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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
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
34.772.000.000.000.000.000.0036.77
Asics Gel Equation Miles: 18.60Brooks Glycerin 6 (old) Miles: 10.06New Balance 825 Miles: 8.11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.600.000.000.000.000.000.003.60

The flight last night was delayed almost one hour, so it was pretty late when we arrived back home.   Feeling a little bit run down this morning and slightly pressed for time I thought about sleeping in a little bit longer.  But finally, I decided that something was better than nothing so I went to the Y for some core work, stretching and 3.6 miles on the treadmill (that's when my time ran out).   I didn't feel great immediately afterwards, but in the end I think it was helpful and am feeling better now.

Hopefully I am setting myself up for better things tomorrow morning.

Asics Gel Equation Miles: 3.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.650.000.000.000.000.000.006.65

Easy paced run.  Felt good to get a full run in after doing just 5 last Friday, no running Sat or Sun, then just 3.6 yesterday.   I was beginning to worry that my training was unraveling - which I should not be worrying about.

Anyways, it is all better now.  The run was just long enough to feel like I accomplished something.  Weather was nice and cool but I slightly overdressed, felt comfortable at the beginning but a little too warm at the end.

I looped around the neighborhood making up a route as I went along going down various side streets.  Jenny did her run first this morning, I got ready and did my warm up and was out the door as soon as she returned.

For the first mile I felt pretty good then felt tight and cloppy for the next two miles but slowly felt better, last 1.6 miles felt pretty good.

Average pace: 8:03

Brooks Glycerin 6 (old) Miles: 6.65
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.110.000.000.000.000.000.008.11

Cold outside this morning, high 30's and some wind. 

So, I did some running inside to get warmed out before heading outside to get at least a few miles on the road.   4.2 miles on the treadmill at the Y at about an 8:00 pace.  The pace felt extra easy so I might have been on one of those alleged "easy" treadmills.  But whatever the case, an easy run that feels easy - I'll take it.  Then headed outside where it had warmed up a few degrees.   Ran 3.91 miles at an average 7:45 pace.

Finished off with a few sets of weights inside.

New Balance 825 Miles: 8.11
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Sometime during the day yesterday I began feeling worse and worse with sinus pressure and chest congestion.  Woke up and felt horrible.  Decided to not run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.410.000.000.000.000.000.003.41

Felt a little bit better this morning.  Woke up a lot during the night due to draining sinuses but there was much less pressure this morning.   I jumped on the trampoline for a bit to get things moving then decided I would brave a short run outside.  I overdressed because I wanted to play it safe.   3.41 miles on an out and back course from my house, to the "old road" and almost to the end before turning back.  It was slightly foggy.  I didn't feel great but I'm feeling better now, hopefully doing the run was the wise choice.

Average pace: 8:18

Brooks Glycerin 6 (old) Miles: 3.41
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
13.002.000.000.000.000.000.0015.00

I must have spoken too soon when I said that I thought the cold snap was past us.  It was supposed to be low 40's this morning, but by the time I arrived at Starkey park at 6:30 the thermometer in my truck said 34°.  So, I was a bit cold at the start.  We had a pretty big group together: David, Ryan, Randall, Dixie, Keith, Jorge and myself.

It's nice running in a group because then I don't look at my pace, just go along, at least for the first few miles.  We saw the man with his doberman  - the dog was wearing a sweater.  At 4 miles we saw Eudair, so she ran with us.   At 5 miles a bunch of the guys turned around so it was just Eudair, Jorge, and I.  Jorge was doing 15 and I hadn't decided yet on my distance.  Due to being sick earlier this week I thought about just doing 10 but decided to keep going since I was feeling good and finally warmed up by this time.  So, I said I would just go out until we got to the Suncoast parkway.  We got there and Jorge said to me "how about one more mile"  so I said ok.  Looks like I'd be in for 15.  We turned around at 7.5.  With the cold weather we seemed to be going at a pretty good pace - a bunch of 7:30's and 7:40's until we got to the last two miles which were 7:11 and 6:48.

Average pace: 7:46

 So, it was a good run after all despite, or because of the cold.  Actually, it did warm up by the end to about 50 degrees.  I did miss my mileage goal for the week, but I don't use the sick excuse very often so I don't feel too guilty.

Asics Gel Equation Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
34.772.000.000.000.000.000.0036.77
Asics Gel Equation Miles: 18.60Brooks Glycerin 6 (old) Miles: 10.06New Balance 825 Miles: 8.11
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