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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

Sat, Jan 31, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

AM: I was way too polite in the gym this morning. Only had an hour window to run. Waited 1/2 hour for TM (w/20min limits) and finally took over for a guy who went 3 miles in 45 minutes...again 20 min limit. The woman on my left was reading a book and a guy on my right was on 50 minutes (3.3 speed). My fault for not saying anything. Had time to run 3.5 miles...interestingly by the time I was done nobody was on a treadmill. Hope to run again in the afternoon. Nothing big, just getting in a recovery day. Plan to do a longer run outside tomorrow.

PM: Our treadmill delivery finally came in tonight. I gave our older 2 girls the opportunity to run 1/2 mile each. They will be alllowed to run 3x per week for 1 mile to start with (w/supervision) + have been given a blog to keep track of progress. They are very excited and have set up future goals.

Ran another 6.5 miles on TM w/each mile set to 1% incline and then 5.5% incline for the final quarter of each mile (5.5% is equivalent to hills in Boston). The run totalled 6 hills (1.5 miles) @ 5.5% incline...

1.5 miles @ 8:30 pace (1 hill)

1 mile @ 8min pace (1 hill)

2 miles @ 7:30 pace (2 hills)

2 miles @ 7:00 pace (2 hills)

10 miles total for the day. I hope to incorporate hills both inside and outside over the next couple of months. Would desire 6:45 pace to become managable at 5.5% grade for 1/2 mile at a time.

Asics Cumulus Gel 9 Miles: 3.50	Trigons (2) Miles: 6.50

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From snoqualmie on Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 11:33:28

Yes, way too polite. But it is so hard to follow courtesy rules (speaking up respectfully) when others are breaking them. If you figure out how to do it, let me know, ok? lol Hope you get the better run soon. :)

From rockness18 on Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 22:46:36

thanks...got the better run in this evening. Keep up the good work- looks like you had a great January.

From wheakory on Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 00:19:09

Nice workout today... and nice of you to have patience at the gym. The most have been tough. What model Treadmill did you get?

From rockness18 on Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 08:55:09

Thanks...we got a Life Fitness 9500, fully reconditioned- sanded, painted, new engine, tread, everything up to date. It looks and feels new...better than any of the machines at our gym. Saved about 65-70% retail of what a new one would cost and it has a full year warranty.

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