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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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3 on the trails. in the rain. I would have got more but the lightning really ramped up, and it kind of freaked me out. I'll run in rain all day. Lightning - not so much. Also, first shirtless run in a really long time. 

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7.75 miles. Hood route to legacy trail over the SWOM bridge and back. 

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5.5 miles. hood route.

26 years married today! 

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10.2 miles. Like Florida hot and humid out there. Sweaty clothes making slapping noises against the skin? Yep, summer. 

So, it made national news today that West Virginia is re-opening their zip line tours. What percentage of the West Virginia economy does this represent? Does this account for like 5,000 jobs in the state? Did they re-open the zip line tours because of all the public protests in this regard? Like do the people on the street look at each other and say "I can't believe we survived 8 weeks without zip lining. I can't wait to get back. Talk about government overreach, huh? You can take away my zip lining, when you pry this five point harness from my cold, dead body" 

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8.3 miles. on Venetian waterway park. Started at the old train station, went south to over the circus bridge, more venetian waterway park to Caspersen Beach and back. I saw Manatees and Gopher Tortoises. Fantastic weather. The boat ramp was packed with trucks and empty trailers. If you have a working boat, you were out on it. Caspersen Beach parking was loaded. I hardly ever go there, but the weather, and the gulf waters are stunning. 

So as I went over the Circus Bridge, I saw the trapeze school near where the Ringling winter headquarteers used to be. No one was using it, but it still made me think of this:  https://youtu.be/HAQFtntTlzA 

The hours I spent in my grandmother's basement listening to that guy on vinyl can not be counted. 

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