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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
26.130.005.000.000.000.000.0031.13
Ascics Speedstar II Miles: 5.00New Balance 1063 Red Miles: 5.00Ascics Speedstar Miles: 12.30
Night Sleep Time: 24.50Nap Time: 1.45Total Sleep Time: 25.95Weight: 177.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.00

Achilles really tender. Wasn't sure I could finish the run. I will take tomorrow off and let it rest after some ice. 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.45Total Sleep Time: 6.45Weight: 177.00
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Merry Christmas. Celebrated the birth of God in flesh, Emmanuel, our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. What a powerful moment in eternity when Jesus, through whom all that was created was in fact created, put on flesh and blood and became one of us. To live and experience life in the self limiting form of humanity all so that one day we would crucify him. That is a love I will never understand but pray I can somehow live in my lifetime and share with as many people as possible. 

Blessed today to share Christmas day with family. Woke to a wonderful breakfast of cheese eggs, bacon, grits, and biscuits and gravy. We ate out on the pool deck in 70 degree weather and laughed at the fact that I had built a fire in the fireplace just to make it look more like December. Spent the rest of the day at Mimi's house with Brother/Sister in law and all of our gang. What a blessing.

Chose not to run to give the Achilles another day of rest.

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
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Time: 36:09

Avg:  7:12

Skipped the past two days to rest and recover. My achilles has been bothering me and my right hip flexor began to hurt as well. Needed a day or two down time.

This morning I wasn't sure what to do. Should I do an easy 9 or the tempo I missed yesterday. I dreaded the tempo. I dreaded the possibility that my achilles was still hurt. I decided to just go out and do the tempo and see how it felt. As usual I went out a little fast. My over all was supposed to be 7:51 for 6 miles with a mile warm up and mile cool down. My warm up mile was at my tempo pace and my next two miles were under 7. I decided to just go with the fast pace and do a 3-4 mile tempo and pick up a few easy miles tonight.

I am pleasantly surprised to find I can still run sub 7 pace. It's been a long time since I've dipped down there. Nice to know I can still muster the speed. I look forward to Spring when I can run some shorter races and see what I've got.

 Splits today  were:

  1. 7:53
  2. 6:59
  3. 6:36
  4. 7:27 - kind of a recovery lap that sped back up to pace...
  5. 7:01


 

Ascics Speedstar II Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

New Balance 1063 Red Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.130.000.000.000.000.000.0012.13

Time: 1:42:46  Avg: 8:26

Temp: 70    Humidity: 100%

It felt like Spring this morning. Ran shirtless for the first time in a couple of weeks. Mark, Eudair, and I ran from Long Leaf to the Park and I did another 5 to make 12 for the day. Had planned on going further but decided to keep it short and not press my luck on the Achilles. Ran back with Melony #3 and felt comfortable at 8:02 and 7:50 for the last two miles.


Ascics Speedstar Miles: 12.30
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
26.130.005.000.000.000.000.0031.13
Ascics Speedstar II Miles: 5.00New Balance 1063 Red Miles: 5.00Ascics Speedstar Miles: 12.30
Night Sleep Time: 24.50Nap Time: 1.45Total Sleep Time: 25.95Weight: 177.00
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