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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 
14 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

* = These 5 races were run at 67.9 seconds per pound. If I want a PR, I need to weigh less than 170 pounds.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 GOALS:

to not get fat

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, 18, and 19.

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: 17.50 Month: 51.70 Year: 773.95
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50.151.2551.40
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11.251.2512.50

7.75 miles. hood route to Legacy Trail over SWOM bridge and back. 6 am start. 

then church, then 1 hour of basketball with boy #2, then track stuff with boy #1. 

track stuff:

1.125 up. (5) x 400m, w/ 400m AR, 1.125 down.

then swimming, where I got a big cramp in my calf. 

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7.500.007.50

7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. No SWOM Bridge today. Stupid hot and humid. 

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3.500.003.50

hood route. 6 am start. hot and foggy. 

6:30 pm. 1 hour of basketball with John. The kid was on fire, knocking down shots from everywhere. The teenagers on the other end of the court noticed. 

Also, if you are into underdog stories, you need to root for the Rays. It doesn't matter if you have a connection to Tampa / St. Pete. With the lowest payroll in all of baseball, it's amazing that they win ANY games. Imagine a Red Sox fan, who's team is paying out 4x what the Rays pay, just so their Sawx can NOT go to the playoffs!

Besides, it's crazy entertaining! The play at the plate tonight was awesome! Adames gunned him down!

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7.5 miles. hood route to legacy trail and back. no SWOM bridge today. 5:30 am start. It's down to 73 degrees. But with 100% humidity, and a 73 dew point, miles 2 &3 were just miserable. When Dew point = temp, we get fog. Anyhow, I've been wondering if there is some sort of cumulative discomfort from always running in a dishwasher. Nothing ever dries. Ever. I don't expect Autumn weather for another 3 weeks. Yeah, I know, I choose to live here. But I think I'm ready for this "crisp" air I've heard about. Yes, I seem to remember that once. As I recall, it was pleasant. 

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7.5 miles. hood route to Legacy Trail and back. No SWOM Bridge. Again, miles 2 and 3 were really slow because of the insane humidity. Much smoother running overall today, though. 

Go Rays! 

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12.900.0012.90

12.9 miles. hood route to legacy trail to venice avenue and back. 9:45ish on the way out. 9:15ish on the way back. felt strong. still hot though. 

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