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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
15.517.180.001.070.000.000.0023.76
GoMeb Razor Miles: 10.53GoMeb Speed3 Miles: 3.05Brooks Launch(lobster) Miles: 10.18
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.250.000.000.000.000.000.001.25

1.25 mi, 12:56, 10:19 avg

Short "better than nothing" to break my non-running streak since Thursday, 4 days, yikes!

GoMeb Razor Miles: 1.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.350.000.000.700.000.000.003.05

3.05 mi, 27:52, 9:08 avg

Ran out to the gate and back and then did 10x25 second strides workout, under 6:00 pace for most of them but not all.  Got in a little more mileage and glad I pushed myself a little bit.  

GoMeb Speed3 Miles: 3.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.450.000.000.370.000.000.003.82

3.82 mi, 36:55, 9:40 avg

Ran with Jacob from my house to the c-gate neighborhood in Champion's club.  We ran onto a service road to look for the end of the new Pinellas Trail extension which will soon join up with the Pasco section linking to Starkey Blvd as part of the cross-Florida trail they are working on.  Found the trail, but it is blocked off for now.  New section will be done sometime next year.

As we approached back to the house, I told him to take off and I'd try to catch him.  He got out way ahead.  We ran a few more strides which he wasn't expecting after going "all out" thinking each one was the last one.  Pretty fun run.

GoMeb Razor Miles: 3.82
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.460.000.000.000.000.000.005.46

5.46 mi, 53:14, 9:45 avg

Ran with Joe and Jamie in the neighborhood.  Joe had to turn back early to make it to an appointment on time.  I took Jamie back to show her the new trail.  Part of the barrier had been taken down.  Mostly took it easy, but I did pick it up a little bit on the way back as the pace felt unnecessarily lazy.  Good run overall.

GoMeb Razor Miles: 5.46
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.007.180.000.000.000.000.0010.18

10.18 mi, 1:22:06, 8:04 avg

Woke up at 2:00, drove back home from PH house so Stella wouldn't be alone all night, went back to sleep but couldn't get out of bed until just before 8:00 (when alarm went off at 6:30 I saw that the weather would stay cool for a while so I opted for sleep).  Ran from my house to Starkey Blvd, then ran up to Alico Pass before turning back.  First three miles were slower (especially the first mile).  Picked up the pace and averaged 7:34 for the last 7 miles.

Today is Sammy's birthday, he's turning 13.  I took Stella over to Jenny's and brought a gift for Sammy.  Stella, NiKYO and Sammy played in the backyard, although it was mainly Stella and NiKYO playing.  Saw Tom and Andy briefly.

Brooks Launch(lobster) Miles: 10.18
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.517.180.001.070.000.000.0023.76
GoMeb Razor Miles: 10.53GoMeb Speed3 Miles: 3.05Brooks Launch(lobster) Miles: 10.18
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