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Boston Marathon

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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:	17.00	Month:	29.00	Year:	1233.00
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:						509.50
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles:						377.00
Kinvara 15 (blue/grey) Lifetime Miles:						184.50
Kinvara 14 Green Lifetime Miles:						153.00

Mon, Apr 16, 2012

Race: Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:41:59, Place overall: 4917, Place in age division: 802

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
22.20	4.00	0.00	0.00	26.20

It was a crazy hot day out there! I started the first 3-4 miles just sticking with the flow of traffic and realized today would just be a survival run. I've never run an ultra, but mentally I decided to treat this race like one. I took stopped to take two cups of gatorade at every stop (46 cups total), dumped 2 cups of water at each stop, collected 2 bags of ice, three ice pops, 5-6 oranges, two full bottles of water from friendly by-standers, slapped hands with dozens of kids, riled up about 1/2 dozen different groups of fans by raising my arms, hugged my wife and 6 kids at mile 17, stopped once for a 2-minute bathroom break, and just kept a nice easy shuffle until the end. Picked it up on the last half mile to see what I had left in the tank and could easily hit 6:48 pace. So basically had a pretty awesome training run and enjoyed the marathon probably more than any of my other Boston experiences. The fans were awesome and it was amazing that there were no major medical issues with any of the runners (especially having witnessed some of the "carnage" from mile 18 on). I feel good about having run and can probably continue my training with very little break. Pretty much felt fine afterwards except for a little bit of soreness in the calves. I look forward to reading the other reports!

Brooks Pure Cadence (red) Miles: 26.20

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From jtshad on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 05:00:25 from 12.189.157.238

Nice and smart race in very tough conditions today! There were indeed lots of folks who did not look good today...the scene was worse in the med tents!

Nicely run!

From flatlander on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 07:21:48 from 76.31.26.153

That was a really smart adaptation to the conditions to make it a training run and keep going. Good job, sounds like a great day.

From Nate on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 08:10:06 from 67.20.216.17

Smart race and good job adjusting. From the sounds of it, taking it like an Ultra was the best route

From allie on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:58:33 from 161.38.218.168

nice job yesterday and way to run a smart race for the conditions.

From I Just Run on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 13:01:13 from 67.79.11.242

Now that's the way I want to run the Boston Marathon...if I ever make it there :-) Thanks for the "blueprint"....!!! Glad you had a GREAT time and congradulations for just getting there!

From Andrea on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 14:00:10 from 50.138.183.237

Great approach to this race. Glad that you were able to enjoy it!

From Jake K on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 14:03:38 from 50.138.183.237

Nice job out there. Man, it was a tough day. Way to keep the right perspective on the whole thing. "Carnage" is definitely the word I used the most to describe it to people afterwards.

From Dan on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 22:31:47 from 24.209.83.20

Yep you nailed it, smart approach. Nice to be able to soak in an atmosphere like that despite the heat. Love high 5s for the kids!

From JimF on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 17:30:21 from 198.228.192.20

Great decision to approach the race the way that you did given the conditions. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself and can now focus on your next goal with minimal recovery.

From rockness18 on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 17:41:44 from 75.11.49.132

Thanks to all for the feedback. Most people (outside my immediate family) simply do not relate to my "other life" as a recreational runner. You folks on this blog keep me encouraged and motivated to press forward.

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