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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles: 202.78
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Brooks Launch(lobster) Lifetime Miles: 782.98
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
45.110.005.000.000.000.000.0050.11
Brooks Launch (blue) Miles: 8.20Green Silence Miles: 16.10Ghost3 Miles: 19.60Nimbus (green) Miles: 6.21
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.000.000.000.008.20

8.2 mi, 01:08, 08:15 pace

One of my better feeling Monday runs in a while. Starting to extend the route into places I haven't been in a while. Temp was a little cooler than Saturday.

Brooks Launch (blue) Miles: 8.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.540.000.000.000.000.000.007.54

7.54 mi, 00:59, 07:51 pace

On Tuesdays I meet up at the Y with the running group.  I usually just run an easy 6 or 7 miles to get in some miles and run with whoever happens to be there.  Most people (or at least the "advertised" purpose of the run is to do intervals which vary in length).  It's not a classically structured set of intervals, I guess it is technically more like a fartlek run?

Actually did the intervals today (usually just think about doing them) - 0.63 @ 6:04, 0.57@6:11, and 0.63@5:55. Ran the last mile and part of the last interval with Liz (a fairly new member of the group who was running alone today). Did some cool down running afterward.

Then after the run, had a quick cup of coffee before heading home.

Green Silence Miles: 7.54
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

3 mi, 00:26, 08:35 pace

Went to Nancy's spin class. Saw Greg there and gave Beka back her towel. Class was a little longer today - 66 minutes, usually a bit under an hour.

Quick garmin-less run when I got back home.

I had intentions of maybe doing another short run in the evening but was not successful at that, ok maybe next time!!

Ghost3 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.560.005.000.000.000.000.008.56

8.56 mi, 01:05, 07:32 pace

Warm out this morning (about 79 degrees), thought about canceling the tempo portion but figured I would try and see what I could do.

Goal was 5 miles at about 6:45 pace (or at least under 7:00) with last mile at goal half marathon pace, ended up with - 6:48, 6:54, 6:50, 6:48, 6:28.

Glad to be able to hit that last mile at the pace I wanted.  The speed is in there some place and I think I'm at a reasonable place to start with for endurance.

Warm up and cool down added on some miles, too. Was a little late starting out so missed seeing some people who left by the time I finished, but was nice to socialize a bit afterward.

Next week I'll see about 2 mile repeats.

Green Silence Miles: 8.56
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.210.000.000.000.000.000.006.21

6.21 mi, 00:56, 08:57 pace

I was up for something different, so I texted Dixie to meet me for a run the next morning.

Met Dixie at the 7-11, then we ran to the hilly neighborhood and did a few loops through there before heading back. Ran into a group of five runners that we knew but had not seen for a long time.

Nimbus (green) Miles: 6.21
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
16.600.000.000.000.000.000.0016.60

16.6 mi , 02:28, 08:53 pace

Tough run today, but a good ending.

Ran with Joe and Dixie down at the Clearwater bridges. Started out from Coachman park, went over the Clearwater Memorial Bridge, over towards Sand Key and then over that bridges.  Headed south to Belleair, and over that bridge, then headed north up the Pinellas Trail.

We did the 13 mile loop together. Ran up and down the Clearwater bridge two more times, then enjoyed some cold gatorade, watermelon and cherries before heading home. It was pretty warm this morning but the views and running along the water are worth it.

For some reason this is one of the more mentally challenging places for me to run.  Running over the bridges (about 75 feet up) is not that bad and the rest of the run is pretty flat, so I'm not sure what it is that makes it really tough for me.

Ghost3 Miles: 16.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
45.110.005.000.000.000.000.0050.11
Brooks Launch (blue) Miles: 8.20Green Silence Miles: 16.10Ghost3 Miles: 19.60Nimbus (green) Miles: 6.21
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