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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
97.503.000.000.00100.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 easy aerobic miles on the treadmill on a very hot muggy day outside. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

AM - 6.5 miles easy.  Mentally fatigued - physically I seem to be fine - no injuries, pain or soreness.  

PM - 8 miles at lunchtime with Richie.  Had a nice run which started out very sauna-like as it had just rained and then the sun had come out.   Around 4.5 miles into the run the clouds opened up a pretty heavy and cold rain with some lightning - but it was very refreshing and made for a good run.  Wasn't expecting to run with Richie today - so that was helpful and a nice surprise that he showed up wanting to run.  Also heard from Ingrid from the blog - to check-in on me which was encouraging.  Very nice to have the support just when you need it.   

Oh -  And perhaps the best thing to come out of the Olympics is the "Mo Farah Running Away From Things" Tumblr. Check it out:

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM - 9 miles of hill drills including warm up and cool down.  Felt appropriately depleted with wobbly quads afterwards. 

PM - lunchtime recovery run of about 6 miles around the Carillon Office Park - turned out reasonably comfortable as a storm built up on the bay and I got the benefit of cloud cover and the cool wind from the rain in the distance.  Wasn't until my last mile when it finally crept over where I was running and the heavy down-pours and lightning commenced.  Second day in a row with some really wet running shoes. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.003.000.000.0013.00

AM - tired legs resulted in a planned easy 4 miles this morning.  Had some cramping/spasms in my feet and calves last night in bed (took a magnesium supplement which solved it) - so I took things very light this morning.

PM - 9 miles on the treadmill after work.  Ended up running the first few miles right at 7 mins and the last 3 @ MP - was not really planned as a workout but all of the comments on Bam's log regarding training got me moving faster than I expected.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM - 8 miles early with hill drills including warm up and cool down.  Used a different "hill" - (undulation) at Klosterman and Belcher across from the Tarpon SPC campus.  Steeper but shorter in length.   These hill drills really drain me.  

PM - 7 miles easy after work.  Ken met me at the gym and we headed out into a localized thunderstorm around Feathersound.  He's not been training much but we are running London together in the spring and he and Richie and another friend, Tim are doing it too.  We all met after the run at Courtside to discuss logistics.  After about 4 miles when the rain had stopped, Ken needed a break and headed back toward the gym.  I proceeded across the Feathersound golf course which by now was pretty waterlogged - heavy wet turf - completely muddied my new Gel Nimbus 14's and got in a few more miles.  Good to run nice and easy tonight.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM - 7 miles easy.  Got some extra sleep last night and this morning, but felt pretty crummy during the run.  Quads are rather fatigued. 

PM - 8 miles on the treadmill.  Kept it leisurely.  Good recovery type run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

AM - 20 miles, a bit on the slowish side.  Temp was 84 with 85% humidity at 5:30 this morning when I went out.  Storms building to the north, west and east, but I was able to get it done before the rains began to fall. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
97.503.000.000.00100.50
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