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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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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Ran on the Suncoast trail, but went up to Brooksville where there are some hills.  The trailhead starts out next to a pedestrian bridge going over the road.  I didn't bring my phone on the run so I don't have any pictures of the actual hills but they were a pretty good mix of small and medium hills.  Originally, there were going to be three of us meeting this morning and running but that somehow turned into 9!  It definitely made the whole morning a fun adventure.  Jenny gave me a ride up to the trailhead along with two of her other running friends.  I waited outside my house to be ready at 5:15 and she was right on time.  We picked up one more person and arrived just before 6:00.

All 9 of us started out together.  It was still dark and the temperature was cooperating at 74°, although there was a bit of humidity.  We stuck together for the first mile then the group broke up into smaller groups.  First mile was at 9:20, second at 7:55, then the rest were between 7:42 and 7:05.  I actually looked at my pace very little while running and was looking more at the hills.  The thing I like about running on the hills at this trail is that it makes the run go by pretty quickly.  You see the hill, then you are at the bottom, then at the top, and then down the other side.   This seemed to cover around a half a mile, give or take depending on the hill.  Some were tiny rollers and others were more substantial.  There is no water on the trail except at the trailhead so we all had different water bottles and fuel belts with us.

With about 4 or 5 miles left, Eric starting pulling away.  At one point Mike told me not to let him hold me back, the funny thing was that I was thinking the exact same thing.  So, we pretty much stuck together with just a little bit of drift over the last mile.

It was nice to see the bridge at the end as I knew that was the end.  My legs were getting a little tired.  It was a good simulation of tired legs during a race but you keep going.  Last mile was at 7:05. 

Average pace: 7:37

Afterward, we hung out a little bit at the shelter and shared some snacks.  We hadn't really planned anything in detail but it turned out great and everyone seemed to enjoy the challenge and the change of scenery.

 

Victoria, Mike, Mark (me), Eric

 

Mike, Jenny, Eric, Jorge, and Laura


Glycerin 6 (yellow) Miles: 14.11
Comments
From Lyman on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 15:47:11 from 75.169.104.54

Nice pictures. I pretty amazed watching your progress. An average pace of 7:34 with a 7:05 mixed in for a 14 miler! Dang, you are getting fast!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 16:33:47 from 24.8.167.243

Yes, you are getting fast. It sounds like you had a really fun run today.

From JimF on Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 20:55:36 from 98.214.106.95

Good run and sounds like a good time. Always nice to change the scenery.

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