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Lutz Independence Run 5k

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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
36.861.003.050.550.000.000.0041.46
Brooks T7 Miles: 5.29GoMeb Razor Miles: 24.55
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.131.000.000.000.000.000.005.13

5.13 mi, 45:55, 8:57 avg

After last week, where I only ran 5 miles and probably overindulged more than I should have (but I did do a lot of walking and climbing!), today's run was better than expected.  Westlakd village run, down Lakeview Drive to Nebraska Ave for a bit then onto less busy Pennsylvania Ave which has a few small rolling hills.  Then turned around the way I came.  Last mile was 7:46, bringing my overall average just below 9:00.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.490.000.000.000.000.000.006.49

6.49 mi, 58:00, 8:56 avg, elev gain 120 feet

Ran a similar route to yesterday but went out a little bit farther on Pennsylvania until I hit the Pinellas Trail and ran south a little bit.  On the way back took a longer way on Village Way back to Lakeview.  Felt pretty good overall, second good run in a row.

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Race: Lutz Independence Run 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:20:41, Place overall: 25, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.240.003.050.000.000.000.005.29

Lutz Independence Day 5K

I'd wanted to do this one for a while and thought it would be a good chance to see if I could improve a little over my last race.  Before the race it almost felt cool, but after warming up realized it was going to be a warm one.

First mile was pretty good, coming in at 6:40 it was nice to not be struggling to stay just under 7:00.

But, the next two miles started to go that way, with second mile at 6:51, but still better than RAP River 5k.  Third mile I felt like I was really slowing down but somehow managed to get a little bit back and then had a pretty good kick.  Managed first in age group and felt like it was a step in the right direction back to sub-20:00

5k's sure are hard.

Fun morning though.

Brooks T7 Miles: 5.29
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.050.000.000.000.000.000.006.05

6.05 mi, 56:50, 9:23 avg

Ran in Foxwood with Joe and Jamie, 6:45ish start time.  Usual route from neighborhood and along the golf course.  Pretty nice 75 degree weather.

GoMeb Razor Miles: 6.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.800.000.000.550.000.000.003.35

3.35 mi, 31:02, 9:16 avg, elev gain 79 feet

Shorter run this morning.  First, ran a little over 2 miles easy.  Stopped back at the house before Jessica left for work.  I was going to drop off Aubrey at a friends house on the way to work so didn't want to be far from the house, so ran some 20-25 second strides up and down the street near the house, ran 7 of them, missed sub-6:00 on a couple of them.

Glad I added in some strides, made the run feel a little more productive.

GoMeb Razor Miles: 3.35
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.150.000.000.000.000.000.0015.15

15.15 mi, 2:22:53, 9:26 avg

Ran from home, kind of a late start at 8:26 by the time I finally started my watch.  Earlier in the morning it had been raining pretty heavily with enough lightning to keep people in bed longer (like myself), although probably would have been safe to start running about 7:15 or so rather than almost 8:30.

Left from my house with a 20oz handheld filled with gatorade, out to SR54 then onto Starkey Blvd.  There was a little bit of coolness left over from the rain which made it feel not so bad at first.   I had a slow first mile (11:02), and then was in the 9:00's for most of the run except for 3 of the miles which were in the 8:50's.  

I'd wanted to get enough miles to make it over 40 miles for the week.  So, I decided I'd run out a little over 7 miles which would take me to the park shelter where if nothing else there is a water faucet with water that is not ice code or delicious but manages to do the job of water.  As I approached the park entrance I saw Craig and Diane heading south (had just seen Tom and Jenny a little bit before that).  They said they'd leave the drinks out for me.  So, I turned around at exactly 7 miles (or pretty close to exactly) without reaching the shelter and the ok water.  Detoured to Diane's house and refilled 20oz with gatorade and drank one bottled water along with a gel.

Started out again, felt ok at first but then started getting tired legs.  Stopped at the bridge to stretch a little bit before continuing on until reaching the Circle K.  I had a soggy $5 bill on me, so went in and bought a polar pop, lots of ice, powerad and mountain dew.  Quite refreshing and did the trick to get me almost home.  A little bit after hitting 15 miles, with still about a half mile to my house, decided to just walk it in.  I'd already done more than the 14 and would have over 40 for the week.  A little walking would not hurt.

Felt kind of wiped out for most of the day.

For dinner, later that night,  had the "di parma" pizza at Fireside Pizza in Palm Harbor (prosciuto and arugula) - no problem finishing it.  Jessica was out with Amy (from Ohio) who was visiting for the weekend and doing their girl's night out, but met up with them after dinner for one drink at Peggy O's.

GoMeb Razor Miles: 15.15
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
36.861.003.050.550.000.000.0041.46
Brooks T7 Miles: 5.29GoMeb Razor Miles: 24.55
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