| 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 Ghost 11 Miles: 48.00 | Brooks Glycerin 13 Miles: 42.00 | Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 76.00 | Triumph ISO 5 Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. A wind assisted 8:07 pace going out, and a wind handicapped 8:21 pace coming back. Wind was gusting to 40 mph.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Sunny, but cold and still a stiff North wind.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Very little wind and a gently falling snow. Big flakes.
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| | Radar Road. Hard to get motivated today to run in the cold. It was fine once I was out there, however. Quite icy in places.
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| | Radar Road. Cold. Very cold. And a North wind to boot. Once the sun rose, however, the bit of hoar frost that was settled was incredible. Like diamonds in all the trees.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Cold. Again. -11C/12F with a bit of wind thrown in. But sunny. And still virtually no snow on the ground.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Gently falling snow. Slippery.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Again, mild and a bit slippery. A woman stopped her truck to ask if she was on the right road for the airport. Um, no. But I think I gave her clear enough directions to find her way.
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| | Radar Road. Much warmer today with a blistering 1C/34F.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 10.50 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. What little snow has fallen to date has all melted. Just in time for our first big wopper of a storm due to hit later today.
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| | Goodwill Drive. To get my 10 miles in, I had to double back and repeat a section. We got hit with just under 9 inches of snow on the weekend, and it's too early after the storm to chance a run on Radar Road.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Coldest run this year, at -18C/0F with a windchill of -25C/-13F.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Same frigid temps as yesterday, but with more wind. Kept my face covered today.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Same old story: Icy cold and clear sky.
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| | Goodwill Drive. The last (I think) of a string of very cold days.
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| | Radar Road. A balmy 0C/32F. Must be time for more snow. Yup. Started falling at mile 2 and just kept coming.
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Triumph ISO 5 - Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Goodwill Drive. Like running in mashed potatoes, as the warming temperatures have turned the snow on the road to slush. Heavy legs today.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Back to cold.
Government of Ontario announced a Province wide shut down, starting December 26th. Two weeks long. No Masses.
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| | Goodwill Drive.
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| | Goodwill Drive in the driving rain. Most of the snow has melted overnight, so lots of water and a good bit of ice thrown in for good measure.
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| | Goodwill Drive. 7:41 Marathon Pace. I didn't intend that speed, but the legs just wanted to move. And I was happy to let them move, as they have felt heavy for the last week or so. This felt great.
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| | Goodwill Drive. The snow started yesterday mid-afternoon and continued into the night, so quite a bit came down. Goodwill was not cleared, so I ran in the tire tracks of the residents who managed to get out.
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| | Big fall of snow overnight, and nothing has been cleared. So, decided to dust off the treadmill. Takes a bit of adjustment, but the safer option for today.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Beautiful full moon setting, and then a stunning sunrise. Cold, crisp and clear. My face and toes hurt from the cold until they turned numb. Then all was well.
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| | More snow, not plowed, back to the treadmill. My nose got nipped with frost bite on my run yesterday. Today it hurts to the touch.
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| | Goodwill Drive. Nice to finish off the year outside. Much warmer today at -5C/22F.
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