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Peak to Creek

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Location:

Naples,FL,

Member Since:

Mar 29, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

400m - ATC: 1:08 May '11

800m - ATC: 2:32 May '11

1600m - self-timed: 5:??

5k- Vinings Downhill 5k: 18:34 Sept, '11

10.k - Mardis Gras 10k: 39:15 Feb '12

Half - The Scream: 1:23:59 Jul '11

Marathon - Ridge to Bridge: 3:06:23 Oct '11

Completed 13 Marathons & 2 50k & 1 Century ride

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run injury free

Upcoming Races:

Sept. 14: - Erie Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sprint down Boylston Street once per year

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
ST-6 Racer Lifetime Miles:						223.50
Boston Adizero Red Lifetime Miles:						607.00
Boston Adizero White Lifetime Miles:						430.00
Nike Free Lifetime Miles:						362.00
Nike Trail Lifetime Miles:						327.20
Boston Classic Lifetime Miles:						362.50
Adidas Marathon TR Lifetime Miles:						155.90
Vertical Feet Climbed - 2011 Lifetime Miles:						75701.00
Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles:						31.80
Adios Lifetime Miles:						277.90
Ghost GTX Lifetime Miles:						328.00
Karhu Flow Formula One Lifetime Miles:						166.30
Brooks PureFlow 2 Lifetime Miles:						153.70
Adios II Lifetime Miles:						147.40
Adios 2 Lifetime Miles:						150.20

Sat, Oct 24, 2015

Race: Peak to Creek (26.2 Miles) 04:36:56

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
26.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	26.20

Six weeks after completing the Erie Marathon, with only a handful of training runs totaling 26.9 miles, I logged my first October miles. While I had decided I was not going to run this race, the weather was too nice to not drive 475 miles to pick up my t-shirt & medal.

I hit 13.1 miles in exactly 2 hours, the downhill section of the course, and then transitioned to a leisurely walk/trot along the river to the finish. Blessed to complete another 26.2 in the NC National Forest.

I was also running to celebrate an invitation I received on Thirsday, to run Boston '16 with Team in Training, to raise money to help find a cure for Blood Cancer ... a cause that runs through my veins!

Comments

From flatlander on Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 05:57:42 from 76.31.29.220

Congratulations on a great day. Maybe I'll see you at Boston next year.

From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 08:03:48 from 108.178.73.170

Oh...WOW...this one hit me by surprise! You do not cease to amaze me! Congratulations on the Boston '16 invitation.

From Dan on Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 18:28:45 from 71.72.159.140

Sounds like a wonderful day man. Glad you got out and did it. Congrats on the invitation!

From JG on Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 07:33:42 from 174.60.252.61

Thanks guys, I am glad I made the last minute decision to run, it was perfect weather and a beautiful drive & course. However, I do not recommend running a downhill marathon on no training! :) Hopefully in another day or two, steps will become a little easier to navigate!

I am thrilled to to have received an invitation to Boston, it will be nice to have 6 months to prepare, instead of 2 ... and so the journey begins this weekend.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 10:15:20 from 107.77.72.20

Wow, you ran it! Congrats on many accounts, especially the Team in Training. Really inspirational, John.

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