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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 
16 Marathons:
1.  4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney, FL.
2.  4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM, VA.
3.  3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston, SC.
4.  3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown, PA.
5*.  3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana, LA.
6*.  3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston, MA.
7*.  3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji., IA
8*.  3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz, AL
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf, ME

10. 3:24:21 (7:48 pace) 11-5-16 Savannah RNR, GA

11. 3:27:37 (7:56 pace) 5-12-18 Brookings, SD

12. 3:46:02 (8:38 pace) 10-7-18 Towpath, OH

13. 3:35:11 (8:13 pace) 9-12-21 Med City, MN

14. 3:45:45 (8:37 pace) 4-16-23 Coastal Delaware, DE

15. 3:41:35 (8:27 pace) 5-2-26 La Crosse, WI 

16. 3:45:53 (8:37 pace) 10-4-26 Greenbrier River Trail Marathon, WV

* = 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 - 3:45:53

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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4 on the trails, then 4 miles hood route plus hospital extra. 

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6 on the trails in the rain. 

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7 am: 8 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail over the SWOM Bridge and back. 

Noon: Mass with my Mom on what would have been my parents' 60th Anniversary. 

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Spouse and I flew to Charleston, WV, then drove 3 hours through fall colored leaves on very non-Florida roads to Snowshoe ski resort, where we were staying. 

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Drove from Snowshoe to Cass and did the "Greenbrier Express" train ride north along the GreenBrier River to Durbin and back. Then We drove to Marlinton for bib pick up, and so I could run the last 2 miles of the course out and back, like I usually do. The people in charge of the race were very nice. It was kind of  a scramble to get our hands on some pre-race pasta, but we managed. 

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