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Location:

FL,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

  • 1 mile : 5:43 (3/2017)
  • 5K : 18:34 (12/2011)
  • 5 mile : 32:03 (5/2010)
  • 10K : 39:29 (11/2013)
  • 11K: 46:47 (July 2008)
  • Half Marathon : 1:26:47 (11/2012)
  • Marathon : 3:06:34 (02/2010)
  • 50K Trail: 4:34 (01/2012)
  • 50 Mile: 8:34:48 (4/2012)
  • 100K: 11:06 (2/2012)
  • 100 Mile: 24:19:44 (1/2022)

Marathons:

  • Treasure Coast Marathon (FL) - 3:39:51, Mar 2021
  • Towpath Marathon (OH) - 3:35:26, Oct 2019
  • Jacksonville Marathon - 3:31:10, Dec 2018
  • NYC Marathon - 3:49:12, Nov 2017
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:27:00, Oct 2016
  • Utah Valley - Jun 2016
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:28:12, Oct 2015
  • Pocatello Marathon (ID) - 3:32:25, Sept 2015
  • Chasing The Unicorn (PA) - 3:31:20, Aug 2015
  • Run for The Red (Poconos) - 3:30:40, May 2015
  • Boston - 3:24:42, Apr 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:27:04, Jan 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:16:17, Jan 2014
  • Boston  - 3:27:00, Apr 2011
  • DesNews - 3:10:57, Jul 2010
  • Gasparilla  - 3:06:34, Feb 2010
  • Space Coast - 3:11:29, Nov 2009
  • Estes Park  (7500' and up) - 3:52:19, Jun 2009
  • Boston - 3:17:22, Apr 2009
  • Niagara Falls - 3:19:21, Oct 2008
  • San Diego RnR  - 3:24:18, Jun 2008
  • Jacksonville Marathon -3:21:24, Dec 2007
  • Chicago Marathon - 3:35:08, Oct 2007
  • Disney Marathon - 3:52:34, Jan 2007

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

  • Sub 40:00 10K
  • 2:59 Marathon
  • 1:25 Half Marathon
  • 18:30 5K

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Maintain my health and continuously seek to improve my fitness. Maybe someday get under 3:00 for marathon. More importantly, I'd like to figure out what my maximum ability is and reach that.

I'd also like to find the right balance in life and use running to enhance and improve myself.

 

Personal:

Dad of  three (welcome Charlotte Dani on 8/10/20) awesome kids and stepdad to three almost as awesome as my own kids.

I have a brown dog named Stella, and three cats - Catty, Tortie, and Esperanza.

  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life started out rough but now has a better home.

I've recently started another blog so I can easily add lots of pictures and so other non-FRB users can leave comments:

Forward Progress!

 Also, for 2012 I started a blog to write down each day one thing that I am grateful for

Grateful Blog

 

Love living in Florida but love to travel and see the country and rest of the world.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 188.22
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles: 202.78
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.490.000.000.000.000.000.001.49

Spent the morning gathering up some last minute supplies for the race then went to the park to pick up my race bib in the afternoon.  Ran into Luis and his girlfriend and they offered to let me use their area near the start/finish to keep stuff at and a place to change socks, etc.   Marina ended up getting an early start and texted me her ETA.  

Went for a short hike up the trail about 0.75 miles then turned back, looks reasonable.

I was going to attend the pre-race meeting but kind of zoned out while sitting in the rental car and listening to the radio so missed the meeting.  Met up with Marina, took some pictures then she found the shelter for the people who said she and I could hang out in.  Nicest group of runners, very generous to share with basically two strangers.  I later found a Youtube video about a guy named Joe running this race and trying to break 24 hours, realized he was being supported by the same run group, Golden Triangle Runners.

Stopped by grocery store on way back to hotel for some dinner.  Kept checking the weather, fortunately the rain was coming through earlier and earlier so we wouldn't get rained on that much.  Downside is that the trails will be soaked and muddy (not quite as bad as Long Haul, but still..) and there will be unavoidable full-soak water crossings.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.330.000.000.000.000.000.002.33

2.33 miles of walking in WLV, 33:20, saving my energy for the race.

Flew to Houston in the evening and then drive north to the hotel which is about 30 minutes south of Huntsville State Park.  Had dinner at Cheddar's which was ok but felt rushed as they were about to close, had passed by a lot of good restaurants on the way there which I should have stopped at one.  Ended up forgetting my credit card but fortunately hotel was not very far away.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.670.000.000.000.000.000.002.67

2.67@9:54  HR 133 bpm

One shorter loop inside Westlake Village.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.730.000.000.000.000.000.005.73

5.73@9:50  HR 134 bpm

Westlake Village looping, taking it easy.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.260.000.000.000.000.000.003.26

3.26@13:21   HR 122 bpm

Starkey Park trails out and back with practice using trekking poles.  Not sure if this was a guide idea to try these for the upcoming race but wanted to at least get beyond trekking pole theory, got a little bit better with them.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.550.000.000.000.000.000.000.55

0.55@12:51

I wanted to try out the packable puffy vest I just got.  It was pretty warm.  I want to be prepared this time in case of the cold but it's looking like perfect temperature next weekend.  High 60's at the start then it gets cooler during the day with night time going down to 50 but shouldn't be much colder than that at its coldest.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
16.030.000.000.000.000.000.0016.03
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