Going Long (again) in 2024

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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

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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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Miles:This week: 28.00 Month: 189.50 Year: 588.50
Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Lifetime Miles: 412.40
Brooks Cascadia 11 Lifetime Miles: 302.00
Salomon Speedcross 4 Lifetime Miles: 160.25
Brooks Launch 8 Lifetime Miles: 153.00
Asics Metaspeed Sky Lifetime Miles: 32.20
Brooks Ghost 13 Lifetime Miles: 358.50
Saucony Triumph 18 Lifetime Miles: 372.50
Ghost 13 Blue Sole Lifetime Miles: 363.00
Hoka Bondi Lifetime Miles: 386.00
Triumph 18 Treadmill Lifetime Miles: 120.50
Hoka Bondi 8 Treadmill Lifetime Miles: 102.50
Total Distance
245.00
Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 37.00Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 18.00Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 105.00Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 46.00Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 28.00Brooks Cascadia 11 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 160.60
Total Distance
6.00

Goodwill drive in a soft rain; 9:05 pace.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 162.00
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7.00

Speedwork at the track.  My last speedwork in this training cycle.

3 x 1 mile repeats with 600 recoveries.  Goal pace was 6:40/mile. 

Splits were:  6:37  6:33  and  6:38.

Weather was perfect:  9C/49F, clear skies and no wind.

From now on, Mondays will be for Strength Workouts:  Intervals at 10 seconds/mile faster than Tempo Pace.

Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 160.00
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Total Distance
11.00

8 miles at Tempo Pace; 7:43.  Radar Road.  Heavy fog.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 163.00
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6.00

Goodwill Drive; 9:00 pace.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 162.00
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10.00

Easy 10 on Radar Road; 9:03 pace.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 162.00
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10.00

Radar Road; 9:06 easy pace.

Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 161.00
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8.00

Easy 9:09 run on Skead Road.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 161.00
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11.00

Strength Workout on Radar Road.

6 x 1 mile repeats at 10 seconds/mile faster than 7:45 Marathon Pace with 400 recoveries.

Goal was 7:35 splits.

Actual splits were:  7:32  7:32  7:33  7:33  7:32  and  7:34

21C/70F, but 100% humidity.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 162.00
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11.00

8 miles at Marathon Pace; 7:42.  Radar Road.

Heavy Fog and Humid.  Just 20C/68F, but the dew point and the temperature are the same.  100% humidity.

 

Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 162.00
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7.00

Easy Run on Skead Road; 9:07 pace.  Another day of 100% humidity.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 162.00
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8.00

9:08 paced easy run on Skead Road.

Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 161.00
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16.00

Long Run on Radar Road.  Average pace was 8:18.  Am supposed to run it at 8:25, so a tad fast.

I caught the edge of the pavement and fell down (kinda hard) at mile 4.7, just past the intersection of Radar and Skead Road.  As always, the worst part of it was a car driving by witnessed the whole thing.  I like to keep my hilarious goofs to myself.

Pretty good road rash on my right palm and my right elbow.  A chunk of left thumb ripped off.  A fair bit of blood all over me.  Legs were fine ... didn't notice I had a scrape on my right shin until I got home.

Awesome running temperature at 13C/56F with just a gentle breeze.

Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 160.00
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6.00

Recovery Run on Goodwill Drive; 9:01 pace.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 160.00
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11.00

Strength Workout on Radar Road.

4 x 1.5 mile repeats at 7:32 pace with 800 recoveries.

 

Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 161.00
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12.00

Tempo Run on Radar Road.  An even 7:42 pace.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 160.00
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Total Distance
6.00

Goodwill drive; 9:05 pace.

Passing Headquarters Lake, I thought I saw a deer or moose swimming at the far end.  Then the person waved to me.  I waved back.  That lake used to be disgusting with polution from the local mine.  It's amazing now to see people fishing in it and, now, swimming in it.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 159.50
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10.00

Radar Road; 9:05 pace.  Going to be a hot one today!

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 159.50
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10.00

Easy run on Radar Road; 9:10 pace.

Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 160.00
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8.00

Skead Road; 8:59 pace.

Going to be another hot one, with humidity now at 100% and a heavy fog on the ground.  Stunning sunrise.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 161.00
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11.00

Strength Workout on Radar Road.

3 x 2 mile repeats with 800 recoveries.  Pace is set at 10 seconds/mile faster than marathon pace.  

2 mile splits averaged a pace of:  7:32  7:31  and 7:32

Brooks Cascadia 11 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 160.00
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Total Distance
12.00

9 miles at Tempo Pace on Radar Road; 7:41 average pace.

Ran pretty even splits, from a 7:39 to a 7:42.

Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 159.00
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8.00

Skead Road; 9:17 pace.  Heavy legs today.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 159.50
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7.00

I was in North Bay overnight for an ordination of a brother priest (yesterday) and then the Chrism Mass (today - postponed from before Easter).  So, I ran various roads this morning.  9:07 pace.

Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 159.00
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16.00

Long Run on Radar Road; 8:17 pace.

Rain for the first mile or so, and then just overcast the rest of the way.  It has cooled right down - just 14C/58F.  Nice for running.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 160.00
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Total Distance
6.00

Goodwill Drive; 9:18 recovery pace.

Not hot, at just 19C/67F, but 100% humidity.  Dew point and temperature are the same.  Wet.

Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 159.00
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Total Distance
11.00

Strength Workout on Skead Road.  

2 x 3 mile repeats with 1 mile recoveries.  Goal pace is 10 seconds faster than Marathon Pace.

Ran both 3 mile splits at 7:31/mile pace.

Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 160.00
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Total Distance
245.00
Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 37.00Brooks Launch 8 Miles: 18.00Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 105.00Brooks Ghost 13 Miles: 46.00Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 28.00Brooks Cascadia 11 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 160.60
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