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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
25.370.000.000.000.000.000.0025.37
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.300.000.000.000.000.000.005.30

5.3 mi, 51:12, 9:39 avg

Ran two loops around (inside) Westlake Village.  Steady pickup througout the run, the up and down of the neighborhood hills made the run not boring.

In the evening, saw Tom run in the meet at River Ridge, he ran a 4:51 in the 1600.  He's been feeling stuck at that pace.  Still, glad I had a chance to see him run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.550.000.000.000.000.000.007.55

7.55 mi, 1:07:35, 8:57 avg, Elev gain 153 feet, HR 153 bpm

I've gotten really bad again about blogging.  The runs do get recorded on Strava but it's not quite the same thing.  I hadn't done a nice out and back from Westlake Village for a while, either been doing loops or going back to Trinity and doing out and back runs there.

Headed over to the Pinellas Trail and ran north to around Wall Springs Park.   Was a very nice morning.  Started my run at 7:45 which is pretty good for running on my own.

I ran a little bit faster than usual even though it pushed the heart rate up higher than where I thought it should be for this pace.

But, overall it was a good run.

Had a massage afterward which I think has been helping.  I think I'm still feeling cumulative effects from the 100 mile race in January.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.270.000.000.000.000.000.005.27

5.27 mi, 56:02, 10:38 avg, HR 131 bpm

Ran from my house, to the new trail north and a little bit onto SR54 enough so I'd get over 5 miles.  Taking it easy today, doing a 3/2 run/walk with the run pace and the walk pace both getting a little bit faster (run got into the 8:30's, walk pace just under 14:00).

Cool out this morning which was nice.

Sammy is staying at the house while Jenny is out of town.  He's looking older and a little bit sunken down but still a happy dog despite the age.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.000.000.000.007.25

7.25 mi, 1:14:12, 10:14 avg, HR 132 bpm

Ran with Joe and Cynthia from LongLeaf.  We did an out and back running into Starkey Ranch neighborhood past Cannon Lake.  My legs felt a little bit better today, it was a nice morning and good to run with friends.

In the afternoon, saw Tom run in the meet at Cypress Creek High School.  Did not go well for him, splits were similar to Wednesday but 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lap each one second slower, giving hime a time of 4:55 for the 1600 (there was a bit of wind, but that wasn't the main problem - just feeling worn down I guess).

Did get to have dinner with Tom and Andy at the local Japanese place (actually they have Chinese, Japanese, and Thai).

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
25.370.000.000.000.000.000.0025.37
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