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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
Sun, Sep 21, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.002.000.000.0010.00

Felt really good today after a big day of running yesterday.  Yesterday's pace made it feel almost like a recovery run...upon finishing 22 felt like I could go another ten.  I was hesitant to pick up the pace...Ed had very little sleep the night before and seemed to be struggling a tiny bit with the hills.  Having slowed him up the previous 2 weekends due to my inability to deal with heat, I owed him the respect of sticking with his pace. 

Anyway, all that to say there was a lot of energy in the tank today.  Ran 2 miles down to the track (8:30ish pace).  Ran 3 mile repeats- 6:33, 6:10, 5:58.  Ran 1 mile with my 9 and 10 year old (8:40 pace).  Ran 2 miles with my wife (9:50, 9:04).  Ran 2 miles home in 13 minutes (6:45 pace).  The final two were almost 100% uphill...fairly gradual, until a quick, steep incline at the end.  Felt great at the finish! 

The increase in mileage over the past couple of months have made speed work quiet challenging.  You never quite feel like you're 100%.  However, over the past week or two I have felt as though I'm starting to get a grasp on the mileage.  I hope to make the most of my miles as I begin to taper and focus more on marathon/tempo paces. 

10 miles total. 

Triumphs 2- 246.5

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From smally on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 21:06:16

So nice to have your family run with you in stages, everyone seems so supportive of your running. I love playing hockey with my 6 year old Julian and now he is starting to run a km every 3 days on the TM.

Your so ready for this half marathon and of course the marathon. I think you should run 7 min miles for the first half and then take off for the last half and average 6:30-45, you will pass a ton of runners and give yourself a lot of confidence for the 19th.

Excited for you, good luck.

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