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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)

 

 

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: 33.25 Month: 29.00 Year: 1791.81
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.750.000.000.0022.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM - 3.5 miles on the trail at a recovery effort.  Found a path around the temporary fencing this time. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

AM 3.25 miles on the treadmill this morning as it was cold and rainy outside and I did not feel like getting out into it with less than a week before NYC.  Trying to stay healthy. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM - 3.5 miles with Dan 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

AM - 3.25 miles in NYC from my hotel up to Central Park and looped back.  Have meetings here the next two days for work then staying in town for the marathon this weekend.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.750.000.000.002.75

AM - 2.75 miles in the rain with Dan and Bradlea from the hotel into Central Park.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

AM - 3.25 miles with Dan and Riley from the hotel into Central Park passed the marathon finish line.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

AM - 3.25 miles with all three of my girls and running into Richie on the way back from Central Park - as a day before shake out effort.  Very windy outside today, but it should be nice tomorrow for the race. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.750.000.000.0022.75
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