| 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 | | 22.60 | 7.91 | 30.51 |
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| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 30.51 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 1.59 | 5.59 |
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Great run / great weather. Temp 70F with low humidity.
After 4 1/2 hrs of sleep, I didn't have particularly high expectations, but wanted to avoid skipping another day. Barbara returned last night, early enough that I could have gone for an evening run, but I wanted to switch to a morning cadence, so I talked myself out of that idea.
Felt good throughout. Since Mike told me to work on mid-foot strikes heading uphill, I focused on that. I find I'm leaning forward more to get the foot strike right which makes me run faster - it might be too fast for easy runs, so I may need to concentrate on foot strike and constant leg turnover ... that might be too much for my simple mind.
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| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 5.59 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.60 | 6.32 | 6.92 |
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I procrastinated my hill workout so much that I just ran from home. I
got inspired to use the long hill in Gayton Station with a plan to run 6
repeats. During the third repeat, I was feeling the impact of a 1/4
mile hill. I only made it through five, and was not feeling great at the
end. I switched to an easy run over to Broad Street for about 1/2 mile,
then felt better and decided to run the hilly section to the west. I
picked up the pace on the hills and turned in a pretty good (hard but
not exhausting) workout. AP: 7:59 - Garmin Hill Length: 0.30 to 0.34 mi
AP #1: 7:53.5
AP #2: 7:30.0
AP #3: 7:36.7
AP #4: 7:41.3
AP #5: 7:57.4
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| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 6.92 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
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Gorgeous weather - 80F sunny and low humidity. Good run, a few creaks and aches. Minor left toe pain, minor left IT band pain on knee, minor right outside of knee pain. Counted steps - 164 / min at an easy pace.
Overall, a fast easy day at 8:39 AP -- target 8:45. Garmin
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| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 5.80 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.20 | 0.00 | 12.20 |
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Ran with the SMarT group again but without anyone at my pace. I also ran with my Timex GPS and forgot how to start it ... so every time I looked at the watch, it said we were close to 8 min /mile. Route was Carytown to Capitol along flood wall to Belle Isle back on trails past Hollywood Cemetary to Byrd Park for a drink, then back to Carytown.
I think it was about 8:10 AP -- too fast for a slow run, but I was okay. |
| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 12.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 22.60 | 7.91 | 30.51 |
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| Nike Pegasus 27 Miles: 30.51 |
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