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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 21. 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: 19.80 Month: 220.15 Year: 1132.90
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48.750.0048.75
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Mom's 83rd birthday party. Her actual birthday is tomorrow.

Then 5 miles on west Venetian waterway park. 8:15 pm.

Then at around 11 pm, grandson got a big fever, and we spent many hours in the ER.

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Venetian Waterway Park. 6 pm start. "Feels like" 100.

0.9 up, 2 @ 15:40, 1 easy, 2 @ 15:10, 0.9 down.

Baby is fine. Bad ear infection.

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5.9 miserable miles of run fail on west Venetian waterway park at 6 pm.

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Venetian Waterway Park. 7 pm start.

0.9 up, 2 @ 15:26, 1 easy, 2 @ 15:04, 0.9 down.

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8 miles. Hood route to legacy trail, over the SWOM bridge and back. 7 am start. Assume that if I don't mention the weather that it is Florida summer weather. I don't want to complain about this any more. 

So there is a 5k at the Braves Spring training facility tonight. My young friend that signed up for the Greenbrier River Trail Marathon with me is running it and asked me to go. It's another 5k that I have chickened out of. It's really hard to sign up for a race, knowing it will be your personal worst time. But I'll have to do it at some point. 

In other news, The Greenbrier River Trail Marathon has changed the race course since I signed up. It WAS a point to point, mostly flat, net downhill course. It is NOW an out and back, slight uphill first half, slight downhill second half course. I understand the reason for the change. It is a very remote course. To get volunteers to all of the aid stations must have been a challenge. But I'm a big fan of the point to point races. It is still the flattest race in WV. 

 

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16.25 Miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge and Back. First half 1:14: 24 (9:09 pace) Next 6.625 miles - 1:10:45 (10:41 pace). I run / walked the last 1.5. It's getting to where I realize running with a shirt is like running in a wetsuit. 7 am start. Florida summer temps / conditions. 

Last night, 20 year old Noah ran his first 5k in 22:19. That's good enough for 20th overall out of 800 runners, 3rd in his age group. He was dissapointed in the time. For a guy that has only really been running consistently for 3-4 months, I feel like that is a very respectable time. Plus, I have the perspective of old man runner. Now we have a measuring point, to create a plan for WV.

I met some of his friends in the Wellen Park run club. And I saw my college roomate's parents. He (82 year old) was running his 16th 5k this year. They all were pressuring me to run the firecraker 5k at the new wellen park high school. I guess it's time to get my measuring point.  

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