| 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 60'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 (26 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 (10 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 (53 yrs) 10:37:27
Haliburton Forest 100 mile Trail September 7-8, 2019 26:46:27
Sulphur Springs 50 mile Trail May 25, 2024 (58 yrs) 9:21:26
Limberlost 35 Mile Trail July 6, 2024 (58 yrs) 8:12:57
Haliburton Forest 100 mile Trail September 7-8, 2024 DNF after 65 miles/16 hours
Pick Your Poison 50K Trail April 26, 2025 (59yrs) 6:29:53
Coach D's Backyard May 17-18. 2025 15 Laps - 100 km
Pacing my sister in her 1st Half Marathon. Short-Term Running Goals: Now that I'm 60, I'm going to run just for the fun of it this year. I have no races planned. I think I'm done with Ultras, but am open to running more Marathons at some point in the future. 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 32 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 15 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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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 110.75 | Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 50.25 | Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 22.30 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 7.00 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 7.00 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Treadmill; 10:00 pace.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
5 x 800 @ 7:03 pace with 800 recoveries.
So, faster than last week by 1 minute/mile and a half mile further. I'm going to try to keep speedwork in my weekly routine. I should be able to get it to 3 miles/session and a little bit faster.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 7.50 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 7.25 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Treadmill at 10:00 pace. Yucky out there, with snow and freezing rain. School buses cancelled for the day.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Treadmill; 10:00 pace.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Treadmill again. Getting used to listening to podcasts while I run. Bought a pair of earbuds so that when I finally get outside again, I can continue that, if I choose.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
6 x 800 @ 6:53 pace with 800 recoveries.
Nice to hit the 3 mile speedwork mark, and at an increased pace.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Treadmill at an even 10:00 pace.
Then 3 hours of snow blowing and shovelling. We got clobbered with about 15 inches of snow overnight, today changing to freezing rain. The city is shut down and the roads are impassable, so my regular snow removal person could not get here, and I didn't want to wait for it to turn to ice. What a job! There was high wind all night, so the drifts were waist high in spots. My brother in law was supposed to have a valve replacement at the hospital today, but all non-emergency proceedures have been cancelled. No bus service. Nothing. Thank you winter.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Another day on the treadmill. More snow last night. The city is still mostly shut down. A lot of roads have yet to see a plow. The guy who normally clears the Church parking lot just gave up - too much for him to remove with his truck. I may be out there again with the snowblower.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Steady 10:00 pace on the treadmill. The city is slowly reopening. I was able to get my car out, after a lot of digging and snowblowing. I had to take a quick trip to town for a few things, including more gas for the snowblower - the amount of snow here is just stunning. Abandoned cars all over the place.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | 10:00 pace on the treadmill.
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Power out last night after a snowplow hit a hydro pole. Came back on at 8am (very cold house). Too late to run, so ran over lunch. 10:00 pace.
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
6 x 800 @ 6:44 pace with 400 recoveries.
City is still in shutdown mode. No garbage pick up all week, and now has been cancelled for next week too. They are also talking about cancelling school on Monday, and maybe more. Crazy.
I'm off to Sault Ste. Marie on Monday (which got WAY more snow than us). With this latest storm, they have received 500 cm (over 16 feet!) of snow this winter. Again - crazy.
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 7.50 |
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| | First outside run in almost 5 weeks. Nice to be outside, but the roads were sheer ice and it made running precarious. 8:41 pace. I'm off to Sault Ste Marie for a couple of days, and so will run on the treadmill in the hotel where I'm staying.
Schools out for March Break all last week, and bus transportation cancelled today, and possibly all week, due to unsafe road conditions. This is getting to the point of ridiculous. I mean, this IS Northern Ontario. The storm, as bad as it was, should not have such long lasting effects.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Treadmill at the hotel. 10:00 pace. |
| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Just got home from Sault Ste. Marie. 3 1/2 hour drive - way too much sitting for me. It used to be a lot easier. Ran on the hotel treadmill again this morning at an even 10:00 pace.
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Nice to be in my own bed! Treadmill run this morning.
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Steady paced treadmill run: 10:00/mile
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Speedwork on the treadmill.
5 x 1km repeats @ 6:40 pace with 400 recoveries.
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| Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 7.25 |
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| | Took it outside today, as it was clear out, hovering just around the freezing mark, and the roads were also mostly clear of snow and ice. 9:28 pace.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Freezing rain/snow last night, so a bit risky running outside; did it anyway. 9:24 pace.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 6.30 |
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| Saucony Triumph 22 - Treadmill Miles: 110.75 | Brooks Ghost 16 - Treadmill Miles: 50.25 | Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 22.30 |
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