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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. 78 deg. 100% hum. 77 d.p. Fog. 

Song ofthe run: https://youtu.be/dganziYCLu8?si=G5KnsRbUNNMRvOpq

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4 on the trails. 61 deg., 57% hum., 45 d.p. It's almost like cheating, with weather like this. 

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4 on the trails with a way too long talk with the shirtless tire dragger.  68 deg., 77% hum., 61 d.p. Not as good as yesterday, but still decent weather.

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4 on the trails. I did a lot of yardwork at my parent's house this weekend. A lot of weights with Tommy. And I'm trying to sell a truck. It's crazy. I'm 52, and I've never sold a car in my life. The learning curve on this is steep. I hate the game of all of this, and the brain damage of trying to protect myself in the transaction. Which is why, I guess, I have traded in every car I've owned before now. The gap between what I could get on a trade on what I could sell it for is huge, so I'm forced to play the game. 

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4 on the trails with a half hour convesation with the shirtless tire dragger. 

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4 on the trails. In the 70 degree drizzle. They say it is a tropical depression. It might just be rain. This seems like a low bar for a storm event.

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4 on the trails. 50 degrees. Yeah I've been really slacking lately. It feels like a crime to not run when the weather is this good. But, you know... life stuff. 

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We Polish folks eat pierogi every Christmas eve. We have been eating store bought pierogi for the last 5 years, which are okay, but not quite right.Today my son and I were involved with the production of the pierogi. We made 38 in 4 hours, including cleanup. I can't wait for Christmas Eve.

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4 on the trails. 

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4 on the trails. My brother's 50th birthday. He's got a place up on lido key. Big party all week. The outlook for me running tomorrow is not good.

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4 on the trails. There's going to be 2 to 3 footers all weekend at south jetty. We'll see if the boys want to go out. 

Venice Jetties South Surf report & live surf cam - Surfline

 

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