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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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, Nov 30, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.620.000.003.000.000.000.007.62

7.62 miles, 1:05:24, 8:35 average

Met up with Raj over by the Y at 5:45.  We jogged over to the track at the high school next door, although had a little trouble finding the entrance due to the darkness.

The track has been repaved recently, so no lines drawn on it yet.  We did a little bit more warming up then started on the repeats.  Goal was to do 4 at 6:16 each.

They went pretty well, but for the first one I was looking at the garmin pace too much which can be off quite a bit while running on a track.  I thought I was on a 6:04 pace but it was really 6:22.  Fortunately, each one got better.  I decided to skip the last one as I felt I was pushing my luck.  Yesterday's intervals were supposed to just be fun intervals to break up the slow running, but I did push two of them pretty hard.

Splits: 6:22, 6:18, 6:14

Raj did his last one in 6:09 while a jogged a bit and waited for him.  Did a little bit more cool down.  Raj's training has been going great.  He's always been a very strong triathlon guy, but his running has been starting to take off.

Green Silence Miles: 7.62
Comments
From LymanW on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 17:45:07 from 170.135.241.46

Do you ever do shorter repeats? I'm doing my darnest to get faster but not seeing much results with 1/2 mile repeats. Wondering if I should stick to tempo runs to increase my spead.

From Mark on Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 11:45:30 from 24.129.132.78

I've done 400's before and I think those helped a little bit. Sometimes when getting ready for a 5K a do 5x1K at goal pace and usually end up doing the 5K at close to what I did the repeats in.

I guess it all depends on what you mean by not getting faster. If it's pure speed, I guess the shorter intervals will help. If the problem is holding the speed, then longer intervals (1 mile and up) and tempo runs along with more mileage should help.

I've been kind of training in random mode recently - whatever other people are doing since I don't have specific goals at the moment. But, it actually seems to be working.

From LymanW on Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 18:09:18 from 170.135.241.46

Improved marathon times has always been the ultimate goal. I think I will drop the 800 meter repeats and stick to tempo runs for the winter and may add some speed work come Spring when my mileage is 50+ a week.

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