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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: 28.25 Month: 137.00 Year: 1446.15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.000.004.500.0039.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 very easy miles on the treadmill.  Body needed some rest. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles through WC and to the Grove and back.  Slow first couple of miles but gradually got to normal easy pace. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.004.500.007.00

AM - treadmill workout - 3 x 1.5 miles at just below threshold HR - very pleased with the effort and output.  Avg. pace was 6:47, 6:44 and 6:39 with a two minute rest.  Avg. HR for each rep was 147, 155 and 158 and max HR was 157, 164 and 166 for each respective rep.  1.5 mile warm up and ~ 1 mile cool down.  My treadmill set up with an NPE Runn scanner captures and broadcasts my pace, distance and cadence to my Garmin and I wear a separate Tickr Fit HR arm monitor that broadcasts to a Wahoo app to my iPad to display my HR and lap HR in bold large font.  I felt solid and controlled on the first one - got a little on the edge late on the second one, and maintained the same level on the third.  

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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 - recovery run effort - very slow and low energy.  So very dark out - with sunrise well after 7 am and starting my runs at 6:15 or 6:20, the run is nearly over before sunrise.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles on the treadmill 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

AM - 4.25 miles in the neighborhood. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM - 10 miles from Summit Hill solo.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.000.004.500.0039.50
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