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Innisbrook Earth Day 5K

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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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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Race: Innisbrook Earth Day 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:31:22
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

This race was a lot of fun and the course was different. I was running with the boys while Jenny was going up ahead to shave some more time off of her PR.  This was held at the Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor.  A beautiful place with 2 golf courses and several restaurants and lots of other stuff.


Before the race started we chatted with a guy that had just recently completed running at least one marathon in all 50 states - with the most recent marathon in Boston this past monday.  He also had run the Estes Park Marathon in Colorado, said the altitude made it difficult.  He was about 20 minutes slower than his typical marathon time which I thought didn't sound too bad at all.   Wanted to talk to him some more afterward but must have just missed him.

The course started out in a parking lot, crossed over some sand to a golf cart path and then onto the golf course for a while.  For flat Florida, there were a surprising number of hills.  At the start of the race, Andy had run into a branch which poked him in the side, so after a quick start, Noah and I caught up to him.  Noah was out in front for a while but he kept on worrying about his older brother and slowing down.   Eventually, Andy caught back up.  Noah was complaining about side stitches all over his body so we took a couple of breaks to try and get him going.  Everyone on the course was very encouraging.

Noah and I finished at 31:22, Andy had finished a little bit earlier, about 30:42 I think.  I saw Jenny and asked her how she did, 23:10!!!!  a new PR!!

We stuck around for a bit and enjoyed some of the festivities.  The only drawback was there was no free food for the runners, just some for purchase.  Overall it was pretty well done for an inaugural 5K.  We also were given free passes to come back and spend a day at the resort.


Comments
From jtshad on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 15:07:20 from 69.20.188.98

Congrats to Jenny on the new PR! Way to get out there and have fun with the family.

From Lucia on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 16:08:43 from 98.204.55.168

Running with your kids sounds so fun! You have a beautiful family. Be careful too or Jenny will be faster than you pretty soon, girl power!!! :)

From mikemac on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 21:57:16 from 192.28.0.20

Awesome race with the family.Jenny has beaten my 5k pr.I've got to get busy!!I think that it is great that you spend quality time with your boys.Keep up the good work.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 13:02:19 from 198.241.156.7

What a fun thing to do with your family! Congrats to Jenny! Your boys are darling.

From Mark on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 23:20:39 from 97.96.155.154

Thanks everyone! Love running with the family. Next up is the "I Love Mother's Day 5K". Can't wait for that one!

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