Bluff neighborhood and called it a day.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - easy run with Dan from his house today.  The injection in his knee has worn off and he needs another - so he's only got about 2 runs per week in him until he finds a solution.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - 4.5 miles on the Milton Trail with Dan which included a .25 or more warm up as I awaited his arrival.  Pace was back to normal today.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM - 5.5 miles including a .25 warm up - on the Nix Rd route with a diversion into the Grove.  Felt clunky but the pace was decent.  Pleasant weather in the mid-50's today.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles intentionally easier effort today - feeling a little off with some muscle soreness here and there.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

AM - 7.25 miles on the easier side, with Darryl from Summit Hill - got there a few minutes ahead of him and did a .25 mile warm up.  Dan walked from his house with Rosie; he wasn't running today as he had a biopsy of his kidney on Thursday and was not permitted to run just yet.  Decent running pace with Darryl - lots of conversation.   I think my legs are a bit fatigued and I may need to take a day off or two. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.750.000.000.0037.75
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