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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 20.88 Month: 54.08 Year: 342.30
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
57.190.003.000.000.000.000.0060.19
Green Silence2 Miles: 22.13Brooks Cascadia Miles: 6.92Pearl Izumi II Miles: 6.53Asics Cumulus Miles: 24.61
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.060.000.000.000.000.000.0012.06

12.06 mi, 01:42, 08:29 pace

I was already planning on getting up at 5:30 instead of 4:50. Pretty heavy rain at 5:30, so I stayed in bed for a while longer. Still some lightning when I headed out, so went to the Y and started with 4.6 miles on the treadmill. It was all clear outside then so did 7.46 outside. While I was there did a couple sets of leg extensions.

Green Silence2 Miles: 12.06
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.920.000.000.000.000.000.006.92

6.92 mi, 01:02, 08:56 pace

Shorter run this morning, although I felt a little tired. Just took it easy. One loop around the neighborhood, then out and back on Trinity Blvd running on the dirt and grass. Tried out my new Brooks Cascadia today, felt pretty good on and off the road.  I decided I really needed a better pair of trail shoes and had heard a lot of good things about these shoes, plus they were on sale for $71.

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 6.92
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.070.003.000.000.000.000.0010.07

10.07 mi, 01:17, 07:38 pace

Ran at Longleaf with the Striders.

Today turned out to be an anchor run.  It felt like a solid run where I accomplished something (I'm not sure what exactly, though, but something).

Nice cool and damp morning. A few puddles on the trail but pretty easy to get around. I did 3 pickups of 1 mile each 6:41, 6:36, 6:33. I missed out on the coffee but there were some bananas left when I got back. Ran with Diane for the first two miles.

I guess being able to do the pickups during the run and end up having the whole run feel better for it, lets me know I can go faster when I need to.

Green Silence2 Miles: 10.07
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.530.000.000.000.000.000.006.53

6.53 mi, 00:58, 08:52 pace

Out and back mainly on the grass, with a detour to the water fountain to gel up. Beautiful, cool, partly sunny morning.

There was something weird going on with my left foot.  I could feel it in the arch and later on in the top of the foot.  Not sure what it was though (and since I'm backfilling these entries, looking into the future to Monday, it seems to have cleared up).

Pearl Izumi II Miles: 6.53
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
24.610.000.000.000.000.000.0024.61

24.61 mi , 03:36, 08:45 pace

SR50 and Suncoast Trail, Brooksville

Arrived there just as it was light.

It's been a while since running here, they now charge $3 for parking. Headed south down the trail a little over a mile and then came back, grabbed my fuel belt and a handheld and headed north, about 11 miles up and then came back. Just enough accelerade with me.

Glad they have a cold water fountain at the shelter. I felt a little sluggish and stopped a few times but was happy to get it done.

Asics Cumulus Miles: 24.61
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
57.190.003.000.000.000.000.0060.19
Green Silence2 Miles: 22.13Brooks Cascadia Miles: 6.92Pearl Izumi II Miles: 6.53Asics Cumulus Miles: 24.61
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