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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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3 on the trails. 85 degrees. 76% hum. 75dp

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3 on the trails. 86 degrees. 68% hum. 74dp. feels like 95!

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3 on the trails. 85 deg., 67% hum., 72 d.p. 

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3 on the trails. 79 deg., 85% hum., 69 d.p. 

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trails. hot. 

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trails. 

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3 on the trails. in the rain. wind. had the trails to myself. 

 

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Trails. Hot. 

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After a very long day of digging hurricane Ian replacement fence posts, and setting them in concrete, I went out just before sunset. 2 on the trails before it got too dark. Then 1.5 miles hood route.

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4 on the trails. 1st run in less than 70 degree weather in who knows how long? 

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4 on the trails. I set my alarm and saw the 1:45 am launch from across the state. I'm a 3+ hour drive from Kennedy space center, and I could still see the 2 solid rocket boosters fall off. Crazy.

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3 on the trails

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4 on the trails. 64 deg., 48% hum., 43 d.p. I do not recognize these weather conditions. 

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4 on the trails. 61 deg., 50% hum., 42 d.p. 

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4 on the trails. In the afternoon my dad went back to the hospital. Venice hospital did not have adequate beds, so they had to ship him to sarasota. They called for transport @ 4pm. transport arrived at 12:40 am. At which point, we could not visit him at sarasota. They are very strict about visiting hours. The point is, the unraveling situation that took place between 4 and 12:40 are some of the darkest moments I can remember. It was a bad night.

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2 on the trails in the cold November rain.

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5 on the trails

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3 on the trails. 72 deg., 94% hum., 71 d.p.

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3 on the trails. They are releasing dad from the hospital today. Good news that he is healthy enough to go. Bad news is that home care is about to move from part time to full time for my mom, my brothers, and me. This is not the guy I've known my whole life. Everyone around me is sad about the decline, and they have cried a lot. I'm not sad. I haven't cried once, not even in private. I'm angry.

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3 on the trails.

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Streak ended today.

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So, we're NOT talking about he battle for 4th place at the Troy, NY Turkey Trot? 

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3 on the trails. As I was approaching a couple walking their unleashed dog, I slowed down to kind of assess the situation. They said "Oh, are you afraid of dogs?" 

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