| 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: 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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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | 8 miles at Marathon Pace - 7:52/mile. Treadmill.
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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Treadmill. Easy Run; 9:50 pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Same workout on the treadmill as yesterday; 9:50 pace.
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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 8.00 |
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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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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 16.00 |
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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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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 11.00 |
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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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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy run on the treadmill. 9:30/mile pace.
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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 8.00 |
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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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Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 8.00 |
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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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Saucony ISO Triumph 4 Miles: 6.00 |
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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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