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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:

  • 5k: 22:57 (7/11/11 - Cul-de-Sac)
  • 10k: 45:25 (5/15/11 - Carytown)
  • 15k: 1:19:03 (1/27/08 - Frostbite)
  • 10mi: 1:25:31 (8/29/10 - Annapolis)
  • 20k: 1:36:49 (8/14/11 - Leesburg)
  • Half: 1:44:18 (2/27/11 - Colonial)
  • Marathon: 3:53:53 (12/5/10 - Las Vegas)
  • 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?

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NEW White - Pegasus 28 Lifetime Miles: 242.15
Red Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles: 4.47
Black - Pegasus 29 Lifetime Miles: 4.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
28.330.0028.33
White - Pegasus 28 Miles: 22.33
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Not really a run, but instead a hike ... and I wore Keans, so no mileage on the good shoes.

A group of four of us hiked for a good hour before I took this detour ... I climbed up a boulder scramble, mostly and flipped on the GPS just to get an idea of the altitude. 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/207758445

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.230.003.23

Felt pretty good while moving. Behind both knees is really sore from the marathon. I had some trouble getting my breath due to altitude, I think.
3.23 @ 9:43 AP

White - Pegasus 28 Miles: 3.23
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9.010.009.01

Great run with Susan from the family vacation house. Cool, sunny, dry morning. I felt really good. The roads are dirt / gravel and dodging trucks was a dusty, interesting experience. Actually the drivers are fairly considerate, but the dust is pretty crappy. People in cars usually slow down a lot and really aren't a big deal. When you're running on the road up to timber and dirt sites - this is what you should expect, right...
9.01 @ 9:05 AP

White - Pegasus 28 Miles: 9.01
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10.090.0010.09

Great. Nice cool and not sunny weather with a few sprinkles. Legs felt good through 7 then fatigue set in. Really nice weather with temp in the mid 60s.
I saw David & Jennifer driving back from a mountain bike outing - they kindly slowed to a stop & chatted.
10.09 @ 9:20 AP

White - Pegasus 28 Miles: 10.09
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
28.330.0028.33
White - Pegasus 28 Miles: 22.33
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