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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, 17, and 18.

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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4 on the trails. Last night's game was ugly. Gonna be a long year. 

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4 on the trails. Late start today because I was talking with spouse about Jimmy Buffett for  a while before heading out. Then when I got out there, I talked to the shirtless tire dragger for way too long. Then Yard Work. Then weights with Tommy. 

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5.5 miles. hood route. it was good to get off the trails. slightly lower temps today.

Then yard work. then weights with Tommy

I never realized "Come Monday" is a song about labor day weekend. 

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4 on the trails. The crickets were super loud.

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4 on the trails. 90 degrees feels kind of nice, after months of running in 100 degrees. It's all relative. 

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In gainesville. This was fun: 

https://youtu.be/JlGdjpZcC3I?si=5ejrbVCmOmBCPNsA

 

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trails. great weather. 

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trails. I've been running these trails off and on since 1983. Sometimes after hurricanes, with logs and branches to hurdle. Sometimes through parts with ankle deep water. I've seen coyotes, wild hogs, and bobcats. I have magically hovered over snakes a time or two. I've run these trails at night, and in the rain. Never fell, that I can remember. But today, in full sun, with about a quarter mile to finish, my right foot caught a rock and I had to tuck and roll. I have a little blood on my right elbow. Nothing serious. For some reason, I had the the Naked Gun theme music stuck in my head for the whole run. That song always makes me smile. 

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trails. 85 deg. 100% humidity. 80 d.p.

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Trails. Then weights. Then getting new cabinetry for my garage from my neighbor. Then getting rid of the old stuff. Then..... the gators beat Tennessee.

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Trails in late afternoon, after the heat was really bad.

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4 on the trails at 11:00 am. "Feels like" 102.

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trails. much cooler this morning. 79 deg., 94% hum., 78 d.p.

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3 on the trails. Would have been more but I spent way too much time talking to the shirtless tire dragger. 

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Another Gator Game. Saw some old friends. Learned to enjoy hot boiled peanuts. 

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4 on the trails. The shirtless tire dragger introduced me to a new guy on the trails - Brian the Bird watcher. So when he had his binoculars out, and I was running by him, I tried to run quietly. 

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5 on the trails. It was overcast and sprinkling. 

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trails. no bears. 

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trails. youth soccer season is back, so I had to pick up the pace when I went by the fields, just in case someone out there could identify me. 

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