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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 10.65 Month: 80.66 Year: 435.51
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
65.621.000.630.000.000.000.0067.25
Green Silence2 Miles: 12.43Brooks Cascadia Miles: 35.46Asics Cumulus Miles: 13.74Pearl Izumi II Miles: 5.62
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
18.050.000.000.000.000.000.0018.05

Two runs today:

 Morning:

13.65 mi 02:01 08:53 pace

Pretty early start (for a Sunday), out the door at 6:30, did a loop through Thousand Oaks then back to Trinity Blvd to the end then continued on to the traffic light at Keystone Rd, then back home. First mile 10:57, last mile 7:53. It felt like a small miracle to have a decent run after yesterday's slower and tough run.

Evening (about 6:00):

4.4 mi 00:38 08:38 pace

Second run for today. Well, I didn't think I was going to do it, but I got all of my weekend miles which were on the schedule, 42. I haven't been religiously following my schedule, but as it is getting closer I thought I would start. Yesterday's run was a struggle, but each run today was easier. Evening run after dropping off the boys.

Green Silence2 Miles: 4.40Brooks Cascadia Miles: 13.65
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.401.000.630.000.000.000.008.03

8.03 mi, 01:03, 07:48 pace

Ran at the Y with the Striders, extra cool weather this morning. I was running with the fast crowd. At one point I tried to catch up with Beka, she seemed to speed up as I got closer until we were nearly at an all out sprint. I didn't stop the lap at the end of that interval, but the mile pace was 6:38. Haven't done that for a while. Ran the last 1K fast (6:05 pace), and then did a cool down to make it to 8 miles. Time for a few sets of weights including leg extensions.

Green Silence2 Miles: 8.03
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.190.000.000.000.000.000.006.19

6.19 mi, 00:53, 08:33 pace

Hotel treadmill in Albuquerque

Pretty good run, especially for a treadmill. I was happy the original meeting time was delayed since we didn't get in until a little later than planned last night.

Asics Cumulus Miles: 6.19
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.550.000.000.000.000.000.007.55

7.55 mi, 01:05, 08:36 pace

Took an early flight back this morning so I didn't do my run until the evening. Although if we had waited to the later flight I was tempted to try Sandia peak.

I ran around the neighborhood and a bit out onto Trinity Blvd on the grassy shoulder.

Asics Cumulus Miles: 7.55
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.620.000.000.000.000.000.005.62

5.62 mi, 00:52, 09:12 pace

Trinity Blvd, past golf course, Little Road, and back on Trinity Blvd, a little bit of everything on and off pavement.

Pearl Izumi II Miles: 5.62
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
21.810.000.000.000.000.000.0021.81

21.81 mi, 03:17, 09:01 pace

Started out at 5:30ish by myself. Ran into Starkey Park, then ran with Jamie out and back for 10 miles, then headed back to Longleaf. Started out nice and cool but warmed up to about 80 at the end.

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 21.81
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
65.621.000.630.000.000.000.0067.25
Green Silence2 Miles: 12.43Brooks Cascadia Miles: 35.46Asics Cumulus Miles: 13.74Pearl Izumi II Miles: 5.62
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