| 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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| | So, on Monday and Tuesday I ripped out carpet and put down vinyl laminate. Today, my quads and inner thighs are screaming at me. Not running muscles, but you still feel the ache when you run!
8:43 pace in a chilly North wind and some snow.
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| | Frigid morning run. -23C/-9F with the windchill. 9:03 pace.
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| | Final 6 mile run of the week, bringing me to my base mileage goal of 30 miles/week. I'll stick around here for most of the year, drifting at times into the mid to upper 30's and adding more speedwork as I go. So far, so good. 8:40 pace.
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| | Cruising today and feeling great. 8:30 pace.
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| | Just cruising today, with an average 8:01 pace. Final three miles at marathon pace, with the last mile at 7:25. That's the pace I was running when I broke my foot last Fall. Felt great. |
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| | Even 8:35 pace. Cold North wind, but so nice to not need the headlamp anymore on these morning runs.
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| | Unintentional progression run. First mile 8:30 and progressively faster to the last mile at 7:50. 8:11 average.
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| | Easy, 8:37 pace.
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| | Icy, cold North wind, with falling snow and a fair accumulation on the ground. At the cul-de-sac turn around, I hit an icy patch under the snow and went down. Not too hard. My right forearm took most of it. Sore, but that's it. 8:28 pace. Back to running with a headlamp. Stupid time change.
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| | Another morning with a fierce North wind. It snowed a fair bit yesterday, so messy road today. 8:35 pace. |
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| | Heavy snow falling. Psychedelic effect with the headlamp. Mesmerizing. 8:42 pace.
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| | Sloppy St. Patrick's Day storm. Hovering right around the freezing mark, so a mixture of snow, sleet and slush. 8:37 pace.
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| | Steady 8:37 pace. Feeling good.
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| | First day of Spring! 8:41 pace. |
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| | Even 8:33 pace. Cold North wind, but the warming trend has begun. I'm going to put 10 taps in the front maple trees today.
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| | Misty and foggy, and just a couple degrees above freezing. All the snow that fell yesterday has already melted. First time in a long while that Goodwill Drive is down to bare pavement. 8:39 pace.
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| | Back to the cold, for a few more days anyway. 8:42 pace.
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| | Calm before the storm, which is supposed to hit in a few more hours. Lots more snow coming, they say. We'll see. 8:42 pace.
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| | Lots of snow fell over the weekend, but it has already all melted. Clear roads. 8:41 pace. |
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| | 8:45 even pace. |
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| | Frigid run this morning. Light hoar frost on the trees down Goodwill, which really lit up when the sun cracked the horizon. 8:37 pace.
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| | A bit warmer today, but another big snow storm heading our way later tonight. 8:45 pace.
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