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Canyonland 1/2 Marathon

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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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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12.041.000.000.000.000.000.0013.04

Cool but very humid this morning - in fact a pretty thick fog.  Started out slow until I felt more warmed up.   Headed out of our neighborhood to Thousand Oaks and then over to the Y where I had a quick pit stop and topped off my water.  Headed back across the street to Kinsmere, did a big loop in there before heading over towards Thousand Oaks East, and then home.  I picked up the pace but never felt super good.  Seems harder to breathe with the higher humidity.  I did pick up the last mile to marathon pace.

Average pace: 8:01

Asics Gel Equation (new) Miles: 13.04
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.000.000.000.0010.10

Out of town today in Nashua, NH on business.   Woke up just after 5:00 am so I'd have time to put in at least 7 miles.  Stayed at the Crowne Plaza there which has an excellent fitness center.   Ran on the treadmill and took it easy.  Each piece of cardio equipt. has its own TV with controls built onto the treadmill.   Plugged in my headphones and flipped through the channels while I ran.  

I think this was the longest I have ever run on a treadmill on one shot.  As part of taking it easy, I did not put the incline up to 1.0 like I usually did although I did bump it up to 2.0 for 3 times at a half mile each for some variety.   Felt good afterwards and glad I didn't blow off  my run due to travel.

Asics Gel Equation (new) Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.050.007.000.000.000.000.0012.05

Another pretty good tempo run this morning.  A little bit anxious about this one due to traveling the day before with a very early morning and not the best diet during the day (it is hard for me to pass up a slice of peanut butter pie!).  Woke up just after six, quick warm up on the bike then started my run.  Warmed up with two easy miles to get to Starkey Blvd. then started the tempo run.  Felt pretty good (not the best ever, but not the worst), also felt in control in that if I saw my pace slow down a bit I could speed it back up without overtaxing myself.  Weather was great, with only a little wind for part of the run.

Splits were: 6:44, 6:43, 6:38, 6:46, 6:47, 6:39, 6:35

Then cooled down with 3 more miles at an easy pace, except for the last mile which was closer to marathon pace.

Sill one day behind on writing my blog!  Not sure if I'll get a run in today, maybe a short one once I get to Moab if it is not too late.

New Balance 825 Miles: 12.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.100.000.000.000.000.000.009.10

Didn't get a run in yesterday, so I made sure to get one in this morning.  Ran out 2.5 miles with Lester from the hotel to the river.  Lester headed back and then I continued on.  Not sure which way to go, I eventually found my way to a nice new bike path running along the river.  Ended up going a little bit farther than planned (was aiming for 8 miles), but it was a really nice morning and I was taking the pace pretty easy. 

Average pace: 8:21

Fortunately, I don't think I have noticed at all being at 4000 feet vs. my usual 50 feet of elevation at home!

I'll try and take it easy for the rest of the day.

Asics Gel Equation (new) Miles: 9.10
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Race: Canyonland 1/2 Marathon (13.11 Miles) 01:31:27, Place overall: 112, Place in age division: 15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.505.008.100.000.000.000.0015.60

Today was quite an adventure, actually the week has been pretty busy as well.  After yesterday's run we spent some time sightseeing and hiking.  Didn't seem too strenuous at the time but may have affected me a little bit.   Arrived at the buses about 7:45, everything was very well organized.  Hung out for a bit at the drop off point before heading over to the starting area.  It was a little bit chilly but it was time to drop off the sweats onto the trailer, so it was a good time for a warm up.  I saw a woman wearing an FRB singlet so I introduced myself and said hi.  She was Carolyn from Colarado, we chatted for just a bit before splitting off for our warm ups.  I wished I had an FRB shirt also.  I knew there were probably other bloggers there as well and I've been enjoying reading their race reports.

While doing my warm up, I didn't feel quite as good as I did before my last half marathon.  I pushed that thought aside and tried to stay positive.  As the time got closer, I lined up near the 7:00 pace sign.   There were a lot of unknowns today so I wasn't sure what was going to happen, not sure if the altitude would affect me, or the later start, or perhaps the traveling or maybe the hiking yesterday, but I was hoping to do my best and see what happened.  Earlier that morning, Jenny had called me to let me know she had done really well at her 5K, a huge new PR!  So I was also hoping to do well since she had done so well.

So, the race starts and we slowly (at first) move to the start line.  People were lined up pretty well, but there are always a few people to go around.  I was hoping for a nice fast start for the first mile going downhill.  My legs were not moving quite as fast as what the effort felt but it was still right on pace at 6:47, then 6:47 for the next mile.  First 4 miles were good, but it felt a little bit tougher.  5th mile started feeling harder, and about halfway through I found myself starting to slow down and starting to feel like giving up.   Now, giving up 5 miles into a half marathon on a point to point course is pretty much ridiculous because you still have to get back.  Then something good happened, a small group of people passed me.  This was good because I was able to pick things back up and fall in behind them.  So I kept on going, not yet ready to give up.

Mile 6 was pretty good also, still hanging on , finishing with a 6:49.  Now, it was bargaining time, just make it to the halfway point on pace and see what happens.  So, I did, halfway point and I was still ok.  But then my pace started to slip and before I knew it I was way off pace.  I managed to stop the slide and as I got close to the end of mile 7, I gave it all I had to get back under 7 minutes, which I did barely at 6:57.  I was hoping that momentum would carry me on, but that did not work out so well.   Mile 8 was 7:14.

Not sure how I did it, but mile 9 came in at 6:57.  So, I wasn't done yet, there was still hope.  Part of me was wondering if I was affected by the altitude and I would be smart to slow down the pace so as to not totally blow it or if I was just being a baby and should keep pushing.

The next mile started out pretty good, but I really slowed down going up the hill at about 9.4 miles, picked up some speed on the way back down, but still ended up with a 7:13.

The next few miles were about survival, until very near the end when I picked it up for the final tenth of a mile.

When I saw the finish clock, I was surprised that it was still a pretty good time.  A little disappointed that it was 1:50 slower than my last half marathon but still glad that I ran a decent race considering I wanted to give up at mile 5!

I took a gel just before the start of the race and I did take gatorade at each aid station but I probably should have taken another gel about mile 8 or 9.

Splits recap: 6:47, 6:47, 6:48, 6:45, 6:57, 6:49, 6:57, 7:14, 6:57, 7:13, 7:12, 7:11, 7:09, 0.11@6:41

It was quite an exciting race overall.  The scenery was spectacular and I loved the drummers at about 10 miles.  This was also very different from anything I have ever run before.

After the race, I ran a 1 mile cool down, which I think helped.  I also got one of the free 10 minute massages they were giving out.

New Balance 825 Miles: 15.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
38.796.0015.100.000.000.000.0059.89
Asics Gel Equation (new) Miles: 32.24New Balance 825 Miles: 27.65
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