| Location: Richmond,VA, Member Since: Feb 18, 2011 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: From 10/2009 to 12/2010, I ran a marathon each month - completing 15 marathons, 1 50k, and 1 33 mile "endurance run" -- I had a great time, learned a lot, met a bunch of fantastic people and developed some mental toughness.
My PRs at various distances:
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5k: 22:57 (7/11/11 - Cul-de-Sac)
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10k: 45:25 (5/15/11 - Carytown)
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15k: 1:19:03 (1/27/08 - Frostbite)
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10mi: 1:25:31 (8/29/10 - Annapolis)
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20k: 1:36:49 (8/14/11 - Leesburg)
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Half: 1:44:18 (2/27/11 - Colonial)
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Marathon: 3:53:53 (12/5/10 - Las Vegas)
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50k: 5:14:59 (11/13/10 - Rosaryville, MD)
15 states (plus DC) done: DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, MI, NC, NV, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV Short-Term Running Goals: 2013:
- 8/24: Cove Island Marathon - Stamford, CT
- 10/13: Atlantic City Marathon - Atlantic City, NJ
- 11/16: Richmond Marathon - Richmond, VA
- 12/14: Rocket City Marathon - Huntsville, AL
2014:
- 11/2: New York marathon (deferred)
Long-Term Running Goals:
- 50 States (15 + DC done)
- Pikes Peak
- Comrades
I'm not sure if this belongs in a Running Goals section, but I'd like to do a triathlon. I'm not much of a swimmer, so this will be a quite a stretch for me. Personal: I am married with two boys ages 13 and 14. They are very supportive of my running, allowing me plenty of time for training and out of town races. We like to travel and camp. I'm the only runner in the family, the boys are still looking for the sport that interests them the most.
I grew up in Maryland but now live just outside of Richmond, Virginia. I ran a few 10k races in the early 1990s (when I was in my 20s). In 2006, a friend talked me into training for a half marathon. I finished that half then continued training to run my first marathon the same year I turned 40.
My favorite marathon was the Grand Island Trail marathon off the coast of Michigan's upper penninsula. It's a beautiful course that demands a lot from runners. We travelled to the race, then spent the next two weeks on vacation in Michigan - what's not to love? Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 124.00 | 15.24 | 139.24 |
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 91.27 | Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 47.97 |
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After a week of rest, I think I've gotten the upper hand on my pneumonia. I feel soft and slow, so we'll see how the first few runs go this week.
I'm optimistic that my return will be on Wednesday and perhaps some peace and calm will take over ... I miss my run time. Oh yeah, we got out for a 3 mile hike in the hills near Wintergreen VA today. Beautiful weather, great to be outside ... although the pace was just a tad slow.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.97 | 0.00 | 4.97 |
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Great to be back on the road. The doctor said my lungs are perfectly clear, so no problem running. She warned that I might get tired or have a coughing fit and not to worry.
The run was really good. Although an easy pace (9:00), I didn't feel like I could have sustained a much faster pace. Never felt tired, but not super peppy either.
