The Long Run

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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(old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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:	13.18	Month:	124.95	Year:	501.11
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles:						202.78
Brooks ST5 Lifetime Miles:						403.91
GoMeb Speed3 Lifetime Miles:						483.77
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles:						160.60
Brooks Launch(lobster) Lifetime Miles:						782.98
GoMeb Razor Lifetime Miles:						468.00

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.77	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.77

A.M.

6.07 mi 00:52 08:30 pace

Between the rain last night and more this morning, there was a window of time to go for a run on the wet streets.

P.M.

1.7 mi 00:16 09:40 pace

Did another swim-run-swim combo with Thomas tonight. We stopped even less tonight than last time.

Ghost3 Miles: 6.07	Nimbus (green) Miles: 1.70

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 17:41:46 from 67.222.225.187

Mark:

It's been a while since I've looked at your blog. I see you've raced a few ultras and are doing some cross training. Are you still trying to break 3:00 in the marathon, or have you put this on the back burner?

From Mark on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 07:46:02 from 71.41.239.89

Hi Sasha, the goal is still there and is on its way back up to the front burner. Short term I'm going to try and break 1:25 in the half marathon. I plan on trying to do that mainly through getting my miles back up, and then adding in some more specific training. My brother has gotten an entry into NYC marathon, but has deferred it for one year, so I'm going to try and get a guaranteed entry. Besides 1:25 in the half I could also get in with a sub 2:58 marathon but I think I can get to the 1:25 half before January. Life has been crazy. The ultra marathons were a good experience but it is time to complete some of these older goals.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:38:19 from 67.222.225.187

Mark:

I think there are two things that will help in achieving 1:25:

- up the mileage

- increase the mileage covered at 6:25 pace

Those need to be done with a sense of balance as both are easy to overdo. The key workouts are 3x2 miles with relatively long rest in between (5 minutes), and 2x3 miles, and you should probably start with doing those once a week, and if you feel ready, move to twice a week. The end of a long run should also be fast. Run the last two miles at 6:25 pace. If you cannot, cut the long run so you can run the last two miles like that, and then gradually increase as you become more fit.

With the mileage you should increase it as you feel ready. The key, however, is to run 6 days a week, and keep the distance more or less the same except for the long run.

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