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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
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6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - only enough time for a quick 6 miles before church and travel today. Probably the coldest morning of the season so far. Low 40's. Will not see that temp the rest of the week in WV though.

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AM - 10 miles easy in wintry Moundsville WV - took about 5 miles before I was warm enough to run at a normal pace.  Very Christmas like outside with snow on the ground and crisp temps.  

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PM - after the Christmas morning activities subsided - I ventured out into the raw rainy/sleety WV weather and had a pretty good workout.  3 mile warm up and cool down.  8 x 800 at 10k pace (6:06) with a 400 rest.  3:04, 3:04, 3:07, 2:59, 2:59, 3:00, 3:00, and 3:01.  Slower ones were into the wind. 

Merry Christmas everyone. 

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PM - really a bad weather running day - morning started with snow turning to rain and then snow again, resulting in a slushy mess.  I held off running for most of the day, but finally decided to run several short loops near my in-laws' house where the roads were cleared and salted.  Sidewalks were a bit of a gamble with ice and slippery areas.  Not a complete loss - got a few good miles in until it was too dark and started snowing again.  Then, I figured I had pushed my luck and headed inside.  

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AM - Tempo run at half marathon pace.  4 mile warm up (because it was very cold and the trail I was on was mostly ice and snow - so I delayed until warm and for the surface to improve) - then 4 miles tempo - 6:31, 6:34, 6:23 and 6:17 and then a 2.5 mile cool down.  Pleased with the workout - perhaps ran too hard on the last mile and knew the effort was a bit high to call it half-marathon.  Will be happy when I can return to Florida where cold weather running considerations are few and far in between.

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PM - 10 miles easy - went up one of the hills here and along a ridge on a chilly snow-covered day.  Took it easy going up and warmed into a moderate pace to finish up.  

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AM - 6 inches of snow overnight - roads not cleared, ran around the town on the snow and ice early this morning - snow still coming down too - only got in 5 miles before I saw my father in-law shoveling his driveway - and so I took over from there.  Niece is getting married this afternoon (and the only reason I am still here :)).  A bit of stress around the family about the weather conditions keeping folks from making it into town for the ceremony.  

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