| 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(old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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 Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 55.47 | 6.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.28 |
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| Pearl Izumi II Miles: 27.26 | Skechers Go Run Miles: 16.65 | Asics Cumulus Miles: 18.37 |
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Long Play Half Marathon (13.54 Miles) 01:46:02, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 3 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 14.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.25 |
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Gun time 1:46:02, 6th place overall.
It was my first "fast" non-ultra, trail race, which I thought I'd try for a change. Great weather for a run. Started out fast as the first mile was either pavement or smooth dirt road as well as most of second mile. Got into an 8:00ish pace with some miles faster. Woman came up behind me and I moved to let her pass me but she said I was good, she followed me for a most of the race and I seemed to go faster because of it. Came close a few times at catching the 5th place guy. Lost him even more when I paused at one of the last turns, not completely sure which way to go. Course was marked much better this year.
Splits - 7:15,7:24,8:08,7:50,8:00,8:03,7:56,7:50,7:38,7:59,8:05,7:50,7:33,4:11 (0.54@7:49).
I don't usually run these paces while at the Croom trails so it felt good to find out I could hold onto a faster than usual pace. The push from the people behind me and in front of me definitely helped. I think I could do better next time knowing now that I can run these paces on the trail, perhaps even faster. But today was about getting my feet wet.
My brother Jim came with me to cheer me on and go for a bike ride while waiting. Nice to see the two Andy's, Patrick, Becky, Jodi, and Josephine.
This is a great event which I highly recommend with three races - 5 miles, half-marathon, and 33 1/3. It was nice for a change to not be running the longest race offered.
13.54 mi, 01:46, 07:48 pace
Warmup - 0.71 mi, 00:07:18, 10:16 pace
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| Pearl Izumi II Miles: 14.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.13 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.13 |
| 9.13 mi, 01:14, 08:04 pace
Later start than I wanted (had planned on running at 5:30 with the Striders but alarm set for PM instead of AM). Nice temps for running. Another good run in the GoRun, 9:27 first mile and 7:10 for the last mile. After missing the alarm, it was hard to motivate myself to get out of bed but glad I did.
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| Skechers Go Run Miles: 9.13 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.17 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.17 |
| 9.17 mi, 01:14, 08:02 pace
Similar run to yesterday but went farther into Thousand Oaks nbhd instead running longer in Fox Hollow. 9:30ish first mile, 6:51 last mile. Two good back to back 9 mile runs in a row. I'm on a roll!
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| Asics Cumulus Miles: 9.17 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.52 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.52 |
| 7.52 mi, 58:43, 7:48 avg
Slightly late start in a very light rain which turned to a medium rain as the run progressed. Easy-ish first mile, a little bit faster the next two miles, then 7:20-7:30 for the next few with last mile at 7:08.
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| Skechers Go Run Miles: 7.52 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.39 | 3.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.20 |
| 9.2 mi, 1:13:01, 7:56 avg.
Cool and breezy, started just after 7:00, headed out to 54 and then Starkey Blvd. Not feeling very energetic but thought I would try at least a short tempo run, so after 4 miles and just before the turn around picked it up and ran 2.81 miles at about a 6:40 pace (was going to stop at 2.5 but decided to go to the end of Starkey Blvd, hence the odd mileage). After an easy mile (8:11), did the last mile at 6:52, then a very short cool down.
Felt pretty tired afterward but also a sense of accomplishment for picking it up when I felt like I was dragging.
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| Asics Cumulus Miles: 9.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 13.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.01 |
| 13.01 mi, 01:53, 08:39 pace
7:00am start time in Starkey Park with Joe, Cynthia, and Jamie. 41 degrees at the start, nice day.
Originally, had thought about running longer today and shorter on Sunday, but at the risk of not following through made this one the shorter run. Happy to finally complete my first 60+ mile week all year. Want to make 60ish miles per week the standard again, rather than the exception.
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| Pearl Izumi II Miles: 13.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 55.47 | 6.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.28 |
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| Pearl Izumi II Miles: 27.26 | Skechers Go Run Miles: 16.65 | Asics Cumulus Miles: 18.37 |
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