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Jingle Bell 5k

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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, Dec 01, 2012

Race: Jingle Bell 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:30, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.25	3.35	0.00	6.60

Ran a local 5k Jingle Bell run. Warmed up at home on the TM and knew this was going to be a tough day- sore and groggy. I've been running lower mileage and did 17 miles in the last two days to make sure I can get close to a 40-mile week in. Went back and forth on whether or not to enter today, so decided to just go for it and treat it as a nice training run. Got to the field and realized I was way underdressed. Forecast said mid-30's, however it was mid-20's- all I brought was shorts and long sleeve tech- no hat, gloves, or legging. Jogged .5 mile to try to stay somewhat warm. Hands were seriously numb at the start. 200 of us lined-up and the gun sounded...

Mile 1- 6:05 (tough hill part way through, yet I kept a nice steady pace)

Mile 2- ??? (hands were so cold, I kept them in my sleeves and did not want to expose them long enough to see my time when the garmin beeped. Passed the first place girl at some point and held my pace fairly well through 2/3 trails).

Mile 3- ??? (picked off a few runners, including the lead master...felt the 1st place girl huffing over my shoulder and was determined not to get passed).

Finish- 19:30 (11th overall and 1st in age group...finished strong- last 1/2 mile was all uphill and I felt good that not a single runner passed me from .5 miles of the race to the finish...hands were so numb they hurt for the next 1/2 hour).

Overall, felt good. My pr on this course is 19:05 and I was within decent range for not feeling great. My two teenage daughters placed 1st and 3rd in their age division, so we came home with 3 bottles of locally tapped syrup. Next time I will bring gloves and a hat!!

Asics Dc-racer Miles: 3.60	Brooks Launch 2 (orange) Miles: 3.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kam on Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 16:34:53 from 68.66.163.179

Syrup, yum. My kids brought home pies on Thanksgiving, and I would rather have real maple syrup. Good time on a cold day, though.

From MattyG on Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 17:03:52 from 71.234.234.191

great showing by the whole family.

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