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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: 25.75 Month: 115.70 Year: 1100.65
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.750.000.000.0037.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 miles very easy - recovery run effort before church.  Systems check ok. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles on the treadmill - for a change of "scenery" and because I needed to be close by for a few things.  I do like the TM for easy runs living in such a hilly area - the tready is flat and climate controlled. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles out to the East Bluff neighborhood with a slight variation in starting route.  Saw another runner ahead of me - and followed her for about a half mile before catching up and then we took different routes after that.  Hardly ever encounter another runner out in this direction.  Pace was good today. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles early through the neighborhood, the grove and reversed direction on Nix.   Concentrated on form the last couple of days as it ties to economy and HR and so pace was quicker. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

AM - 10k this morning on a seldom run route through the golf course into the gated section of WC which is usually a bit of a hassle with having to climb a fence on the west entryway to exit - particularly when I was running with a dog.  But I noticed they were doing roadwork in the neighborhood yesterday and so I thought of doing this route today.  Decent if not moderately hard effort with the high dew point, warm temps and humidity on this hilly course with nearly 700 feet of climbing.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles on the Milton Trail starting up Freemanville for the extended route.  Hips felt a bit tight and sore early-on.  Overall felt kinda heavy and slow, but managed to grind through.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - 8 miles on the treadmill- better climate and no hills. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.750.000.000.0037.75
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