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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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I didn't finish that run yeaterday. Boy #2's apartment was on the 3rd floor, so it was a couple of hours lugging stuff up and down stairs. 

Today, 6.8 miles on west venetian waterway park. maybe 10 minute pace-ish. I tried to get out for the storms, but I managed to run in between the storms. full sun, no breeze, and super hot. 

Looking ahead - Tomorrow Boy #1 turns 21. Wednesday - 32nd wedding anniversary. Saturday- drive Boy #2 to Atlanta. Sunday drive back. I'm sure I'm forgetting something. 

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Venetian Waterway Park. 6:30 am.

0.9 up, 2 @ 15:37, 1 easy, 2 @ 14:51, 0.9 down. 

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5.9 miles on west Venetian waterway park in all kinds of rains. I had intended to do my usual Tuesday bridge hill routine, but it wasn't the rains that stopped me. My stomach has been in awful shape all day from too much sugar ice cream cake last night. You know the kind with the blue icing that permanently stains everything in a 5 foot radius? Yeah don't eat that, kids. My whole family, except baby, and birthday boy, haven't been able to eat today. It feels like someone is standing on my belly button. But me making poor diet choices is nothing new around here.

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5.9 miles on west Venetian waterway park. 8 am. I wanted to do the 2 mile interval thing today. I did the first on in 15:57, which is not great. But then the wheels came off on the second one. My stomach is still not right, although I am eating again. I hate pulling the plug on workouts, but I just didn't have it today. 

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trails

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8 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail, over the SWOM Bridge, and back. Emergency POP stop at mile 2. "Feels like" 97. 

Next, I'm driving to Atlanta, to drop off Boy #2, for his 3rd Spirit of Atlanta summer.

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