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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 
15 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

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

* = 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

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 20. 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: 7.50 Month: 117.00 Year: 863.80
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6.8 miles on west venetian waterway park. "feels like" 97 degrees

 

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1.65 mile North Bridge Loop, then 5 miles on the West Venetian Waterway Park (47:30). Then 1.65 mile North Bridge Loop. 8 am start. hot and humid. 

Is there a law requiring the homeless to smoke in public restrooms? 

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Venetian Waterway Park. 76 deg., 92% hum., 74 d.p.

0.9 up, 2 @ 14:42, 1 easy, 2 @ 14:19, 0.9 down. 

Boy #2 wants to be in the USMC band. He's been a musician his whole life, and this has been his goal to play in the best band, in his opinion. So his recruiting process has been different from most people. There has been multiple audio and video music audition submittals. Today, they flew in somebody important from USMC band for him to audition in front of at USF. According to him, he was nailing every piece they asked him to play. On the 4th piece, one of the valves on his horn broke. He explained to them that he had a back up horn at his apartment, if they could give him a few minutes to go get it. He came back, and performed the remaining requests to the best of his ability. The audience was educated enough to know that this was not the horn he was used to playing. But they told him he did well enough to get into the music program. They were particularly impressed with his ability to adapt to the situation and continue on, when his horn broke. They said some applicants would have just stopped at that moment.

So I guess that's it. He's going to do Spirit of Atlanta for one more summer. Then he's off to 3 months of basic training in October, then 1 month of combat training, then music school in the USMC. 

 

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4 on the trails plus (4) x 100m+ sprints and jog back on each of the laps. 8 am start. 85 deg., 60% hum., 69 d.p.

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trails. I had to really squeeze this run in. 

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2 on the trails. but I'm going to try to get more later today. We're moving son # 2 out of USF in Tampa today.

 

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