| 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: 15.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 17.00 | Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 59.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | 9:00/mile pace. Calm before the coming storm.
So, yesterday I got my new credit card. I bought new shoes online from The Running Room during the Boxing Week sales. A few weeks after that, I got a notice from them saying they had been hacked, but not to worry. Yes, they got all my information. Everything. But don't worry, they said, we take this stuff seriously and will make sure it doesn't happen again. I mean, we didn't care enough before to make sure our site was secure, but NOW we care. Anyway, a short time after that, my credit card security calls to tell me they have cancelled my card, because of all sorts of weird things going on it. So, yesterday I got my new credit card.
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| | First time on the treadmill this season. When the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature is the same at -40, it's just too cold to run outside. 9:31 pace. Frost quakes are loud this morning ... shaking the house.
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| Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Second day on the treadmill; it should start to warm up tomorrow. We are actually looking at a 35 degree change in temperature in just a few days. That's in Celcius. On the fahrenheit scale, we are going from -40 to 35, so a 75 degree change. Amazing. 9:31 pace.
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| | Crisp morning, but good enough to run outside. 8:59 pace. Then 10km on the x-country ski trails later in the morning. |
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| | Heavy snow and driving wind. Really hurts the eyes running into it. Slow first mile at 11:26, then picked it up and averaged 9:13 pace. |
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| | Heavy fog; hovering just below freezing. And another big storm heading our way later today. 8:46 pace.
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| | Back to the treadmill; heavy snow this morning, and it just was not safe to run out there. 9:31 pace.
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| | Frigid, but doable. Progressive run. First mile at 11:10 and last one at 7:10. 9:10/mile average.
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| | Mild weather lately. The road is melted down to bare pavement. First mile at 10:43. Then a pickup drove by with cannabis smoke coming out the windows. Felt really relaxed after that and picked up the pace. Faster than 8:25, with the final mile at 7:25, so faster than marathon pace. Overall average of 8:35. Felt great to move faster. Gotta wonder about those drugs! |
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| | Just one drug laden van today, and it was on my final mile. 8:55 pace. |
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| | From rain yesterday to icy cold today. The only body part I had exposed were my eyes. 8:46 pace.
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| | 9:22 pace on the treadmill. It's pretty bad outside today. That's every Friday in February that we've had a storm bad enough to put me on the treadmill.
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| | Slow and easy first half (10:27) and a faster second half (8:27) for an average pace of 9:27.
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| | Got busy in the morning working on a project, so it was mid afternoon when I ran. Cold, but beautiful, clear skies. After a rather heavy lunch, however, I could only run an uncomfortable 4 miles. 8:20 pace.
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| | Early start today in the midst of a rather heavy snowfall. And cold. And strong wind. Ran the 1st mile at a pedestrian 11:10 pace, then picked it up and ran a total average of 9:13/mile.
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| Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Finished just ahead of the coming storm, although the Northeast wind was tough. 8:58 pace.
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| | It's official: I ran on the treadmill every Friday during February. 8:57 pace. Huge storm last night, and arctic cold this morning. It was smooth and warm inside.
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| | Cold and snowy run. 8:55 pace. Forgot to put my lift in the right shoe; noticed something felt off around mile 1, but decided to just finish the run.
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| | Another cold morning, but clear and not a lot of wind. That black pickup went by again, reeking of weed. This time I saw where he is working ... A house under construction. I wonder if things will be level in there. 8:52 pace. |
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| | Through the falling snow. Like running in mashed potatoes today. 8:52 pace. |
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| Brooks Glycerin 18 Miles: 15.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 17.00 | Saucony Triumph 18 Miles: 59.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00 |
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