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Location:

Mooresville,NC,

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race (7.1) in 58:36

2008 Highlights:  New Jersey Marathon in 4:12, Bay State Marathon in 3:10:30

2009 Highlights:  Boston Marathon in 3:13:26, Litchfield Road Race in 49:30, New Haven 20k in 1:25:03, Bay State Marathon in 3:09:09

2010 Highlights:  Bradley 10k in 39:58, Litchfield Road Race in 48:06, New Haven 20k in 1:23:59, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:29:12 (trail), Philadelphia Marathon in 3:06:59

2011 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race in 47:44, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:28:35, Goshen Turkey Trot in 40:46, Jingle Bell 5k in 19:05

2012 Highlights:  Finished Boston Marathon in 3:41:59 in 89 degree heat, broke the top 100 in Litchfield Road Race (82nd), 1st Place (overall) in Solstice 5k, Hogsback 1/2 in 1:29:36, and bq'd in Bay State Marathon (3:14:20).

Personal Records

1-mile:  5:39/track (2008)

5k:  19:05/Jingle Bell (2011)

10k:  39:58/road race (2010)

20k:  1:23:59 (2010/New Haven)

1/2 marathon:  1:28:35 (2011/Ghost Trail)

marathon:  3:06:59 (2010/Philly)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:05 marathon in Fall

Sub-1:23 in New Haven 20k

Sub-46 min in Litchfield RR

Sub-19 in 5k

Sub-5:30 in mile

Upcoming Races: 

     TBD

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub-3hr marathon

sub-5:15 min mile

become a competitive master's runner

win age division in smaller marathon

 

Personal:

Married w/six daughters (9 year age span)

Pastor a church in NC

Enjoy travel and recreation with family

Began running in November of 2007

 

 
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Miles:This week: 24.00 Month: 90.00 Year: 1425.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles: 401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles: 366.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles: 388.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles: 520.50
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles: 377.00
Kinvara 15 (blue/grey) Lifetime Miles: 238.50
Kinvara 14 Green Lifetime Miles: 280.00
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.001.003.000.0014.00

Did 1-mile warm-up and the planned to break into 3 miles of mp.  However, within the first 1/4 of mp a college aged guy who saw me running on the other side of the road decided to pick up his pace.  Something (pride/"i'm not as old and feeble as you think") kicked in that made me decide to step on it and keep his pace (according to garmin I shifted from 6:50ish to 6:10ish).  We both stopped at the street light about mile into the tempo (opposite side of street) and then he tried to step it up another notch to leave me in the dust (of course we never once acknowledged one another's existance) and so I stepped it up with him.  About 1/3 way into mile 2, I passed him and didn't look back for at least a mile and when I did, he wasn't to be seen.  So my mp turned into a threshold run (6:20,6:13,6:28)- being 85 degrees out I was absolutely wiped.  Jogged the rest for 7.25 total. 

Went out after dinner w/four of our girls.  They took bikes while I jogged to the track.  They ran 6 laps at the track and I was able to get in 2 miles before we all headed back- 6.75 miles total. 

Nike Lunar Glides 2 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 19:57:32 from 24.10.191.18

"i'm not as old and feeble as you think." ha ha. nice job wearing out the college guy.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 20:05:04 from 72.102.86.28

That'll teach him, that little whippersnapper. I would have done the same, only he probably would have beat me :)

From rockness18 on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 21:59:03 from 75.16.160.226

I can't get too proud- he looked more like a football player than a track and field guy. Still...:)

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