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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: 19.50 Month: 80.75 Year: 1560.65
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.004.500.0019.50
Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM - 4 miles very easy following yesterday's long run.   Checked /tracked 5 friends doing Chicago today.  Fair amount of FOMO - but still ok that I have retired from racing marathons.   Richie had a nice race with a negative split and Ben crushed at 2:48 today which was a 6 min PR.  

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Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles on the treadmill early - I have jury duty scheduled today downtown.  

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Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.004.500.007.00

AM - Treadmill tempo workout 2 x 18 mins at subthreshold with a 3 min rest between after a 1.5 mile warm up and about a half mile cool down.  Decent consistency between today at last Tuesday's 3 x 12 mins outside in NYC.  Treadmill sensor calibration was a bit off when I got to faster paces - as compared to what the treadmill display showed.  But the HR effort was what I was seeking and that worked well today.

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Wed, Oct 14, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM - 3.5 miles easy with Dan on the Milton Trail.  

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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.004.500.0019.50
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