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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 19.99 Year: 374.84
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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
46.737.006.000.000.000.000.0059.73
Asics Cumulus Miles: 19.93Green Silence2 Miles: 25.21Brooks ST5 Miles: 10.04Glycerin (red) Miles: 4.55
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.270.000.000.000.000.000.0010.27

10.27 mi, 01:27, 08:27 pace

Classic start out slow (10:05) and finish strong (7:30's). Cool, a little humid Monday morning, get going and chip away at the 10 mile run. Nbhd loop, golf course and out and back on grassy Trinity Blvd shoulder. Having a schedule can be a gift sometimes, I don't think I would have felt up to ten miles this morning if it wasn't on the schedule.

Asics Cumulus Miles: 10.27
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.200.000.000.000.000.000.0010.20

10.2 mi, 01:22, 08:00 pace

Chilly run (35 degrees), actually not too cold when running with the wind. Started out for a bit with Beka, Jason, and Jean and ran a bunch with Rudy and Joe. Did 7.3 while at the Y, chatted a bit post run over some coffee, and then went home and finished up, hoping it would warm up when it got lighter out, but instead was the same but windier. Oh well, this is as bad as it gets here so I'll just deal with it.

Green Silence2 Miles: 10.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.040.006.000.000.000.000.0010.04

10.04 mi, 01:15, 07:30 pace

Ran from my house, onto SR54 to Starkey Blvd for my warm up and then did the tempo portion up and down the Starkey Blvd bike trail.

Tough tempo run, chilly wind, them warm because of the layers, but did the job. Warm up 1.7 miles, then 6:52,6:44,6:34,6:41,6:35,6:29, followed by 2ish easy miles.

It's always hard starting out alone in the chilly wind and still dark out but feels much better once it gets a little light out.  Felt great the rest of the day after getting this run checked off.

Brooks ST5 Miles: 10.04
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.550.000.000.000.000.000.004.55

4.55 mi, 00:39 08:29 pace

Out and back run, a bit onto Trinity Blvd. Much warmer this morning, a few sprinkles. Very nice for running.  I started out a bit later than usual so had to cut it a little bit short but still was able to at least get something in.

Glycerin (red) Miles: 4.55
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.660.000.000.000.000.000.009.66

9.66 mi, 01:26, 08:53 pace

Ran in the neighborhood with Joe. It was definitely the nicest running weather all week (yesterday was the second nicest day but had a little bit of rain).

Asics Cumulus Miles: 9.66
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.017.000.000.000.000.000.0015.01

15.01 mi, 01:58, 07:51 pace

A bit humid this morning, started with Renee, Cynthia, Joe and Jamie (who had started earlier). I went out 5 miles with Jamie, then kept going to 7 miles at an easy pace, then turned around for a 7ish pace for the return trip: 7:00, 6:57,6:54, 6:49,6:51,6:54,6:46

then one more mile easy pace for cool down. Stop at Dunkin Donuts after the run for coffee and recovery carbs (i.e. donut and chocolate milk)

Can't believe marathon is in a little over a week, I'm hoping for a pleasant surprise but will just go out and see what I can do.  Can't believe last marathon was April 2011

Green Silence2 Miles: 15.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
46.737.006.000.000.000.000.0059.73
Asics Cumulus Miles: 19.93Green Silence2 Miles: 25.21Brooks ST5 Miles: 10.04Glycerin (red) Miles: 4.55
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