Slept like a rock. |
| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 4.97 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.61 | 0.00 | 6.61 |
| Good lunch time run. Nice warm weather. North Campus loop into Kinloch and back along Tuckahoe Creek Pkwy. Felt good, very easy pace. No breathing issues, no foot pain. I felt great the whole time. After about 4 miles, I got concerned about being gone too long and picked up the pace. |
| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 6.61 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.13 | 0.00 | 10.13 |
| Felt great, fantastic weather: cloudy and
about 50 degrees, with a bit of wind. I kept a nice easy pace and felt
like I could run forever. I ran to DRHS, then decided to run Shady Grove
Rd to Pouncey Tract because it was early and not a lot of traffic. Legs
(especially calves) felt a bit tight to start, but loosened up. Never
felt tired. At the 7.5 mi mark, left foot had a bit of tendonitis pain
from turf toe, but not really bad.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 10.13 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.17 | 0.00 | 5.17 |
| Good run. Overcast, about 60 degrees, humid. College Valley Loop - core felt stuffed (probably from overeating on Sat night). No pains, except on step that resulted in pain through lower back. Calves still have some soreness like they are just getting accustom to support / balance requirements again. |
| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 5.17 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.33 | 0.00 | 5.33 |
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AP: 8:43 Home - Wawa - Lauderdale
Felt pretty good. Left knee twinges across the top and toward the outside around 3/4 mi went away pretty quickly. No other pains. Pace felt good, although I think I was speeding up past the midway point, just in a rush to start the day. Calves still feel a little tight, but okay.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 5.33 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.38 | 4.00 | 8.38 |
| Ran a crazy route because the Godwin track was in use. I returned home then ran around Gayton Station back to Stranges, then over to Nuckols Farm ES. I ran the bus loop as a "track" using the Interval program on the Garmin. Because I used the program, I couldn't see the time / pace info ... so it was a pure guess. I ran faster and harder than I intended. After the first 3 repeats, I knew I was not at a sustainable pace. I lost track of whether I was in an Interval or Recovery lap. Although it was a hard workout and I don't think I executed the way I wanted to, I think it was productive and I'm pretty happy with the result. During the run, I was not quite so upbeat. A bit of pain on my left knee also a bit of turf toe type pain during the later repeats. Nothing that stuck around for long. - Warm Up: 2.32 mi @ 8:43 AP
- Lap 1: 800m @ 7:15 AP
- Recov 1: 400m @ 8:52 AP
- Lap 2: 800m @ 7:17 AP
- Recov 2: 400m @ 9:41 AP
- Lap 3: 800m @ 7:37 AP
- Recov 3: 400m @ 9:17 AP
- Lap 4: 800m @ 7:54 AP
- Recov 4: 400m @ 7:35 AP -- lost track of what I was doing
- Lap 5: 800m @ 8:05 AP
- Recov 5: 400m @ 10:23 AP
- Lap 6: 800m @ 7:33 AP
- Recov 6: 400m @ 9:14 AP
- Lap 7: 800m @ 7:55 AP
- Recov 7: 400m @ 10:44 AP
- Lap 8: 800m @ 8:07 AP
- Recov 8: 400m @ 8:03 AP
- Cool Down: 120 yd @ 8:20 AP
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 8.38 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.13 | 0.00 | 5.13 |
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Home - College Valley Loop. Easy pace. I felt good, but a bit weary from the speed workout last night. I didn't get out until 8 PM, so this was pretty late for me. I had trouble maintaining and easy pace, especially on the downhill of Causeway.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 5.13 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.44 | 0.00 | 8.44 |
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Easy Pace. A little twinge on the outside of my left knee early in the run. Felt good. Ended with 8 strides each about 100m -- 25s/21/24/22/22/24/21/21. Finished with 0.4 mile cool down.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 8.44 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 2.00 | 9.90 |
| Goal: Easy run with last 2 miles at 7:30 AP.
Actual: Easy run - 7.9 miles @ about 8:40 then the last 2 at 7:24 and 7:35.
Good run, light rain at the start, with some wind, especially at the
end. Pace at the end was challenging, but I could (almost) carry on a
conversation.
Glad to run with the Maniacal Crash Crider.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 9.90 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.04 | 0.00 | 5.04 |
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AP: 8:41
Great weather - about 60 deg and sunny. Felt really good. Slight left foot turf toe pain @ 1 3/4 mi mark. Otherwise perfect. Nice easy pace that I could have held for a LONG run. |
| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 5.04 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.11 | 0.00 | 5.11 |
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Goal: 4-5 at an Easy Pace // AP: 8:42 - a bit fast.
College Valley Loop - 5.11 mi
Just didn't quite feel right. My left knee hurt at the start, I almost immediately felt winded. My turf toe hurt briefly. Things started feeling better after the first mile, but still not a great day. I think I need more sleep.
