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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 70.01 Year: 424.86
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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.900.000.000.000.000.000.006.90

It was a pretty good morning for running.  It was warmer but not too hot.  I went to the YMCA, did my usual Monday morning warm up routine.  Then got onto the treadmill for 3.1 miles at about an 8:15 pace average.

The only "events" of the morning happened outside.  I was going to do my almost 4 mile route outside from the Y.  Started out, and then noticed that my Garmin was off after about 0.2 miles.  Turned it back on.  It was acting kind of flaky.  Said I did the first mile in 7:24 but that didn't seem quite right based on the pace I had been running.  Then it turned off again and would not go back on.  So, I just ran without it.  I think it was 3.8 miles.  Not sure about the time but I'll guess at about an 8:00 pace.

Asics Gel Equation (new) Miles: 6.90
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, May 04, 2009 at 11:43:36 from 71.229.164.25

I've been hearing lots of flaky Garmin stories lately. I hope yours starts behaving itself again.

Keep up the great running!

From Burt on Mon, May 04, 2009 at 14:15:12 from 68.76.197.194

Good job on getting the miles in. I'm gonna need to follow your example. :)

From JORGE on Mon, May 04, 2009 at 14:35:35 from 208.87.12.184

Congrats!! How do you run with an ailing knee?

I have been off for 10 days now.. hitting the gym , but no running,(boooring).

Hope to be back at Starkey this Saturday for an easy 4-6 miler.

From april27 on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 09:46:08 from 99.188.251.180

I was looking at your Marathon accomplishments...you are well traveled!

From Mark on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 10:15:11 from 24.129.132.74

Carolyn - maybe I'm being told to take a break from electronics :)

Burt - that will keep me going if I know someone is following my example on days when I don't feel like going.

Jorge - sorry to hear about your knee troubles. Be careful and do easy miles if you can as long as it doesn't get worse once you start. Hope to see you in Starkey this weekend.

April - I love to travel and run, hope to keep adding on new places.

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