| Location: Garson - Sudbury,ON,Canada Member Since: Apr 20, 2013 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I ran my first marathon in 1998: "The Friendly Marathon" in Massey, Ontario. I was 32. I had never raced in a shorter event, and I trained really poorly - ended up running it in 4:00:30. After that, I gave up running for the most part for 6 years. I got into karate a bit more seriously, until I got my knee kicked out and had ACL surgery. Then I became a 'fair weather runner' and started to run half marathons every so often. As a priest, entering weekend races always meant having to book a holiday, so it just didn't happen much. My holidays were primarily focussed on various canoe and kayak trips.
At some point, I started training more consistently, and started to think of myself as a runner. I guess doing that in your 40's is better than never doing it at all. I even started to wonder if I had it in me to qualify for Boston. Well, I did. First time didn't count, I suppose, since I didn't make the "cut". But the second time was a charm, and on my sixth Marathon, run in Chicago in 2015, I beat my BQ by almost 6 minutes. And now, running a BQ is routine for me, not that I have any desire to run Boston again.
Through it all, I've made tons of mistakes - and have had lots of injuries to show for it. Hopefully, now that I'm in my late 50's, I'm a bit wiser and can use that to my advantage to continue running for a very long time.
My PRs:
5k (12 run): Guelph, ON. October 10, 2016 (50 yrs.) 20:10
10k (10 run): Collingwood October 5, 2013 (47 yrs.) 43:37
Half Marathon (25 run): Cleveland May 18, 2014 (48 yrs) 1:33:08
Marathon (12 run): Ste-Jerome, QC October 3, 2021 (55 yrs.) 3:22:10
Ultras (5 run):
Run for the Toad 50k Trail September 30, 2017 (51 yrs.) 5:31:23
Niagara Falls 100k June 17, 2018 (52 yrs.) 12:26:30
That Dam Hill 24 hours September 15-16, 2018 Completed 100 Miles in 23:20:44
Sulphur Springs 50 mile Trail May 25, 2019 10:37:27
Haliburton Forest 100 mile Trail September 7-8, 2019 26:46:27
Pacing my sister in her 1st Half Marathon. Short-Term Running Goals: After a broken right foot in 2022 in the later stages of a marathon training cycle, then adjusting to a 1/2" heal lift in my right shoe to compensate for a leg length discrepancy, and then a left plank plate rupture in the late summer of 2023, I had to decide: go fast or go long. I opted for long, for this year at least.
May 2024: Sulphur Springs 50 Mile Trail (revisiting it after 5 years)
July 2024: Limberlost 54KM Trail
September 2024: Haliburton 100 Mile Trail (also revisiting it after 5 years).
Everything this year is really focussed on the Haliburton 100 as my key event. After that, and depending on how things go, I'll reevaluate. Long-Term Running Goals: Run until this old body of mine won't let me run any more. I was inspired in the Spring of 2016, watching the start of the Ottawa Marathon. Near the back of the pack was an 'old man', running with his walker. I loved it! I thought ... there's me in 20 years. Maybe. Personal: I am a Roman Catholic priest of 30 years, ministering in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie. I spent 8 years ministering in the small town of Wawa (where I helped establish the annual Blackfly Run) and 9 years in Sault Ste. Marie. I have been in the Sudbury region now for 13 years. Currently I Pastor 2 small Parishes: St. John the Evangelist in Garson, and St. Bernardine of Siena in Skead, covering the area just Northeast of the city, surrounding the Sudbury Airport. |
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 67.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 6.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 71.00 |
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Chilly run on Goodwill Drive; 8:48 pace.
-18C/0F with a wind chill of -25C/-13F.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:02 pace. A lot warmer today, at -6C/22F. This will be a yo-yo week, alternating between fairly mild and arctic cold, with a snow storm on the way to boot.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 8:48 pace.
The incoming storm had just started, so even thought it was blustery, there hadn't been much snow accumulation on the road yet.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
4 x 1200 @ 6:53 pace with 400 recoveries.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:22 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
Registration for the P'Tit Train du Nord Marathon opens today. I'm going to register.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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On Saturday, I registered for the Marathon P'Tit Train du Nord - first Sunday in October. Aiming for a sub 3:20.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treaadmill; 9:31 pace.
Arctic cold outside: -31C/-25F with a windchill factor of -43C/-45F. You just know it's cold when the Farenheit temperature is less than the Celcius!
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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Back to plyometric jump squats and core work. I haven't done any of that since my Fall marathon. It sure hurts today - I know exactly what muscles I worked!
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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4 x 1200 @ 6:44 pace with 400 recoveries.
The breaker for the treadmill tripped soon after I hit top speed. Runner, treadmill and wall are all fine. Switched to a different plug.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:22 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:05 pace.
I registered last night for the Mississauga Half Marathon on May 1st. It's just a 4 hour drive from here, and one I've looked at over the years. I would have liked to have trained hard for it to see if I could beat my PR for that distance, but it's just 5 weeks before my 5K, and I don't want to blow myself up before my sub 20 minute attempt. So, I'll just run it relatively hard as a training run - maybe aim for something in the 1:35 range.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 8:43 pace. Nice to get outside, despite the icy road and chilly air.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:05 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill. Variable pace between 9:30 - 10:00/mile.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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4 x 1200 repeats @ 6:40/mile pace with 400 recoveries.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Tempo run on the treadmill; 3 miles @ 7:03 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
4 x 1200 @ 6:35 pace with 400 recoveries.
I felt a little off after the 10th lap, so ran the final set as 3 x 400 with 400 recoveries, with the final lap at 6:31 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:40 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill; 9:31 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Tempo run on the treadmill; 4 miles at 7:03 pace.
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Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 7.00 |
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Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 67.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 6.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 71.00 |
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