| 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(old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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 | | 34.12 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.12 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 |
| 2.25@10:19
Afternoon run, Westlake Village, just a couple of miles today to log something for Runstreak challenge.
Went out later to Stilthouse and then to the new restaurant in Palm Harbor, Diesel. Had dinner with Jessica's parents, Jess, and Charlotte
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.20 |
| 3.2@10:52
Some looping inside Anderson Park, good place to run when I'm on my way to pick up Stella and drop her off at the house.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.61 |
| 4.61@10:37 HR 128 bpm
Earlyish morning (6:00) run in Westlake Village.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.81 |
| AM 8.63@8:54
Ladder'ish workout. Did 100-200-400-800-1600-800-400-200-100
I don't think I should've just done one of each but it went by quickly and made the run more fun.
The mile was at 6:33, which was a faster pace than the initial 100 and 200. Mile was net downhill, however there was some uphill toward the end where although my pace dropped a little bit, more or less held close to the average. It's the fastest mile I've done recently.
Was raining a bit toward the end.
PM 3.18@10:47
It was raining on and off today and looked like rain in the evening but there was a short window where it was not raining so drove to Longleaf to the humpday hustle starting spot. Just me today, but I took a selfie and emailed it to the group that did not show because it looked like it might rain.
Over 11 miles for the day! Good job Mark
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.26 |
| 6.26@10:39 HR 131 bpm
Out and back on Starkey Gap Trail south down to Keystone
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.87 |
| 4.87@9:35 HR 138 bpm
Earlyish morning run (6:12 start) in Westlake Village, a little higher heart rate than for easy but wanted to get a little more running done before I had to be back at the house
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.12 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.12 |
| 12.12@8:03
Decided I wanted to run 10 miles at goal marathon pace (or just a little faster) and I was actually able to pull it off despite being a bit warm.
Starkey Blvd, semi-early start (7:08 am, a lot of people are done by this time, but the tall trees on the east side of the road block out the direct sun until as late as 11:00 am).
Warm up 1 mile, then hit it with 10 get miles - 7:55, 7:51, 7:52, 7:49, 7:52, 7:44, 7:55, 7:53, 7:42, 7:44
And then 1 mile warm down. No stops or breaks, had just enough fluids on my belt. Good mental toughness practice.
The altnernative run for today was a small 5k in downtown Dunedin on the Pinellas Trail, but it would be $50, so opted for the longer tempo. I looked at the results later that day and saw winning time was 20:50. Maybe that could've been me maybe I'll happen to be at a smaller 5k and have a chance.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 34.12 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.12 |
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