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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 20.88 Month: 54.08 Year: 342.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
72.310.005.000.000.000.000.0077.31
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.560.000.000.000.000.000.006.56

6.56@10:08   HR 127 bpm

Southbound on Starkey Gap Trail out and back run, easy day.  Pretty good pace for the heart rate.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.620.000.000.000.000.000.005.62

5.62@9:50   HR 126 bpm

Early morning run (just after 6:00 am) inside Westlake Village, run/walk, keeping it easy, a little faster pace than yesterday.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.240.000.000.000.000.000.005.24

5.24@10:07, HR 125 bpm

Another earlyish morning run in Westlake Village.  More run/walk

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.260.005.000.000.000.000.008.26

8.26@8:01  HR 151 bpm

New Garmin Fenix 6.  Did the suggested workout, 4 x 9minutes at 7:30 pace.

Went pretty well.  First two felt easy.  Surprised to mind myself strugging on the third one a little bit but knocked off the last one easier and ran a little faster at about 7:15ish pace.

Run was up and down Starkey Blvd bike trail.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.130.000.000.000.000.000.003.13

3.13@10:12  HR 127 bpm

Loop inside Westlake Village.  Keeping it short and easy today. 

50 mile race tomorrow at Croom for the "Fools Run".  Last year got caught in heavy rain for the last loop and thought about DNF but stuck it out although with my slowest 50 mile time at just over 11 and a half hours.  Hoping for a smoother race this year although temps will climb into mid 80's for part of the afternoon.

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Race: Fools Run 50 Miles (50 Miles) 11:18:03, Place overall: 19
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
48.500.000.000.000.000.000.0048.50

Very Late and Very Abbreviated Race Report, Fools Run 50 Miles

The good: I was faster than last year.

Not so good: only 14 minutes faster and last year had some severe thunderstorms where I sat out about 15 minutes under a shelter while contemplating a DNF before finishing that last loop.

No weather issues this year, a bit warm but not that bad.  First two loops (plus the little starter loop) went pretty well.  I think I was around 5:15 at about the halfway point but then started slowing down more and more, getting especially slow on the second half of the third loop.  At the aid station at the loop halfway point was where three people blew by me.  I was not sure how long they had been gaining on me and I wasn't even sure they were still behind me (possibly having passed me while I was at the loop start aid station.

But despite slowing down to 17-19 minute miles, I did pick it back up to about 11 minute pace for the last mile.

I think the one distinct mistake I made was taking the 5 hour energy (extra strength) at just before the half way point, it gave me a boost for the second half of the 2nd lap but made me too  jittery, was not worth it.

All in all a good accomplishment to be able to run this many miles in Florida heat.

Laura was there (crewing for her for Badwater Salton Sea at end of April).  She was running with her race partner Jessica.  They were two of the runners that blew by me.  The third person was a 60 year old female, very seasoned ultra runner and nice person.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
72.310.005.000.000.000.000.0077.31
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