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| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 5.11 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.09 | 3.00 | 9.09 |
| Track workout - 2x400 / 2x800 / 1x1600 / 2x800 / 2x400 @ 7:07 target.
Late start due to family being out of town and a stressful day. Felt like a good / hard workout - very tired at the end. - Warm up: 2.22 mi @ 8:50 AP
- 400 m @ 6:39
- Recov 200 m @ 8:37
- 400 m @ 6:39
- Recov 200 m @ 8:37
- 800 m @ 7:03
- Recov 400 m @ 8:43
- 800 m @ 7:09
- Recov 400 m @ 9:01
- 1600 m @ 7:28
- Recov 400 m @ 9:26
- 800 m @ 7:17
- Recov 400 m @ 9:06
- 800 m @ 7:24
- Recov 400 m @ 9:07
- 400 m @ 7:27
- Recov 200 m @ 9:18
- 400 m @ 7:19
- Cool down 1.18 @ 9:10
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| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 9.09 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 1.15 | 8.15 |
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Goal: 6-8 miles at an easy pace (ending with 6-8 strides) Actual: 8.15mi @ 8:30 AP
Nice run from my mother-in-law's house. Really nice weather, my second of three days off after a good night's sleep. Everything felt really good like I could run this for a long, long time. Ended the run with 6-8 strides although I didn't time them differently, I just ran them as part of the workout. I tried to stay on level ground and run in a straight line.
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| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 8.15 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.86 | 0.00 | 9.86 |
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Goal: 7-10 at an easy pace.
Actual: 8:40 AP for 9.86 mi.
Cool and rainy day while on vacation. It seemed like a great idea to run along the boardwalk, but that also meant the wind was blowing a bit harder with the temps in the 40s, this wasn't fantastic, but when else will I be in New York and be able to run along the beach. Things felt good through the first half of the run. I felt a little knee pain, but nothing to severe. Near mile 8, I really needed a pooh break - I found a comfort station and cleaned everything out. |
| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 9.86 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.45 | 0.00 | 4.45 |
| Goal: 4-5 miles at easy pace Actual: 4.45 mi @ 8:43
What a difference a day makes. Today the weather was warm and humid, not oppressive, but noticeably different from Saturday's cool, wind and rain. I hit the boardwalk for a shorter run. The start of the run was filled with stiffness and a complete lack of speed. I just felt sluggish. Getting on the boardwalk (around 1.2 mi) picked me up, but I never really felt like I was in a good workout place. Both knees hurt a bit and I got a new pain across my right ankle - it quickly went away, but it was a sharp pain that I haven't had before.
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| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 4.45 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.12 | 0.00 | 5.12 |
| Goal: 5-6 mi easy pace / Actual: 5.12 mi @
8:34 AP
Not the best day ever, but felt okay. The weather was nice although
quite a bit warmer than New York. Mid 60s and pretty humid. Felt toe
pain just after mile 1, but otherwise a good day.
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| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 5.12 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.69 | 2.50 | 6.19 |
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Goal: 10x400m @ 7:07 pace. |
| Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 6.19 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.17 | 0.00 | 4.17 |
| Ran with Ron D. Felt good, legs a bit stiff.
Left knee pain and left foot pain although I ran in my older Nike's
rather than the Brooks shoes.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 4.17 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.64 | 0.50 | 7.14 |
| Goal: Easy Pace 6-8 miles with 6-8 strides at the end.
Capital One - North Route - Kinloch and back with strides at the end. Ran from work because we went out for dinner for Eric's birthday. I found a pretty good spot in the weather - between storms. It was cloudy and raining lightly for the first part of the run, then just humid.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 7.14 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.77 | 2.09 | 10.86 |
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Sunny, clear, 65-70 degrees. Home - Twin Hickory - Library Loop. Felt good, except left IT band pain at mile 4. Felt like I could keep running forever. Fantastic weather.
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 10.86 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 124.00 | 15.24 | 139.24 |
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| Nike Air Max Moto+ 8 Miles: 91.27 | Brooks Ghost 3 Miles: 47.97 |
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