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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
55.104.002.000.000.000.000.0061.10
Nimbus (green) Miles: 22.23Launch (black) Miles: 11.03Brooks ST5 Miles: 9.62
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.470.000.000.000.000.000.008.47

8.47 mi, 01:13, 08:34 pace

Fun Christmas Eve morning run. Surprised at how many people turned up, most wearing red and/or green. I got there a little early for 2.5 mile then ran 6 miles with Jamie, Cynthia, and Heather.

Nimbus (green) Miles: 8.47
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.030.000.000.000.000.000.0011.03

11.03 mi, 01:32, 08:18 pace

Cool, sunny, peaceful and a little bit of breeze. Contemplative and rejuvenating Christmas morning run from my house to 54, up Starkey Blvd. and then back home.

It was a good way to spend some time which might have gone to waste otherwise.

Made Christmas dinner in the evening for my parents and the boys, my first time doing so.  Had lobster tails, filet mignon for the boys and I and portabellas for my parents, grilled asparagus, roasted potatoes with rosemary.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas today.

Launch (black) Miles: 11.03
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.330.000.000.000.000.000.006.33

6.33 mi, 00:55, 08:38 pace

Breezy and pleasant run, mainly did the t-route by the golf course.

Nimbus (green) Miles: 6.33
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.621.002.000.000.000.000.009.62

9.62 mi, 01:15, 07:48 pace

Chilly early run with Striders, 5:30 at Longleaf.  I trailed way behind the big group for most of the run. Tried to do a fast mile after 3 mile warm up but could not go under 7:00. On the way back I did manage 2 6:30ish miles. Felt a little bit clunky while running except toward the end.

Brooks ST5 Miles: 9.62
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.430.000.000.000.000.000.007.43

7.43 mi, 01:03, 08:30 pace

Had to turn around for hat and gloves, then got going again and was ok. Usual neighborhood and golf course route with some added along Trinity Blvd shoulder.

Nimbus (green) Miles: 7.43
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.223.000.000.000.000.000.0018.22

18.22 mi, 02:29, 08:11 pace

Started running at 5:30 from Longleaf with Dixie, Eudair, and Cynthia. Start of run was threatening rain with oppressive humidity (yesterday morning 39 degrees, this morning 72)

Ran to Diane's house where Eudair and Cynthia turned back, but we picked up Renee and Diane for the run into Starkey.

Ran with Dixie for a couple more miles once inside the park before he turned around. I went out to the 5.5 mile stop then turned back.

On the way back, rain came down hard a few times but stopped toward the end. Plan was to pick up the last three at half marathon pace. Wasn't quite there but did what I could today - 6:56, 6:58, 6:44.

Got a ride back to Longleaf with Keith.

Enjoyed some coffee and a guava turnover at Havana Dreamers with Keith, Ed, Renee, Greg, and Jammie, and Jorge.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
55.104.002.000.000.000.000.0061.10
Nimbus (green) Miles: 22.23Launch (black) Miles: 11.03Brooks ST5 Miles: 9.62
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