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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
52.533.001.502.500.000.000.0059.53
Skechers Go Run Miles: 33.85Pure Flow (green) Miles: 16.60Pearl Izumi II Miles: 9.08
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.170.000.000.000.000.000.0010.17

Celebrate America Run

10.17 mi, 01:25, 08:24 pace

Annual Memorial Day get together with the Striders. Ran w Renee, Joe and Cynthia. Did 4 strides at the end. Just missed the veteran's group picture. Hung around a bit for coffee and snacks, drove back home and did a couple more miles in the neighborhood.

My legs felt surprisingly good today.  Sunday morning I woke up feeling extra tired, but a day of rest can do wonders.

Skechers Go Run Miles: 10.17
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.170.000.502.500.000.000.008.17

8.17 mi , 01:04 ,07:48 pace

Ran at the Y with the Striders. Very thin crowd this morning due to yesterday's run at Longleaf. 75 degrees and a bit sticky. Decided to step up the intervals, did 6x800, paces: 6:26, 5:59, 5:52, 5:48, 6:13, 5:57
I had been shying away from these challenges more and more, time to go back the other way before they seem out of reach.

Pure Flow (green) Miles: 8.17
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.080.000.000.000.000.000.009.08

9.08 mi, 01:16, 08:21 pace

Magnificent miles, through neighborhood and then out and back on Trinity Blvd grassy shoulder. Coolish morning.

The usual stuff - said hi to people, listened to music, stopped at the water fountain for a gel about halfway, started out slow and cruised in the last mile.  Grateful for some good things that don't seem to change.

Pearl Izumi II Miles: 9.08
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.050.000.000.000.000.000.007.05

7.05 mi 01:00 08:31 pace

Little bit of a late start, but still cool enough. Trying to get at least 5 in but managed 7. Sometimes setting your sights low is what gets you out the door! Mostly easy paced miles.

Neighborhood route with golf course water (but no gel today).  So far so good with consistency this week.

Skechers Go Run Miles: 7.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.430.000.000.000.000.000.008.43

8.43 mi, 01:15, 08:54 pace

I was hoping to get in at least 8 miles but was also dreading it a bit.

But, fortunately, I ran into Joe while starting out. Ran past golf course, to Trinity Oaks and then to the Y and back (although a slightly different route). Reasonably cool out either that or getting used to it.

Pure Flow (green) Miles: 8.43
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.633.001.000.000.000.000.0016.63

16.63 mi , 02:09 , 07:46 pace

Started out in Starkey Park about 6:45. Ran into Cynthia and Co. as they were running in, then joined them for a few miles before they turned back. I stopped briefly at the 4 mile water then caught up with Claudia as she ran by and stuck with her a bit over a mile. I headed out to the Suncoast trail for a bit then turned around. Did mile 11 at 6:35 and mile 15 at 6:48 with the other return trip miles between 7:15 and 7:45. Humid but just barely on the cool side (except at the very end). Nice, slightly overcast morning great for running.

This was one of my fastest long runs in a while.  I thought I would try something different when I did the pick up at mile 11 instead of at the very end.  It had also been a while since I ran out onto the Suncoast trail from the Starkey park trail, felt like old times!  I didn't see much in the way of interesting wildlife (i.e. no boars, bobcats, alligators or deer) but at least the horse flies weren't too annoying.

Skechers Go Run Miles: 16.63
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
52.533.001.502.500.000.000.0059.53
Skechers Go Run Miles: 33.85Pure Flow (green) Miles: 16.60Pearl Izumi II Miles: 9.08
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