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April 2014

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
126.5552.009.000.00187.55
Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 (red) Miles: 20.50Dc-racers (blue) Miles: 21.75Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 97.05New Balance (blue) Miles: 7.25Brooks Launch/black Miles: 27.00Asics Dc-racer Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

55 degrees!  Ran 9.5 miles towards Morris and back.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 (red) Miles: 9.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.005.000.000.007.00

60 degrees out!  Ran 5 miles @ 6:52 pace and then jogged the final 2 slowly- 7 miles total. 

Dc-racers (blue) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

mid-40's...threw on shorts and long sleeves and ran 8 garminless miles. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles w/my girls in W.Virginia.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles in NC.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles on a TM in Virginia hotel.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.006.00

6 miles @ 7:30 pace at gym on TM.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 (red) Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.006.000.007.00

Ran 6 miles in 40:06 (6:41 pace) and then jogged the final mile home- 7 miles total.

Dc-racers (blue) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.800.000.000.0012.80

Ran 12.8 miles in the rain @ 8:30 pace. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 12.80
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.507.000.000.009.50

Beautiful out...ran 7 miles @ 7:28 pace through the hills and then jogged the final 2.5 home- 9.5 total.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 9.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.000.007.75

7.75 miles on a beautiful day w/my beautiful wife!

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 7.75
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

Ran 7.25 alongside two of my girls on bikes- 5 of the miles on trails and they set down their bikes to do a 1.5 mile jogging loop as well. 

New Balance (blue) Miles: 7.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles on the gym TM. 

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.007.00

Ran Litchfield Road race w/my 2nd oldest @ 7:24 pace- 7 miles total. 

Asics Dc-racer Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.255.500.000.007.75

Ran 5.5 miles through the hills towards Goshen @ 7:14 pace and then jogged the final 2.25 miles nice and easy- 7.75 miles total.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 7.75
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles on the TM + weights.

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.257.500.000.007.75

7.5 miles @ 7:25 pace through hills towards Goshen.  My 12-year-old kept a 7:30 pace, staying ahead of me until the last half mile- 7.75 miles total.

Dc-racers (blue) Miles: 7.75
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

6.25 miles w/my oldest.  Good luck to those running Boston tomorrow!

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.503.000.007.00

Ran progressive warm-up on gym TM and then did 3 miles @ 6:27 pace- 7 miles total.  I'm about to break 500 miles on a pair of shoes...that will be a first (close to 190 lbs, so rarely get past 450 or so). 

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

6.5 miles, partly on trails and partly on road- at around 8:50 pace. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.000.000.005.00

5 miles @ 7:30 pace on the gym TM.

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

Ran 14.5 miles @ about 9min pace. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 14.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles on gym TM + weights. 

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.503.500.000.007.00

Ran 7 miles @ 7:42 pace. 

Asics Dc-racer Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

7 miles @ 8:25 pace and then veered into woods for 2 miles on trails and back to the road for a 1-mile cooldown- 10 total. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles on TM + weights.

Brooks Launch/black Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.000.000.005.00

5 miles @ 7:30 pace on the TM (raining out).

Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 (red) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
126.5552.009.000.00187.55
Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 (red) Miles: 20.50Dc-racers (blue) Miles: 21.75Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 97.05New Balance (blue) Miles: 7.25Brooks Launch/black Miles: 27.00Asics Dc-racer Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
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