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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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11 am start. hot and sticky. 1 up on the trails. (5) x 400m around the block, with 0.15 mile AR, 3.5 down. 

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No run. I went to the beach with the boys. A bit windy, but it was good to be back. This is about Englewood beach, just south of us....

https://www.nbc-2.com/clip/15054886/dozens-flock-to-englewood-beach-shortly-after-it-reopens

DOZENS AND DOZENS FLOCK?! Well, okay. Simmer down, there, hype machine. 

Okay. That's in Charlotte County. Up here in Sarasota County, the bathrooms are locked, you can't have a chair, blanket, or cooler on the beach, and the parking lots are roped off.

https://youtu.be/XyIi-Iyg-n4

It's good that the cops lectured that lady. She looked like trouble. Her cooler was filled with Toxic Death, to be sure!

The "beach open - but parking lots closed" thing is really stupid. It must have been thought up by the same folks that think docks kill manatees. Furthermore, we ALL pay the taxes for the beach. If only the people that live within walkable distance of the beach can go, that just feels ... not right. 

I parked about 2 blocks away, legally, on a street, BTW. 

 

 

 

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3 on the trails. 

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5.5 miles. hood route. I had a morning meeting, so I had to get out by 7 to run.

I used to run most days at 5:30 am? That seems impossible now!

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10.2 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail to Colonia and Back. 10 am start. Intermittent rain - I passed no one. It was some super smooth miles.

They opened up the beach handicap parking, and it got me to thinking about my first college roommate at UCF. He got a handicap parking pass because he had a very minor form of dyslexia. He had difficulty telling the difference between "who" and "how." He would come home, and I'd say "Who are you?" and he'd say "Oh, I'm fine, thanks. How are you?" And I'd say "It's me, Tom. I'm your roommate. Now let me borrow your car, so I can get that sweet parking spot!" 

Most of that story is true. 

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3.5 miles. Hood route. 7AM start.

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10.2 miles. Hood route to legacy trail to colonia and back.

Hey what happened to allie? She was here for like a minute.

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