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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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon? December 13, 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: 26.00 Month: 26.00 Year: 1825.96
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61.150.0061.15
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6.800.006.80

6.8 miles on west venetian waterway park at sunset. New Shoes run! Last shoes had 1,052 miles on them. At these shoe prices, that's like 15 cents per mile. You don't realize how dead your shoes are until you get new ones. 

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6.800.006.80

6.8 miles on west venetian waterway park. This was suposed to be a 4x2 miles repeat interval run, but I just didn't have it today. 

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6.800.006.80

6.8 miles on west venetian waterway park. Really tough getting the speedy side of things going lately. I know this calls for sprint training runs of some kind. I'm having some trouble getting motivated for that. Inertia is real. 

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6.800.006.80

6.8 miles. West Venetian waterway park. 5 pm. 2 mile intervals. 14:22, 14:55.

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10.200.0010.20

10.2 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail to Colonia and Back. "Feels like" 94 degrees! I was moving very slow. 

On the other hand, this is now my biggest year of mileage since 2018. 

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3.000.003.00

3 on the trails

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20.750.0020.75

20.75 miles. Hood route to legacy trail over the circus bridge to caspersen beach and back. Something like 10 minute miles. Obviously, not as fast as I would like. On the other hand, I don't like having a false sense of my abilities. After mile 14, it was a real struggle. 80 degrees, 93% hum., 73 d.p. "feels like" 86. I don't remember a warmer Halloween.

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