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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 0.00 Month: 70.01 Year: 424.86
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles: 202.78
Brooks ST5 Lifetime Miles: 403.91
GoMeb Speed3 Lifetime Miles: 483.77
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles: 160.60
Brooks Launch(lobster) Lifetime Miles: 782.98
GoMeb Razor Lifetime Miles: 468.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
41.921.000.000.000.000.000.0042.92
Pearl Izumi II Miles: 9.77Nimbus15 Miles: 29.02Pure Flow (green) Miles: 4.13
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.550.000.000.000.000.000.004.55

4.55 miles, 42:44, 9:23 avg

I just couldn't get my legs going this morning so decided to not try and just go with whatever.  There was a little bit of a speed up for the last half mile at least.  Ran in the nbhd and out and back to the golf course.  Weather was amazing.

Pearl Izumi II Miles: 4.55
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.550.000.000.000.000.000.006.55

6.55 miles, 55:03, 8:24 avg

Ran at the Y with the Striders, starting time 5:30.  Smaller sized group this Tuesday, decent weather.  I felt faster and lighter today with the pace feeling easier than yesterday's pace.

Nimbus15 Miles: 6.55
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.220.000.000.000.000.000.005.22

5.22, 45:57, 8:47 avg

Run in the neighborhood.  Coolest morning so far with a nice full moon to start with.

Pearl Izumi II Miles: 5.22
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.260.000.000.000.000.000.007.26

7.26 mi, 1:01:1 , 8:26 avg

Ran at 5:30 with the Striders at Longleaf.   Ran a bit with Joe but I was kind of dragging at first so let him go.  Last two miles were in the 7:40's but it felt harder than it should have.  Overall it was a pretty good run.

Nimbus15 Miles: 7.26
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.130.000.000.000.000.000.004.13

4.13, 36:38, 8:52 avg

Squeezed in a little bit of a run between being slow to get out of bed but still having to get ready by the same time.  Run was good, weather was good, but still feeling like I've slowed down a lot recently.

Pure Flow (green) Miles: 4.13
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
14.211.000.000.000.000.000.0015.21

15.21 mi, 2:23:35, 9:26 average

Ran with Joe from Longleaf at 5:15.  Started out nice and easy but kind of felt like I was dragging and the pace did not get much faster or easier.  Ran into the park, stopped briefly, then a little bit farther (to Neptune) before turning around.  When we got back to Starkey Blvd I told Joe to go ahead so he could pick it up.  I stayed on a slower pace, then got a little faster with three miles left and finally down to 7:17 for the last mile.

The weather was very nice, on the verge of being cool but not quite there yet.  I was wearing a hat and it kept on feeling loose, so I tightened it then the tightening strap thing broke.  It was a good hat, from Croom Zoom race in 2012, my first ultramarathon, a 50K trail run.

Had coffee with friends and sat for a bit after the run.

Nimbus15 Miles: 15.21
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
41.921.000.000.000.000.000.0042.92
Pearl Izumi II Miles: 9.77Nimbus15 Miles: 29.02Pure Flow (green) Miles: 4.13
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