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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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50.300.0050.30
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8 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail, over the SWOM bridge and back. 7 am start.

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7 am start. 2 miles to the track. (8) x 400m, w/ 400m AR, 1:35, 1:33, 1:30, 1:29, 1:29, 1:30, 1:29, 1:30, 2 miles home. 

Then I signed up for the Firecracker 5k. This will be (I think) the first event at the newly constructed Wellen Park High School. 

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6.800.006.80

Venetian Waterway Park. 6:45 am start. Florida Summer. 0.9 up, 2 @ 14:20, 1 easy, 2 @ 14:22, 0.9 down. 

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6:45 am start. 2 miles to the track. (8) x 400m, w/ 400m AR, 1:33, 1:34, 1:32, 1:33, 1:31, 1:32, 1:31, 1:33, 2 miles home. 

I thought about doing 12 reps, but these felt easier than monday, even though the weather was more humid today than monday. I thought it was better to end with a good feeling about the run. 

This weather is not kind to distance runs, so this seems like a good time to focus on intervals. I'm out of town this weekend and will not be able to run friday or saturday. I really don't know what I want to do running-wise tomorrow before leaving. 

 

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5.500.005.50

5.5 miles. hood route. 7 am start. This easy run felt faster than usual. 

Now off to Jax. State University in Alabama. I mapped out a run I can do up there for the next couple of days. We'll see if I actually do it. 

I helped my neighbors pick some lychee fruit off their tree last night and they gave me some for my efforts. Not my first time eating that stuff, but it is sure tasty. I brought some around to my family. It seems I like it more than everybody else. I'm dissapointed in nearly everyone's reaction. But I guess....More for me. 

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7 miles on Chief Ladiga Trail in Jacksonville Alabama. I'm glad I did this. Very scenic trail, at least where I ran it.

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7 more miles on Chief Ladiga Trail in Jacksonville Alabama. 10:30 am start

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