| 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 13 Miles: 44.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 77.50 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 234.00 | Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 32.00 |
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 8:47 pace.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Long Run; 12 miles at 8:23 pace.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:02 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Speedwork at the track.
2 up.
4 x 1200 @ 6:40 pace (5 minutes per 1200)
2 down.
Ran segments at 4:59, 4:59, 5:00 and 5:00. Bang on.
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Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Tempo run on Radar Road.
2 up; 7 @ 7:44; 1 down.
The heat and humidity finally broke. It was a very nice 12C/54F.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:00 pace. Cool and misty. 11C/53F.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Radar Road; 8:50 pace.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Skead Road; 8:54 pace.
It's unfortunately normal to smell weed from passing cars. Today however, around mile 3, one passed that was so heavy with weed I could almost see the cloud of smoke. Just, wow.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:02 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Speedwork at the track. My least favourite version. Step ups.
400/800/1200/1600/1200/800/400 with 400 recoveries.
Goal pace was 1:40/lap or 6:40/mile. Nailed it for all laps. Nice to get through this one.
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Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | 7 miles at Tempo (7:42) pace on Radar Road. A bit too fast, but I ran mile 4 at 7:38, so that increased my average pace overall.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Skead Road in a torrential (at times) rain. 8:58 pace.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 161.00 |
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| | Radar Road; 8:47 pace.
An afternoon run for a change. Hot.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 8.50 |
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| | 14 Mile Long Run on Radar Road; 8:22 pace.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:12 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Speedwork at the track.
3 x 1 mile repeats with 400 recoveries.
100% humidity, so even the coolish 19C/66F didn't feel great.
I was off my game to start, and ran the first 3 laps too slow (4 seconds/lap too slow). But I nailed the next 9 laps.
Mile splits were 6:54, 6:39 and 6:41
I woke up with a stiff right knee for some reason. Will have to keep on eye on it.
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Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | 7 miles at Tempo Pace; 7:44. On Radar Road.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive; 9:10 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Radar Road; 9:01 pace. Heavy legs today, so had to push through the last few miles.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Exact same as yesterday ... Radar Road; 9:01 pace. Just beat the incoming storm.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Skead Road; 8:58 pace.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Speedwork at the track. Perfect conditions, with no humidity and cooler temps (16C/61F).
6 x 800 with 400 recoveries.
Goal pace was 6:40/mile (3:20/800)
Splits were: 3:19, 3:16, 3:16, 3:12 and 3:13
So, technically a failure --- too fast. It didn't feel that hard, so I'm guessing it was the perfect conditions that pushed me. Previous speedwork was in heat and humidity.
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Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | 8 miles at Tempo Pace (7:44) on Radar Road.
There has been construction - culvert replacement - going on for a couple of weeks now, and they were finally paving the sections they had torn up. Every week, I just ran past the flag person while dozens of cars waited. This week, she shouted something to me when I passed her, which I didn't quite get. I heard "careful", but not the rest. I figured it out when I ran past the steaming asphalt ... "careful, the asphalt is hot". I think maybe she figured I was going to run on it.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Skead Road. Steady rain. 8:58 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Skead Road; 9:00 pace.
Between yesterday's run and today's, they graded the shoulders of the road. An annual ritual I dislike, it makes the surface too soft and gives it a sharper angle. It will take months before I pound it back into shape.
On a happier note, a beautiful deer ran across the road just in front of me. It didn't look both ways, and the traffic was heavy, so it lucked out finding a spot when there was a break in traffic. This is more of a moose area, so deer are more rare.
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Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Long Run on Radar Road; 8:22 pace. Felt strong throughout. Nice, cool morning for running, at just 15C/58F. Now halfway through my marathon training schedule.
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Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 15.00 |
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 44.00 | Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 77.50 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 234.00 | Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 32.00 |
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