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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:	0.00	Month:	33.00	Year:	424.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles:						401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles:						335.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles:						363.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles:						384.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles:						334.00
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles:						98.00

Mon, Apr 06, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Raining outside, so another TM workout. 2 mile warm-up, 4-miles broken up- 1/4 10min, 1/2 6:53, 1/4 6min, 2 mile cooldown. Translated into 2 miles of mp + 1-mile @ 6min pace. Still have sore throat, but getting stronger everyday.

Early entree...thought I'd log my training records since the marathon I ran last October...

50 mile weeks: 6

60 mile weeks: 4

70 mile weeks: 6

80 mile weeks: 2

90 mile weeks: 1

20 mile runs: 8

additional days with 20 miles: 2

I have averaged over 10-miles per day since January and have done 6 of the 8 20-milers in that span as well. My goal at this stage for Boston is sub-3 hrs based upon my last 20-miler through strong hills (22 miles- overall pace of 7:06 and 6:50 pace for the last 9.5 miles) + yesterday's run through challenging hills as well (14.5 miles...11.75 @ mp). My secondary goal is to keep a 7-minute pace or better throughout Boston. Ultimately, my 3rd goal is to pr (less than 3:10:30)...it would still be an accomplishment due to it being a much more challenging course than my pr marathon. I've done the work to get ready, now it's sleeping well, healthy eating, and taper with small bursts of speed to keep sharp.

Trigons (3) Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From smally on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:39:18 from 209.195.65.89

less sleep last night, I panic when Elliot is sick due to how serious his whooping cough was last summer but this is the chicken pox so probably 1 or 2 more sleeps and it will be back to normal whatever that is!

I am taking today off, I am going to follow the last 2 weeks of my program except the easy runs will be MP because I am so used to that.

One of my taper problems is that I begin to think about how long 26.2 miles actually is because the there are no more long runs, freaks me out a bit. Here are things to look forward to:

1. It's Boston, we used to stress about trying to qualify, we are in it!

2. We have trained very well, ready.

3. The crowd!! Going to be so motivating.

4. We have 2 weeks to prepare mentally and spiritually now something that is just as important as the physical training.

5. Our families, we could totally bomb this marathon and we would both still be overly blessed.

6. We won't be running alone!

You may have heard this one before:

"when your feeling well in a marathon, don't worry it will pass"

the same holds true for when your feeling like crap, we can find a way to fight out of that toughness because of all the above things I have mentioned.

Todd

From rattletrap on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 13:31:35 from 70.193.226.218

That training history looks like a recipe for success to me! You have definitely done the work. I can't wait to hear about you meeting ALL of your goals in Boston!

From rockness18 on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 16:22:25 from 75.11.49.149

Todd,

Thanks for taking the time to put things all in perspective...good stuff! We are definitely blessed. Hope Elliot gets better soon.

"Rattletrap",

I certainly hope so. Thanks for the encouragment!

From JimF on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 19:24:57 from 67.162.66.88

I agree, you have done a great job of getting ready for Boston even through the bad weather. I think you are on track to hit that #1 goal!

From rockness18 on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 20:27:29 from 75.11.49.149

Jim, thanks...I'm trying to stay positive on that potential. It's easy to lean toward the 3rd goal to be safe, yet I definitely have a genuine shot at the first one. I've stated them to further motivate myself. How's the weather out there?

From Robert on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 08:52:21 from 206.195.193.254

You've done all the work you can do Dave. We have to accept that many elements are out of our control. Now we hope for good weather and safe travel.

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