They all can't be "easy" runs.

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Location:

Venice,FL,USA

Member Since:

Oct 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k:
21:01, (6:46 pace) 11-19-11.
20:08, (6:29 pace) 9-1-12 (Part of a Mini-Triathlon Relay).
19:17, (6:12 pace) 11-17-12.
19:19, (6:13 pace) 11-23-13.
19:30, (6:17 pace) 1-4-14.
20:34, (6:34 pace) 9-13-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 10-25-14
19:32, (6:17 pace) 11-22-14
19:40, (6:19 pace) 12-19-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 1-31-16

8k:
34:42, (6:57 pace) 3-17-12.
32:11, (6:28 pace) 3-16-13.
32:32, (6:33 pace) 3-15-14.

34:00, (6:50 pace) 3-14-15.

33:09, (6:40 pace) 3-11-17.

32:56, (6:38 pace) 3-17-18.

10k:
44:18, (7:08 pace) 4-14-12.
41:22, (6:39 pace) 12-15-12.
42:11, (6:47 pace) 4-13-13.
41:06, (6:37 pace) 12-8-13.

42:03, (6:46 pace) 3-5-16

44:35, (7:11 pace) 8-26-17
12k:
53:53, (7:14 pace) 3-24-12.
49:20, (6:37 pace) 3-1-14
15k:
1:18:16, (8:24 pace) 2-26-11.

1:04:37. (6:56 pace) 2-20-16

1:08:25 (7:18 pace) 2/22/20

Half Marathons:

1:37:57 (7:28 pace) 1-26-20. Fort Lauderdale - A1A
14 Marathons:
1. 4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney.
2. 4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM.
3. 3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston.
4. 3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown.
5*. 3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana.
6*. 3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston.
7*. 3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji.
8*. 3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf

10. 3:24:21 (7:48 pace) 11-5-16 Savannah RNR

11. 3:27:37 (7:56 pace) 5-12-18 Brookings

12. 3:46:02 (8:38 pace) 10-7-18 Towpath

13. 3:35:11 (8:13 pace) 9-12-21 Med City

14. 3:45:45 (8:37 pace) 4-16-23 Coastal Delaware

* = These 5 races were run at 67.9 seconds per pound. If I want a PR, I need to weigh less than 170 pounds.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 GOALS:

to not get fat

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running as often as I can, as far as I can, as fast as I can. Teaching my kids (by example) the rewards that come from putting in the work. Very slowly get to 50 states.

Personal:

I'm married, with two sons, 18, and 19.

I started running because someone dared me to.

I ran my first race 3 days after my 40th birthday. (Disney)

My profile picture story: http://www.melissajill.com/blog.cfm?postID=1492&boston-marathon

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Miles:	This week:	4.50	Month:	69.20	Year:	791.45

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
10.50	0.00	10.50

There is a lot to cover today, so let's get to it:

5:45am: 5.5 miles. Hood Route. light rain.

6 pm: Celery mound. 1.5 up. (10) x 0.1 hill sprints, jog down. 1.5 down. Light rain until Rep #4, then downpour until Rep #8, Then light rain for the cool down, then rain stopped altogether back at my car. It was awesome. Watching the rain roll in from on top of my mini-mountain was really cool. No running tomorrow. Going for 16.25 Saturday again.

Then I went home and had a great dinner with the family. (Once again, I am so happy I no longer have the night job.) Then this happened:

https://goo.gl/photos/PZVKC7XaB3WJrJEb6

Jackfruit is the sweetest naturally occurring food I have ever eaten. It tastes like Juicy Fruit Gum. The texture is bizzare, as well. A bit stringy, a bit custard-y, a bit slimy. It is almost TOO sweet. So we made some into smoothies, and that was easier to handle. I have, like, 10 pounds of Jack Fruit now. This was a really neat experience.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Matt Schreiber on Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 20:48:56 from 66.17.112.31

Whoa!! That looks weird. Now I'll be on the lookout for Jackfruit to cross it off my bucket list.

Hopefully the rain is at least cool down there. I picture it being about the same temp as the air for some reason.

Hope the job is going good! That had to have been a good move for everyone.

From Yasir on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 00:33:19 from 99.20.240.157

your food discrition would get a job with the food network you making me google jackfruit. dont get me going about night work im starting my run in 20 mints

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 05:02:26 from 45.18.50.53

I'm with Matt. I did not expect it to look like that, and probably wouldn't have thought to eat it but now I want some. I love Juicy Fruit!

From Matt Schreiber on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 05:35:52 from 66.17.112.31

I wonder if the flavor lasts longer than Juicy Fruit's.

From flatlander on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 05:52:37 from 76.31.29.220

In those first couple of pictures it looks more animal than plant (definitely not mineral). Your boys look like they are back from a trophy hunt. Smoothies definitely the way to go.

From I Just Run on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 08:30:27 from 108.178.73.170

I looked at the photo link. It it animal or is it vegetable?

From Derunzo on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 09:09:37 from 173.9.52.242

Did you wash the Jack fruit from your face drapes?

From Tom K on Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 16:24:18 from 174.58.54.215

Derunzo, that is a Perry the Platypus party tablecloth.

Smoothies turned into pudding by morning in the fridge. Great pudding.

I forgot to mention that they could not cut the grass at celery mound because of all of the rain. So my warm up / cool down levee run was in near knee deep grass. Fun times.

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