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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: 14.75 Month: 118.75 Year: 511.80
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.500.003.000.0043.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

AM - 6.5 miles with Dan on the trails late afternoon between rain showers. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM - 5.5 miles with Dan and the dogs in the neighborhood - rained part of the run.  We are in a really wet weather pattern - with nearly constant showers and drizzle for it seems over a week now.  Supposed to finally clear out on Thursday. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.250.003.000.0011.25

AM - 6.25 miles with Dan and the dogs from his new place across from Cambridge HS - light drizzle - explored a different neighborhood.   
 

PM - treadmill workout- 3 x mile with a 3 min rest - 6:11, 6:13, 6:14.   1 mile warmup amd a short cool down.  Solid effort.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

AM - easy shakeout 3.25 miles.  Legs felt fatigued from yesterday- so we took it easy with an active recovery effort   

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles with Dan and the dogs on the trails - temps were very much cooler - low 50's - very pleasant running weather.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles along the Ohio river in West Virginia.  Here for a few days to visit Tracy's family. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles with Marcus - showed him around the town of Moundsville and Glen Dale a little bit as we ran. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.500.003.000.0043.50
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