| 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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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 86.00 | Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 48.00 | Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 42.00 |
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| | Radar Road. On the cold side: -8C/17F with a wind chill of -14C/7F.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Icy, all the way. Had to really be careful not to slip.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Still very icy, but we are coming into a warming trend. Should be in the mid teens Celcius; mid 50s Fahrenheit for the next week at least.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Gorgeous to see the rising sun piercing the morning fog.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Thick fog this morning - this time with no sun piercing through it.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Radar Road in the morning fog. Road kill at mile 3.5 ... a moose. Stopped to take a closer look on the way back. A good sized calf.
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| | Goodwill Drive. A bit on the fast side, at 8:12/mile.
Still unseasonably warm. Even at sunrise, it was 12C/53F. I think that was what it was at the start line in Fort Lauderdale in January.
On Saturday, I put winter tires on my truck. The coming cold and snow is inevitable. I had planned on putting my motorcycle to bed for the winter also, but then changed my mind. Went for a ride instead. Both on Saturday and Sunday.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Still running in shorts and tee as the warm weather continues.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Still in shorts and tee, but things are starting to cool down a bit.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Marathon Pace on Goodwill Drive - 7:41/mile. Not intentional, but after my first mile ended up being that speed, I just kept it up.
The heat wave is over; back to running tights and long sleeves, gloves and hat. Still, sunny and windless, with a temperature of -1C/30F.
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| | Goodwill Drive in the rain, which turned to sleet. 1C/34F.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Radar Road. A bit of a quicker pace at 8:13/mile. I should have worn my sunglasses; the sun was really bright this morning.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Strong wind.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Marathon Pace today at 7:53. Not intentional; it was just way too cold to run slower. -10C/15F with a windchill of -19C/-2F. The wind was blowing from the Northwest at 25mph. My face hurt.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Still very cold, but I dressed more appropriately for it today, and so it didn't hurt much.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. It warmed up quite a bit; ran in shorts today. Would be nice to see more of that.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Heavy fog and temperature right around the freezing mark. Which, I suppose, is why Environment Canada classified it as a "freezing fog".
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. I stayed up later than usual last night and this morning I felt it. Heavy legs.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Radar Road. It snowed last night and it was melting this morning, so the roads are a slushy mess. Saw a gorgeous red fox. Their fur is stunning this time of the year.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive in a gently falling snow.
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Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive in the snow. About 2 inches came down overnight, so it was sloppy. Pretty, but sloppy. And slippery.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. It warmed up, so the snow is slush. Shoes, socks, feet ... soaked.
EDIT: Almost forgot! HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my American friends.
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| | Radar Road. Switched my longer run to today, because I have a funeral tomorrow.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Even 8:44 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. I guess I was zoning out too much, as I tripped over the uneven surface around mile one and fell. Nobody saw it, which is my definition of a 'good fall'.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 86.00 | Brooks Ghost 11 Miles: 48.00 | Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 42.00 |
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