| 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 (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 (8 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
May 25, 2024 9:21:26
Limberlost 35 Mile Trail July 6, 2024 8:12:57
Haliburton Forest 100 mile Trail September 7-8, 2019 26:46:27
September 7-8, 2024 DNF after 65 miles/16 hours
Pacing my sister in her 1st Half Marathon. Short-Term Running Goals: I really want to take on the Haliburton 100 again, after it kicked my butt in 2024, but I'm going to wait until 2026 to take it on again, when I'm 60 years old.
For 2025, I want to try running a Backyard Ultra, just to see how far I can run.
So, a couple of fun runs: 30K Around the Bay in March, and Pick Your Poison 50K in April, followed by Coach D's Backyard in May. That one only runs for 24 hours, so I'm using it to see how I handle the format, in view of running my goal race for 2025: The Bush Bitches Backyard, here in my hometown of Sudbury, in October. Let the training begin! 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 31 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 14 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: 104.00 | Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 124.00 | Nike Zoom Vomero 13 Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Monday Strength Work on the treadmill.
6 x 1 mile repeats @ 7:35 pace with 400 recoveries.
Odd, but the faster I run, the less my foot hurts.
Oh, I also signed up yesterday for the Sinister 7 100 Mile Ultra in Alberta (1st weekend in July). I must be nuts!
www.sinister7.com
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| | 8 miles at Marathon Pace - 7:52/mile. Treadmill.
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| | Treadmill. Easy Run; 9:50 pace.
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| | Same workout on the treadmill as yesterday; 9:50 pace.
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| | Long Run on the treadmill.
First 14 miles @ 8:27 pace; last 2 miles at 7:52 Marathon Pace.
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| | First time running outside in 2 weeks. Goodwill Drive; 8:45 pace.
1C/33F. Stiff wind. Snow packed road.
I took my treadmill apart to clean it yesterday, and didn't have time to reassemble it. Will do that later today.
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| Nike Zoom Vomero 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Strength training run on the treadmill.
4 x 1.5 mile repeats @ 7:35 pace with 800 recoveries. Felt strong.
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| | My treadmill just died. Drat!!!
I'm not terribly surprised. It's old. Ancient, actually. Got it from my sister in exchange for a table I built for her. I'm surprised it lasted this long. Around Black Friday, I actually started looking for a new one, but balked at the prices and thought I'd squeeze one more winter out of this one.
Just after mile three of a Marathon Pace workout, very loud grinding noises, and that was it. I took it apart hoping for an easy fix, but everything is just worn down inside. It was from Sears, and no parts available.
So, I went back to the Costco one I had been looking at online for $1,000. It is available at that price until tomorrow, as it turns out, but I'd have to wait 2 weeks to get it delivered.
Canadian Tire, however, has one in stock for just $810 on a clearance sale. Regular price quite a bit more than that (over $3,000 - take with a grain of salt). Same size motor and tread surface as the Costco one. No bells and whistles, but I don't want those anyway. And because it's in stock, I can pick it up this afternoon and maybe even finish my workout today. We'll see.
Costco's was a Proform Trainer 8.0; the one I just bought is a Horizon 7.0AT. If I do manage to finish this workout, I'll edit this post later today.
EDIT:
More of an adventure than anticipated, but I managed to get the treadmill home and set up. No time for my workout, however, as I had a meeting this evening. So, I just ran 3 more easy miles to make up for the 6 miles I am supposed to run tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'll do the Tempo Workout I was supposed to do today.
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 3.00 | Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | 9 miles at Marathon Pace on my new treadmill.
Seems like it was running a bit fast, so will have to calibrate it to make sure of the speeds.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy recovery treadmill run; 9:30 pace.
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy treadmill run; 9:40 pace.
I finally got down to race weight. Six weeks to A1A Marathon. I'll shed a few more pounds, since I'll put a few on during carbo loading week.
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| | Easy run on the treadmill. 9:30/mile pace.
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| | Strength Workout on the treadmill.
3 x 2 mile repeats @ 7:35 pace with 800 recoveries.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | 9 miles at Marathon Pace (treadmill); 7:50 pace.
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| Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Recovery run on the treadmill; 9:35 average pace.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Treadmill easy run; 9:22 average pace.
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| | Long Run on the treadmill.
8:27 pace for the first 15 miles, then a final surge at 7:47 pace.
Practiced eating my Honey Stinger Chews and Gels for this one.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | I took it outside for this easy run; 8:42 pace.
It has been 2 weeks since I ran outside, so it felt nice to have road beneath my feet. It has warmed up to -2C/29F, and so was just too tempting.
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| Nike Zoom Vomero 13 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Treadmill Strength Workout:
2 x 3 miles @ 7:30 pace with 1 mile recovery.
The faster I run, the better my left foot feels. Too bad I can't run fast all the time.
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Tempo Run on the treadmill. 9 miles @ 7:53 pace.
Christ is Born. Glorify Him!
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy treadmill run; 9:25 pace.
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| | Easy paced treadmill run; 9:15 average/mile.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Same treadmill workout as yesterday: 9:15/mile pace.
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy treadmill run; 9:20/mile average pace.
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| Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Strength work on the treadmill:
3 x 2 mile repeats @ 7:30 pace with 800 recoveries.
Just got a call from the clinic where I go for massage; my therapist called in sick, so no massage for me today. Hello foam roller!
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| Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 104.00 | Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 124.00 | Nike Zoom Vomero 13 Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 Miles: 12.00 |
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