The Long Run

April 26, 2024

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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(old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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:	26.77	Month:	138.54	Year:	544.54
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

Sat, Oct 17, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
14.20	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.20

Ran up in Brooksville on the Sun Coast trail with Eric. Today was the first real fall day of the year as far as the weather goes. It was in the low 60's, nice. Earlier this week Keith had asked if I wanted to run up there. He wasn't able to make it but I was already set on going up there by the time he canceled. I figured it was also good to give myself some variety from the usual flat courses that are closer to home.

Got up there about 6:15 and met Eric and we headed onto the trail a little after 6:30. It was surprisingly humid at first but as it started to get light out the humidity went away and it quickly turned into the perfect morning for running. Eric was going to do 22 miles and I was up for 20. We stuck together until sometime after 4 miles when Eric started pulling ahead. Probably about 5 miles when he was definitely out in front of me.

The run felt good overall but a few times my knees would bother me a little bit then it would go away. Once I got to 5 miles I put on my music. The combination of only 5 miles left and having the music on somehow got me feeling really good. I picked up the pace with about a 7:00 average over the last 5 miles with final mile at 6:41.

Felt great to finish another good 20.

Average pace: 7:26

Waited a bit for Eric who wasn't too far behind me (I didn't have to wait long because he ran 22 @ 7:05 pace). We then headed out for breakfast which like last time was courtesy of Eric's parents.

Asics Nimbus 10 Miles: 20.20

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 20:39:01 from 24.8.167.243

That sounds like the perfect 20 mile run, especially free breakfast afterwards.

From JimF on Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 14:58:21 from 98.214.105.180

Awesome 20 miler! You are really getting stronger and faster on these runs. Do you have a marathon coming up? If so, I think you will see a huge PR.

From Mark on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 23:19:19 from 173.168.88.68

Thanks Jim and Carolyn.

Marathon feels like it is getting closer, end of November. It's the Spacecoast Marathon in Cocoa Beach, FL

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