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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

May 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2000 Walt Disney World Marathon: 3:58:02

2000 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:59:26

2005 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:57:48

2009 Snickers Marathon Bar Marathon: 3:52:58

2010 Frankenfooter Half Marathon, 1:33:10 (PR)

2010 Spacecoast Marathon;  3:30:56 (PR, BQ)

2011 RAP River Run; 5K - 20:11 (PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Run injury free
  • Run higher milage (40-60/wk) (50 - 70/wk)
  • See my daughters (16 & 18) run the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon 
  • Qualify for Boston in next three attempts
  • Break 3:30
  • Get Registered for Boston 2012 before it closes!!!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Still running at 80
  • One Ultra
  • One Iron Man
  • More running friends
  • More life lessons while running, from running

Personal:

  • Married 21 years
  • Four childeren 2 girls, 2 boys
  • Two Daughters at University of Florida
  • Thinking Conservative Christian
  • Guiness over anything I can see through
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Chick flicks with my wife & daughters
  • Man movies with my sons

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Lifetime Miles: 1226.18
Brooks Glycerin 7 Lifetime Miles: 394.79
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Lifetime Miles: 709.55
New Balance Lifetime Miles: 267.34
Ascics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 374.56
New Balance 1063 Red Lifetime Miles: 148.76
Ascics Speedstar II Lifetime Miles: 41.23
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
19.0010.382.002.000.000.000.0033.38
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 4.00Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 23.38
Night Sleep Time: 20.50Nap Time: 2.75Total Sleep Time: 23.25Weight: 177.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Terrible night's sleep. I got to bed around 11 and woke up around 3:30. I decided to run tonight instead. Got home from work (stressfull day!!) at about 8:30 pm and decided I needed to run anyway. Did 4 miles in 33:44. It felt comfortable mostly but I still found myself breathing heavily at times.I want to get to where my easy runs are 8:15 to 8:20 so that my aerobic work is closer to marathon pace (if that's reasonable...). Felt good no matter what. There was a beautiful sky tonight that kind of put the whole day in proper persepective. I felt like the sky and moon and stars were so far above my problems I could kind of escape with them even if just for a few minutes. It was a great way to end the day.

Time: 9:15pm   Total Time:  33: 44  Temp: 75 degrees

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 178.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran with Jan & Jen at Chestnut park. Did about a mile warm up and then faster than we agreed... of course Jan blamed me and I blamed her but in the end it was a great run. The temp was a very comfortable 85. I guess the humidity was down. My heartrate was at 150 mid run and 162 at the end. I felt much better tonight than two weeks ago when I first ran the Tuesday night run with the ladies.

 I feel like my running more days and gradually building base is paying off. I've still got a long way to go but this is a good start.

Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Ran easy this morning. It was actually cool and nice. I wanted to go slow to recover and just get a run in. Good way to start the morning.

Time: 6:15am

Total Time: 33:27

Temp: 73 degrees

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.002.002.002.000.000.000.006.00

Ran Long Leaf this morning with about 25 Striders. Great turnout. It was humid and smokey. I believe they are doing controlled burns in the preserve.

Keith, Diane and I ran together. First mile was close to 8 min pace. 2nd was under 7:45. We turned around and tried to run Keith down. It was not for me to catch him although we did some sub 7 min paces. It got hot in a hurry and once againg I just went out too fast.

Time: 5:30 am     Total Time:  46.18:81   Temp: 72 degrees

 

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.50Nap Time: 0.25Total Sleep Time: 4.75Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.002.380.000.000.000.000.0013.38

Ran Starkey with Keith, Derek, Victoria, and Keisha. Left parking lot at 6:05 am. Solid run, focused on trying to stay slow (8:20-8:35). Didn't do such a great job as we kept dipping down toward 8:00. Finished strong.

Time: 6:05 am     Temp: 73 degrees Total Run: 1:50:12

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 13.38
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 176.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
19.0010.382.002.000.000.000.0033.38
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 4.00Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 23.38
Night Sleep Time: 20.50Nap Time: 2.75Total Sleep Time: 23.25Weight: 177.00
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