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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

21:09. (6:48 pace) 7-4-26

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: 1.50 Month: 38.75 Year: 1395.01
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5.9 miles. West Venetian Waterway Park. 7:30 pm start.

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6.800.006.80

Venetian Waterway Park. 4:30 pm start. 0.9 up, 2 @ 14:50, 1 easy, 2 @ 14:46, 0.9 down. The 2 miles on the way back had a part where the Barbeque place was really smelling great. It was like running through BBQ sauce scented humidity. 

After, I took my 18 month old grandson to the soccer fields. The field was closed, so it was just us. Someone had been praciticing golf out there earlier, I guess. We ran around together picking up 16 golf balls and putting them in the bottom of the stroller, and sometimes throwing them. My heaven might have this moment in there. 

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1.65 mile North Bridge Loop, then 5 miles on the West Venetian Waterway Park. Then 1.65 mile North Bridge Loop. 11 am start.

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9.250.009.25

2 miles to the track. (10) x 400m, w/ 400m AR, 1:31, 1:36, 1:37, 1:35, 1:38, 1:37, 1:34, 1:37, 1:35, 1:36. 2 miles home. It rained for reps #4,5,6. The goal was to run 12 at @1:35 avg. I stopped at 10 @1:36 avg. because the school released their students out on the track again. I have now learned that this happens at 9:00 am, and will avoid this situiation next time. There worked out to be an extra recovery lap. 

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Venetian Waterway Park. 4:30 pm start. 0.9 up, 2 @ 15:17, 1 easy, 2 @ 14:35, 0.9 down. I ate some bugs on this run. Yucko. 

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8 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail, over SWOM Bridge and back. 

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16.25 miles Hood route to legacy trail to circus bridge and back. 1st half: 1:14:51 (9:13 pace). Everything feels great. But on the way back, I could see that it had just rained where I was running. So now I'm running on darker (hotter) asphalt, in full sun with steam rising up and no breeze. So I had to slog it in from about 4 miles to go. I ran out of water with 2.5 miles to go. Also, my shoes and socks got so soaked with sweat that my insole cushion in my shoe started drifting out of the heel. Some of the most miserable miles I can remember. And the run started off so well. I never got to run in cloud cover, or rain, or pre-rain breeze, until the last mile. But I could tell that I just missed it. 

Now I have some honey-dos to get to. Flying back to Indianapolis for DCI finals later this week. In past years, I maintained about 5 miles a day up there. This year I'm shooting for more like 7 or 8. I should take advantage of temps 20 degrees cooler, when I have the chance, right? 

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