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October 15, 2026

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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

21:09. (6:48 pace) 7-4-26

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 
16 Marathons:
1.  4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney, FL.
2.  4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM, VA.
3.  3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston, SC.
4.  3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown, PA.
5*.  3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana, LA.
6*.  3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston, MA.
7*.  3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji., IA
8*.  3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz, AL
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf, ME

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

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

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

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

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

15. 3:41:35 (8:27 pace) 5-2-26 La Crosse, WI 

16. 3:45:53 (8:37 pace) 10-4-26 Greenbrier River Trail Marathon, WV

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

Other: 

Logged (on computer) 24,901 miles (circumference of the earth) in 5,744 days (11/20/25)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2026 GOALS:

to stop being a chicken, and run a race

La Crosse WI Marathon. May 2, 2026 - 3:41:35

Greenbrier River Trail Marathon WV. October 4, 2026 - 3:45:53

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, 19, and 21. And as of January 18, 2025, one grandson. 

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: 0.00 Month: 40.20 Year: 1669.36
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Drove all over Monongahela National Forest and checked out some scenic overlooks, waterfalls, etc. Then we drove to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs, and did a tour of the massive cold war congressional bunker. The resort itself amazing and maintained impeccably.  But the bunker tour left us with mixed feelings. On one hand, the statistical and secretive information about the construction and ongoing operations for 30 years of a fallout shelter, designed to house 1,000 plus people is impressive. On the other hand, the bunker was never used (thank God), and lost the ability to do what it was designed for after 5 years. But they kept it going, and hid it from everyone, including congress, for another 25 years. There was an hour and a half ride back to Snowshoe, where we talked about almost nothing else. 

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