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Location:

FL,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

  • 1 mile : 5:43 (3/2017)
  • 5K : 18:34 (12/2011)
  • 5 mile : 32:03 (5/2010)
  • 10K : 39:29 (11/2013)
  • 11K: 46:47 (July 2008)
  • Half Marathon : 1:26:47 (11/2012)
  • Marathon : 3:06:34 (02/2010)
  • 50K Trail: 4:34 (01/2012)
  • 50 Mile: 8:34:48 (4/2012)
  • 100K: 11:06 (2/2012)
  • 100 Mile: 24:19:44 (1/2022)

Marathons:

  • Treasure Coast Marathon (FL) - 3:39:51, Mar 2021
  • Towpath Marathon (OH) - 3:35:26, Oct 2019
  • Jacksonville Marathon - 3:31:10, Dec 2018
  • NYC Marathon - 3:49:12, Nov 2017
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:27:00, Oct 2016
  • Utah Valley - Jun 2016
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:28:12, Oct 2015
  • Pocatello Marathon (ID) - 3:32:25, Sept 2015
  • Chasing The Unicorn (PA) - 3:31:20, Aug 2015
  • Run for The Red (Poconos) - 3:30:40, May 2015
  • Boston - 3:24:42, Apr 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:27:04, Jan 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:16:17, Jan 2014
  • Boston  - 3:27:00, Apr 2011
  • DesNews - 3:10:57, Jul 2010
  • Gasparilla  - 3:06:34, Feb 2010
  • Space Coast - 3:11:29, Nov 2009
  • Estes Park  (7500' and up) - 3:52:19, Jun 2009
  • Boston - 3:17:22, Apr 2009
  • Niagara Falls - 3:19:21, Oct 2008
  • San Diego RnR  - 3:24:18, Jun 2008
  • Jacksonville Marathon -3:21:24, Dec 2007
  • Chicago Marathon - 3:35:08, Oct 2007
  • Disney Marathon - 3:52:34, Jan 2007

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

  • Sub 40:00 10K
  • 2:59 Marathon
  • 1:25 Half Marathon
  • 18:30 5K

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Maintain my health and continuously seek to improve my fitness. Maybe someday get under 3:00 for marathon. More importantly, I'd like to figure out what my maximum ability is and reach that.

I'd also like to find the right balance in life and use running to enhance and improve myself.

 

Personal:

Dad of  three (welcome Charlotte Dani on 8/10/20) awesome kids and stepdad to three almost as awesome as my own kids.

I have a brown dog named Stella, and three cats - Catty, Tortie, and Esperanza.

  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life started out rough but now has a better home.

I've recently started another blog so I can easily add lots of pictures and so other non-FRB users can leave comments:

Forward Progress!

 Also, for 2012 I started a blog to write down each day one thing that I am grateful for

Grateful Blog

 

Love living in Florida but love to travel and see the country and rest of the world.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 1390.02
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles: 202.78
Brooks ST5 Lifetime Miles: 403.91
GoMeb Speed3 Lifetime Miles: 483.77
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles: 160.60
Brooks Launch(lobster) Lifetime Miles: 782.98
GoMeb Razor Lifetime Miles: 468.00
Wed, Sep 09, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.200.006.000.000.000.000.0010.20

10.2 miles @ 7:20 average with 6 @ tempo pace

Ran my scheduled tempo run this morning.  Wasn't feeling 100% up to the job but not anywhere near needing to call it off.  I started out with Jenny for almost a mile until I had to split off to head out towards 54 and Starkey Blvd.  Ran two miles at EZ pace for my warm up then started the tempo portion.

Actually felt pretty good starting out.  Focused on getting to the turn around point and then worry about hanging on.  Splits were pretty even with the 3rd mile the slowest and the last mile the fastest.  I saw Keisha out running at about the turnaround point and said hi but didn't have time to chat :)  Splits were:

6:35, 6:35, 6:37, 6:35, 6:30, 6:26

I felt like I was really pushing at the end and it was starting to feel more like 5K effort but I just wanted to finish.  It's been a while since I have done a tempo run this long so I was glad to have finished it.  I've got two longer tempo runs coming up as well as some shorter but faster ones before the marathon which still seems a long way off.

Took it pretty easy on the way back and was feeling better for the final mile and was able to pick it up to 7:13 without it feeling too hard (which is pretty rare in general but more common after I've recovered from the tempo portion).


Brooks Launch Miles: 10.20
Comments
From Lyman on Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 22:07:42 from 75.169.190.173

If my math is right (which my kids can attest is not always the case) you just ran your 6 mile tempo in 39:18. No doubt you can clock a sub 40 min 10k at a race effort. That is a pretty good indication that you in the neighborhood of a 3:07 marathon. You can getting very close to that sub 3 hr marathon goal. I still amazed how well you are progessing.

From Mike on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 08:52:38 from 65.244.154.66

Mark, these are incredible times you are running. I don't want to make any predictions, but you will certainly get a PR. Keep your resolve and nothing but good things will come. See ya'

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:50:43 from 24.8.167.243

Great long tempo! Very consistent and impressive splits.

From JimF on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:49:31 from 68.58.83.8

Awesome tempo run! Great job on keeping consistent and picking up the pace at the end. Those long tempos are tough and should really help you in upcoming races.

From Mark on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 22:47:45 from 173.168.88.68

Thanks everyone!

I hadn't thought about the total time and it being under 40 minutes, it makes sub-40 for a 10K seem more attainable now.

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